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Elsa
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A quick question... now that clusters are associated with an abnormality in the hypothalamus, is there any definative answer as to the relationship between heavy drinking during OFF periods and the headache?
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #1 on: Apr 11th, 2005, 8:39am » |
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I really don't know if there's a definitive answer to that. I can tell you what most people here say. Most episodic CH sufferers can drink when not in cycle. It is a trigger when they are. Most chronics can drink anytime, except chronics like me, who have periods (I call them episodes for lack of a better term) when CH activity is more intense. Hope that helps. Welcome, by the way. 
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #2 on: Apr 11th, 2005, 10:51am » |
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There won't be much anywhere, I don't believe, that indicates that heavy drinking, "on" or "off", is a very good idea for clusterheads or for those with a perfect hypothalamajingy.
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #3 on: Apr 11th, 2005, 11:52am » |
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Hello, drinking triggers my HA's every time & it really sucks! I'm chronic & haven't had a drink in a long time. Bionic Daddy
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #4 on: Apr 11th, 2005, 1:10pm » |
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Well, I'm chronic and CH turned me sober... Not that I drank that much before, but anyway.
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #5 on: Apr 11th, 2005, 2:53pm » |
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Going on an 11 month cycle and won’t go near alcohol – it’s a major trigger for me. I was able to drink in the past during remission.
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I dont drink anymore, and looking back I think its because I learned I got HAs from it. I quit even before I was diagnosed.
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #7 on: Apr 11th, 2005, 5:41pm » |
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on Apr 11th, 2005, 11:52am, Bionic_Daddy wrote:| Hello, drinking triggers my HA's every time & it really sucks! I'm chronic & haven't had a drink in a long time. Bionic Daddy |
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Hello.....30 years chronic and drinking has never triggered an attack....nothing has ever triggered one for me.
Everyone is different, thats why this bitch is so hard to diagnose 
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #8 on: Apr 11th, 2005, 6:02pm » |
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Me either Jonny. I don't drink when I'm on meds heavy, but I even tried a couple of beers lately and they didn't trigger the CH. I think when I'm gonna get hit, I'm just gonna get hit. Chronic since 97.
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #9 on: Apr 11th, 2005, 6:37pm » |
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Elsa,
I don't think there is no relationship to drinking when NOT in cycle. I can drink all I want. Once a cycle starts, no drinks for me.
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on Apr 11th, 2005, 6:37pm, BlueMeanie wrote:Elsa,
I don't think there is no relationship to drinking when NOT in cycle. I can drink all I want. Once a cycle starts, no drinks for me. |
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Ditto for me Meanie !
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #11 on: Apr 11th, 2005, 8:03pm » |
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on Apr 11th, 2005, 6:37pm, BlueMeanie wrote:Elsa,
I don't think there is no relationship to drinking when NOT in cycle. I can drink all I want. Once a cycle starts, no drinks for me. |
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I was in a 2 week cycle. I went out to a club after being couped up most of that time and I was having that "feeling" when you think youre really close to having a CH attack. Well, I succumbed to the peer pressure and drank a beer. I thought it'd surely incite an attack, but it actually made that uncomfortable feeling go away, and it made me feel better. I havent had a CH attack since then (Friday APril 2).
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #12 on: Apr 11th, 2005, 9:59pm » |
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on Apr 11th, 2005, 10:51am, seasonalboomer wrote:| for those with a perfect hypothalamajingy. |
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Is this really a word?
I wish I had it--whatever it is!
I am imagining perfect hypothalamajingy...
in a perfect world with perfect harmojingy...
la la la, la la
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #13 on: Apr 11th, 2005, 10:37pm » |
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i was chronic but taking my meds has given me three difinitive cycles a year. i just don't drink then. when i'm not getting hit regulary (several times every day) i can usually have a drink and not get hit. or two or three 
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Drinking in cycle always triggered a hit and was not convinced drinking didn't perpetuate cycles for me. Call me a wimp, gave up the drinking and now have one less thing to blame it on and no more hangovers.
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #15 on: Apr 12th, 2005, 6:05am » |
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It is usually a drink that tells me a cycle has begun. I have half a small glass of beer and within 10 minutes I've got 'red eye' and have just got to go. Outside of cycle I am not a heavy or dependent drinker and enjoy a good social life. I keep fairly fit as well.
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #17 on: Apr 12th, 2005, 2:38pm » |
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Clusterheads are the biggest bunch of alcohol swillin', tobacco smokin', dope users in the population. Go to one convention and you'll know it's true! They'll give you all kind of rationalizations and say it's not true but don't believe them.
Now for the relationship with ch. Hell if I know. Do know that some of the 5HT drugs are used to fight addiction. So my theory is that whatever is meesed up in our hypothingy that gives us the headaches, also gives us addictive personalities.
http://www.clusterheadaches.org/library/general/lifestyle.htm
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #18 on: Apr 12th, 2005, 2:53pm » |
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who assigned Bob to be our public relation's spokesperson? I want their ass in a sling. Bob is not supposed to refer to his constituents as "the biggest bunch of alcohol swillin', tobacco smokin', dope users" --- last time we hire a P.R. firm with a location right next to a topless bar.
future references to the link between "heavy drinking" and clusterheadaches should always refer to being "neither able to confirm nor deny such a link exists." All references to "dope users" should always refer the reader to an alternate nefarious website where "dope users" can gather. All references "tobacco smokin" should make reference to the linkage between tobacco use and the dangers to unborn children, preferably using the canadian policy of inserting a skull and cross bones graphic.
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #19 on: Apr 12th, 2005, 4:18pm » |
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Yeah boomer, that's what I said.
(do the canuckians really use the skull & crossbones?)
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Mrs. Barlow, I never, and I repeat never, ever pissed in your steam iron.
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #20 on: Apr 12th, 2005, 4:25pm » |
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yup, they use lots of scary messages. if they could they would swear at you and call you names in the warning box.
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #21 on: Apr 12th, 2005, 4:27pm » |
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here's one of the nastier pictures on our packages.
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/01/09/canadian.cigarettes/index.html
I hate the teeth one. I always ask for a different package if I get that one. Others include warnings about smoking around children (pic of a lil gaffer), smoking while pregnant (pic of a prego belly), lung cancer (pic of ..you guessed it.. cancerous lungs), and erectile dysfunction (that one's just text  ).
We can buy labels that fit right neatly over the governments scare tactic pics (that don't do diddly to influence smokers against smoking.)
This would be more effective, but I doubt the gov't would go to the expense of installing .gifs on our smokes.
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Re: Drinking
« Reply #22 on: Apr 12th, 2005, 6:00pm » |
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Holy crap!
Bad teeth, kill the kid or the unborn, lung cancer & E.D.
Remind me to never smoke Canukian tobaccey!
I'll stick to my swisher sweets (down Joe, down!)
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Mrs. Barlow, I never, and I repeat never, ever pissed in your steam iron.
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