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Smart CH sufferers?
« on: Feb 19th, 2005, 5:09pm » |
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I just started getting clusters; I'm a student at UW-Madison. I was lucky enough to run into a doctor who knows a lot about them. He said when he sees them here on campus it's almost exclusively in very smart people (eg, GPA of 3.9+, high school valedictorian, etc). Has anyone else seen a trend like that?
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #1 on: Feb 19th, 2005, 5:11pm » |
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #2 on: Feb 19th, 2005, 5:55pm » |
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YUP, every clusterhead I know is smart, but I'm brilliant... 
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #3 on: Feb 19th, 2005, 6:23pm » |
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That's a very smart doctor you ran into.
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #4 on: Feb 19th, 2005, 7:54pm » |
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I agree with Bob. I've never met anyone with cluster headaches who was a legitimately stupid person.
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #5 on: Feb 19th, 2005, 8:10pm » |
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It's true ... We're all brilliant!
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #6 on: Feb 19th, 2005, 11:03pm » |
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Does the UW have a program for the study of cluster/migrain headaches?
I've had them on and off since 1976. I've had clusters and some migrains daily since August 2004.
I've tried all there is out there and the only hope left is to get into a pain control or headache program.
In 1997 I was at the diamond headache clinic, hospital for 10 days.
Right now I'm having two to three headaches a day, and using percodan, midrin, oxygen and maxalt to control the pain.
Good luck to you - my e-mail is rcw134@charter.net
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #7 on: Feb 20th, 2005, 3:26am » |
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Right now I'd settle for DUMB and no headaches.
Stress triggers my migraines (I'm an accountant and it's tax season) and the migraines trigger the CH (as does the barometer and it's going up and down). It's 2:30 in the morning and I'm up chatting with you guys when I should be happily sleeping my weekend away.... so much for being smart...
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #8 on: Feb 20th, 2005, 5:43am » |
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Well, I am working on my MA degree... 
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #9 on: Feb 20th, 2005, 11:20am » |
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"It takes one to know one" applies here, yes, we're all brilliant. Maybe this kind of pain increases gray matter too. There are a few of us in the Madison area, you know. So we're there for you if you need some support.
Sorry you need this site, but glad you found us.
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #10 on: Feb 20th, 2005, 11:48am » |
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More and more Wisconsinites are showing up here....can't say I'm happy about that, because that just means there are more people who have to deal with this f*cking pain.
Please know we are here...and so sorry you have to be. 
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Then I am a candidate for 3-6 PhDs.
Exclusively huh?
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #12 on: Feb 20th, 2005, 2:07pm » |
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Hrmmm... Cluster headaches or "POWER SURGES!!"?
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #13 on: Feb 20th, 2005, 2:21pm » |
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on Feb 20th, 2005, 2:07pm, Frank_W wrote:| Hrmmm... Cluster headaches or "POWER SURGES!!"? |
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Excellent!!!!
That explains it!
I'm told I'm pretty smart 
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #14 on: Feb 20th, 2005, 8:05pm » |
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Hard to believe all these major IQ's can fit into one trailer park in West Virginia. If only we could come up with one full set of teeth.
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« Reply #15 on: Feb 20th, 2005, 10:33pm » |
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The curse of the brilliant ...  Software Engineer here ...
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #16 on: Feb 20th, 2005, 11:23pm » |
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on Feb 20th, 2005, 8:05pm, Mr. Happy wrote:Hard to believe all these major IQ's can fit into one trailer park in West Virginia. If only we could come up with one full set of teeth.
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #17 on: Feb 20th, 2005, 11:50pm » |
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on Feb 19th, 2005, 5:09pm, zrmulcahy wrote:| it's almost exclusively in very smart people |
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Last time I heard that, I was being scouted by Amway.
the exception that proves the rule.
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #18 on: Feb 21st, 2005, 1:20pm » |
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on Feb 19th, 2005, 5:09pm, zrmulcahy wrote:| I just started getting clusters; I'm a student at UW-Madison. I was lucky enough to run into a doctor who knows a lot about them. He said when he sees them here on campus it's almost exclusively in very smart people (eg, GPA of 3.9+, high school valedictorian, etc). Has anyone else seen a trend like that? |
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My doctor made a similar comment, and I have seen several literature sources citing cofactors for CH including elevated IQ, high social function, etc. For these reasons, they are sometimes termed "the executive headache" (google for 'executive headache cluster' ... ) Ph.D. in chemistry here, and CH's struck in first year of grad school, although I was incorrectly diagnosed for 5 years (finally self-diagnosed). I thought I was just sniffing too many fumes ...
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Grad school is an unrecognized contributing factor to clusters. All-nighters are great at wearing a person down in ways that leaves them vulnerable to the beast.
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #20 on: Feb 21st, 2005, 5:31pm » |
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on Feb 21st, 2005, 2:04pm, floridian wrote:| Grad school is an unrecognized contributing factor to clusters. All-nighters are great at wearing a person down in ways that leaves them vulnerable to the beast. |
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Grad school was cake......Looking forward to the
all- weekers of being a doctoral candidate!!!
Gotta go back!
Hmmm CH or study?? I'll stay awake lol.....
How many people here have names ending with alphabet soup????
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #21 on: Feb 21st, 2005, 6:18pm » |
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #22 on: Feb 22nd, 2005, 7:47pm » |
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I guess its a matter of perspective, from my slant I can't remember meeting any ignorant people here, after all you have to have enough intellect to find the web site! LOL!!!! Pappy
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
« Reply #23 on: Feb 23rd, 2005, 7:35pm » |
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Degrees are not the final measure of intellect. 
I've know my fair share of college educated idiots..some are still there either as professional students, or as Professors...
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Re: Smart CH sufferers?
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on Feb 23rd, 2005, 7:35pm, Redd715 wrote:Degrees are not the final measure of intellect.
I've know my fair share of college educated idiots..some are still there either as professional students, or as Professors... |
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Amen sister - there's nothing that replaces good old fashioned common sense and street smarts - neither of which seem to be taught in school - ya either got or ya haven't!
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