Welcome to part two of Joe’s interview with Dr. Alan Rapoport, Clinical Professor of Neurology at UCLA, past president of the International Headache Society, and the co-founder and CEO of BonTriage. In this episode, Joe and Dr. Rapoport discuss a topic very important to patients, medication overuse headache.

Among the highlights in this episode:

01:02- Joe kicks off the episode by asking Dr. Rapoport to define medication overuse headache and explain why patients need to know about it

04:22- Dr. Rapoport shares a story of a patient who came into his office who had been diagnosed with medication overuse headache

07:20- Joe and Dr. Rapoport talk about the importance of finding the right provider

09:14- Dr. Rapoport shares what he wishes neurologists and health care providers knew about medication overuse headache

14:02- Dr. Rapoport tells Joe shocking statistics about how many patients don’t continue to use their medication

17:10- Dr. Rapoport urges patients and providers to not give into the demands of insurance companies

20:20- Joe asks Dr. Rapoport about the evolving language concerning medication overuse headache

23:31- Dr. Rapoport stresses the importance of researching medication overuse headache and finding the right provider and resources

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