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Is there really a difference between #neurology and #psychiatry? Why are brain disorders arbitrarily separated into different fields? 4:42 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPad
#fibromyalgia is a neurologic disease. Don't let anyone convince you it's purely psychiatric. Anyway the mind comes from the brain. 4:40 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPad
@hschaaf be careful. Daily excedrin causes rebound headaches which are as bad as migraines. See your doc. There are things u can do! 4:38 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPad in reply to hschaaf
@Ayy_Forbes those migraines are treatable! Ask me or talk to your doc. Don't suffer in vain. 4:36 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPad in reply to Ayy_Forbes
The Doctor's Remedy: Biofeedback for Stress. Has anybody tried this for their #migraines? well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/the… 8:44 AM May 23rd via Tweet Button
May is National #Stroke Prevention Month! Good time to learn the warning signs and the risks. High Blood Pressure is the major risk. 9:42 AM May 22nd via web
Some Fats May Harm the Brain More well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/som… 8:40 AM May 22nd via Tweet Button
A New Attack on #Alzheimer’s. Interesting concept but I think there is more to Alzheimer's it than just Amyloid. but nyti.ms/La4dXD 9:18 AM May 21st via Tweet Button
#Obstructive sleep apnea linked to #cancer, cause and effect or just an association? Either way important finding. nyti.ms/JvqWfJ 7:46 AM May 21st via web
@ohsuneuro thanks and I am happy to join the #neurology twitter universe! 7:45 AM May 21st via web in reply to ohsuneuro
@TheADplan really interesting tweet! 7:56 AM May 18th via Twitter for iPad in reply to TheADplan
tweet me your questions about #neurology and brain health, I will try to answer them 6:45 AM May 18th via Twitter for iPad
Can #epilepsy sometimes be an autoimmune disease? Interesting article suggests that this may sometimes be the case bit.ly/KQAt4T 4:22 PM May 16th via web
wow, amazing where technology has brought us. that is all I can say. nyti.ms/JehzGK 4:22 PM May 16th via web
@jay_richards_ I hope you feel better, make sure you try a preventative medication after other causes are excluded 4:17 PM May 16th via web in reply to jay_richards_
@thekatietodd they don't but the other generics may be just as effective 4:16 PM May 16th via web in reply to thekatietodd
@CapriceFilms I fear that as more of the triptans become generic, those under brand will B harder 2 find. Typical drug company shenanigans. 6:35 AM May 16th via web in reply to CapriceFilms
The cost of drugs for #MS keeps going up and up just because they can. The pharmaceutical system is broken. It seems like a lost cause... 9:28 PM May 15th via web
@thekatietodd look for generic relatives of zomig, like sumatriptan and almotriptan, they are much cheaper and often as effective... 9:24 PM May 15th via web in reply to thekatietodd
My patients are struggling to find #Zomig 5mg for their #migraines. There seems to be a national shortage. Anybody else experiencing this? 9:23 PM May 15th via web

Name Dr Joe Safdieh
Location New York, NY
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Bio I am a neurologist interested in total brain health including prevention and comprehensive treatment of neurological illness.