talbotlucas.org: a word to the wise is sufficient

The May issue of Vogue features, among its eye candy, an article about new directions in the treatment of migraine, including the use of Botox. The thought of having botulism toxin injected into my scalp and at the base of my neck is a little scary, but I'm typing that in a period of relative calm, headache-wise. When I'm in the throes of a migraine, my sense of what's scary is very different--the scariness is inside my skull, and I'd do just about anything to make it stop. A quick series of injections for a few months of peace sounds intriguing.

Two quotes in the article jumped out at me. The first is that "[t]reating a migraine only after it strikes is almost like treating cardio-vascular disease post-heart attack--it makes much more sense to take measures to stop it before it happens in the first place." The other is that migraine is now being viewed as a "progressive disorder" because brain-imaging techniques have shown that "severe headaches affect not only the activity of the brain but also its structure." More to investigate. After final exams.