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Severe Depression/Pain
« on: Jul 13th, 2004, 12:03pm » |
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I'm having no relief from the Lithium or Verapamil. My spouse is undergoing chemo, too. We both want to die...see no reason to continue. I'm in my 20th year of clusters...and only getting worse each time.
I need help. I'm scared.
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Re: Severe Depression/Pain
« Reply #1 on: Jul 13th, 2004, 12:24pm » |
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Welcome to our little corner of the web. I'm sorry you're going through such a rough patch. There are a lot of people here that can relate.
Are you Episodic or Chronic? How long do your episodes last? Are you taking both together? What dosages of each have you tried/are you taking? What other meds have you tried? I see you list preventatives, what abortives do you use? Have you tried O2?
There are other meds besides Lithium and Verapamil for the treatment of cluster headaches. Try downloading this - it's a paper on the treatment of CH from Dr. Todd Rozen, Director of Headache Research Cleveland Clinic Headache Center. It covers preventatives, transitionals and abortives as well as surgical techniques.
http://www.future-drugs.com/admin/articlefile/ERN020304.pdf
You might try printing it out and taking it to your GP and/or neuro. A lot of docs still don't have a clue on treating CH.
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Re: Severe Depression/Pain
« Reply #2 on: Jul 13th, 2004, 1:11pm » |
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o2, zomig, something. 
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Re: Severe Depression/Pain
« Reply #3 on: Jul 13th, 2004, 1:34pm » |
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Good paper, Gator. I browsed it and noticed that he recommends (among many other things) melatonin as a first line preventive for episodics. It works for me. My sleep usually gets weird before my summer cycle, which is a sign to start taking melatonin a half hour before bed time.
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Re: Severe Depression/Pain
« Reply #4 on: Jul 13th, 2004, 1:55pm » |
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Hey Babycakes..
I'm sorry about you and your wife! 
Stick around - maybe you can find something to help here.... even if it's just a friend or two.
Tina 
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Re: Severe Depression/Pain
« Reply #5 on: Jul 13th, 2004, 4:26pm » |
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Thanks. I've gotten many responses since this morning. I don't feel so alone anymore.
(not wife...husband...I'm gay)
Helping my partner w/ his chemo...stress is unbearable some days.
Thanks for the good word.
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Re: Severe Depression/Pain
« Reply #6 on: Jul 13th, 2004, 6:25pm » |
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Have you done prednisone lately? It helps a majority of us...
And if you don't have O2.... Better get some!
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Re: Severe Depression/Pain
« Reply #7 on: Jul 13th, 2004, 6:50pm » |
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dunno if Oxygen works for you, or of what other meds you have tried...but round these parts its awful damn hard to get permission to do yourself in....lotsa red tape, just aint worth the effort. 
Hang in there, its rough, but we're here for ya...
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Re: Severe Depression/Pain
« Reply #8 on: Jul 13th, 2004, 6:53pm » |
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If we didn't have bad times, we might not recognize the good times.
Hang in there. Vibes on the way to NYC!
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Re: Severe Depression/Pain
« Reply #9 on: Jul 13th, 2004, 10:58pm » |
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on Jul 13th, 2004, 12:24pm, Gator wrote:| Are you Episodic or Chronic? How long do your episodes last? Are you taking both together? What dosages of each have you tried/are you taking? What other meds have you tried? I see you list preventatives, what abortives do you use? Have you tried O2? |
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Babycakes,
A little more information might help others to help you. Hang in there, IT WILL GET BETTER!!
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Re: Severe Depression/Pain
« Reply #10 on: Jul 13th, 2004, 11:05pm » |
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Hang in there...yer not alone while here !!
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