
Move Against Migraine: A Podcast by the American Migraine Foundation
By American Migraine Foundation


S2: What Are My Insurance Options with Migraine?

S2: Migraine in Children and Teens

S2: Migraine in School: How to Help Students

S2: Migraine in the Workplace
Many people living with migraine feel the need to hide it while at work because they fear stigma or, worse, think they may lose their job if their employer knew. Dr. Larry Newman and Dr. Robert Shapiro discuss how those with migraine can advocate for workplace accommodations and why it could actually benefit employers to address migraine head-on. Listen to learn more about your options at work.
Our podcast host Dr. Larry Newman is Vice Chair of the American Migraine Foundation and a neurologist at NYU Langone. Dr. Robert Shapiro is the founding president of the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy and professor of Neurological Science at the University of Vermont. The American Migraine Foundation is proud to partner with AHDA and to support their yearly advocacy event, Headache on the Hill.
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S2: Cluster Headache: Perspectives from a Doctor and a Patient
Sharp. Stabbing. Throbbing. That’s how people with cluster headache describe their pain. Like migraine, cluster headache is a disabling disease, but there are options and reasons for hope on the horizon. In this episode, Dr. Larry Newman sits down with a patient and doctor to discuss what cluster headache is, how it differs from migraine and what treatments are available.
Our podcast host Dr. Larry Newman is Vice Chair of the American Migraine Foundation and a neurologist at NYU Langone. Dr. Mark Burish is a neurologist, headache specialist and interventional pain specialist at Memorial Hermann Hospital. Tammy Rome is a patient advocate who lives with migraine and chronic cluster headache. She also serves as a moderator for AMF’s Move Against Migraine Facebook group and is President of the Cluster Headache Support Group.
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S2: Migraine Advocacy for Patients and Physicians

S2: Lifestyle Tips for Migraine

S2: What are Gepants and Ditans?

S1: Understanding Migraine During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Migraine can lead many to hesitate before getting pregnant, but host Dr. Newman and guests Dr. Angeliki Vgontzas and Dr. Matthew Robbins explain there is no evidence that suggests having children is harmful to those living with migraine. Learn more about how headache impacts pregnancy and the early months following birth in the final episode of Season 1 of the Move Against Migraine podcast.

S1: Working with a Headache Specialist
Make the most of your headache specialist appointment by keeping an open mind and staying prepared. Host Dr. Larry Newman and guests Dr. Dawn Buse and Dr. Kathleen Digre explain how developing a relationship with your doctor can help you reach better outcomes.

S1: Migraine Advocacy and Funding for Research
Migraine is an invisible disease which can leave many feeling unheard. Host Dr. Larry Newman discusses migraine advocacy and research funding with Dr. Robert Shapiro and Nim Lalvani to give patient’s different ways to self-advocate.

S1: Medication Overuse Headache
Host Dr. Larry Newman discusses medication overuse headache with Dr. Todd Schwedt, a Neurologist at the Mayo Clinic, and Deborah Friedman, a Professor of Neurolgoy and Neurotherapeutics at the University of Texas - Southwestern.

S1: Migraine, Depression and Anxiety: Finding the Support You Need
Living with migraine isn’t easy. For many, anxiety and depression occur along with head pain. In this episode, Dr. Larry Newman speaks with Dr. Dawn Buse, Tammy Rome and Nim Lalvani about living with migraine, anxiety and depression, and finding a support network.

S1: Migraine and Anti-CGRP Treatments
Calcitonin gene-related peptide, or CGRP, is a neuropeptide found all over the body. Dr. Larry Newman and his guests, Dr. Stewart Tepper, Dr. Amaal Starling and Dr. David Dodick, discuss how CGRP and CGRP receptors behave during migraine attacks and the treatments available.

S1: Migraine Treatment and You
It takes time to get the right diagnosis, and patients tend to find the right treatment through trial and error. Host Dr. Larry Newman speaks with Dr. Stewart Tepper and Dr. Richard Lipton about diagnosis and treatment of patients with migraine and more.

S1: The Start of Your Migraine Journey
Welcome to the Move Against Migraine podcast by the American Migraine Foundation, a podcast dedicated to those living with migraine. In this episode, host Dr. Larry Newman, Vice Chair of the American Migraine Foundation, talks about the podcast’s purpose and speaks with Nim Lalvani, the Executive Director of AMF.