On this episode of Talking Head Pain, Joe chats with Rabia Kiani, a lifelong migraine patient. Rabia reflects on how her migraine attacks and ability to manage them have been significantly influenced by her access to various treatments across different periods of her life and geographic locations. Rabia also discusses her experiences with medication overuse, or 'rebound' headaches, due to frequent use of over-the-counter medication to keep her migraine at bay.

Among the highlights in this episode:

01:29: Rabia shares the intensity and fear of her worst migraine attack

02:53: Rabia describes the embarrassment she felt as a child suffering from migraine, and her attempts to hide her condition to blend in with her peers

04:28: Joe empathizes with Rabia's struggle and the internal conflict she experiences due to societal stigma around invisible diseases

05:42: Rabia details her journey through different stages of her life, with varying levels of access to treatment and health care, and the significant impact on her quality of life

08:53: Rabia expresses her frustration about the lack of access to some migraine treatments in Canada after experiencing their benefits abroad

11:54: Rabia reflects on her past overuse of over-the-counter medications to manage and hide her migraine

09:04: More on medication overuse headache with our guest Dr. Alan Rapoport in a past episode: https://omny.fm/shows/talking-head-pain/medication-overuse-headache-a-conversation-with-dr

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