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You have brutal, weakening headaches that cause you to heave and huddle up in a dark room for hours awaiting for them to cease. Chances are they are migraines. The only way to know for sure, and make a start on the path to treating your condition if they are migraines, is to be appropriately diagnosed.

The first move is to always consult a doctor. One out of every eight people tolerates migraines, so chances are good that your licensed doctor has seen someone who has migraines before. If your regular doctor does not feel competent to appropriately identify the source of your headaches or writes off your pain, it may be time for a specialist.

Ask your doctor for a referral to a headache specialist. If they do not know anybody, verify with your insurance company to see if they have any specialists stored on record. However your inquiry will turn out, get in touch with your district medical board. You can also try one of the major headache organizations for experts, not patients, and ask for the name of three or four specialists in your neighbourhood.

Check with associates and family. The odds are good you know someone with migraines and they may just have a physician they are comfortable with. The best location to seek referral is at a college or university or a local teaching hospital.

When you get hold of a few names, call and find out more about the expert. A variety of good screening questions to check with the medical doctor are:

* How long have you been specializing in headache treatment and how frequently do you treat headache patients?
* Are you certified in your forte (for physicians in the U.S. and Canada)?
* Are you a member to any headache-oriented professional groups?
* Do you take part in any kind of existing education program to be abreast
of the most modern exploration on headache diagnosis and care?