For the many millions of headache sufferers, a journey into the author’s own excruciating headaches, and the science behind these surprisingly mysterious disorders that may, finally, offer relief.
This book provides ample and vivid evidence of the all-consuming pain that headache sufferers endure, in often excruciating detail. But Mr. Zeller does more than dispel the myth of malingering; he powerfully argues that justice must be done for those who...have been failed by a medical system that still considers headache disorders 'a trivial choice for specialization' ... Mr. Zeller provides the best articulation of what cannot be fully communicated ... What Mr. Zeller’s book offers, most powerfully, is testimony. It is not merely a headache, and it deserves our attention.
Moving ... Zeller is a strong writer, especially when it comes to describing pain ... The result is an eye-opening study of an all-too-common affliction.
A sharp—and funny—account of one man’s attempt to understand why so many of us suffer head pain ... Excellent ... The most disturbing part of the book is his personal story, and the stories of dozens of sufferers, who all pay the price of a life diminished by sudden, unrelenting, excruciating pain.
