Gretchen and the rest of the Headache Care Center team are so pleased to announce that Annette L. Eppler, APRN is joining us at the Headache Care Center! After practicing for years at the ProHealth Hartford Headache Center we are pleased to have her join us when she is not exercising her dogs. Annette will […]

Headache Types Headache is pain or discomfort in the head, scalp, or neck. The severity, symptoms, and causes can vary, and they can stop the strongest people in their tracks. Enormous progress has been made, and we are now using new medications and non-drug therapies to prevent, stop, and manage some of the toughest headaches. […]

Medication Overuse Headaches Last week we addressed the Top 10 Migraine Triggers. Number 10 on that list is medication overuse headaches (“MOH”). Medication overuse headaches are caused by overuse of medications, including both prescription and over the counter medications (most commonly, Advil, Aleve, Excedrin, Triptans, Caffeine, Codeine, Oxycodone, and other similar medications).

Top 10 Migraine Triggers For most people that suffer with headaches, any number of triggers can cause them to seek a dark room, a moist towel. While headaches sometimes seem to come out of nowhere, there is often some trigger that starts the process. By paying attention to what the environment was around you at […]

  Welcome to the Headache Care Center PLLC! We (from left to right, Joyce, RN; Karen; medical secretary; and Gretchen, APRN) are now open at our offices located at 1741 Ellington Road, Suite 1, in South Windsor, Ct. And we are here, ready to help you on your path to headache relief. It has been a […]

For the past two years I have had the pleasure of being an investigator in a clinical research project with regard to the CGRP molecule for the treatment of headache.  It has been wonderful to see the results of these studies and how those suffering with headache now have a new treatment option that may […]