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court88
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Overall best relief w/in 1 hour???
« on: May 10th, 2005, 12:03pm » |
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I have been going on 4 days with a TERRIBLE CH. I'm on topamax. Tried Imitrex nasal spray..it didn't work and made me feel dizzy and weird. Any other suggestions of something I should ask my doctor for? I'm at work and can't exactly go home??? so frustrating!!! I"m going on 4 straight days of a CH....meaning I had one day before that..headache free. I'm at work, so I can't exactly take something that is going to sedate me....
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Re: Overall best relief w/in 1 hour???
« Reply #1 on: May 10th, 2005, 12:24pm » |
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Oxygen (hi flow rate in a non-rebreather mask) or injectable imitrex are the two proven abortives that are quick.
For some, vigorous exercise at the first sign of an attack can abort. Others report that slamming a Red Bull can sometimes abort - not sure if it is the cold, the caffeine, the taurine, or a combination of these.
http://www.med-owl.com/clusterheadaches/tiki-index.php?page=Red%20Bull
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Re: Overall best relief w/in 1 hour???
« Reply #2 on: May 10th, 2005, 12:48pm » |
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on May 10th, 2005, 12:03pm, court88 wrote:| I have been going on 4 days with a TERRIBLE CH. I'm on topamax. Tried Imitrex nasal spray..it didn't work and made me feel dizzy and weird. Any other suggestions of something I should ask my doctor for? I'm at work and can't exactly go home??? so frustrating!!! I"m going on 4 straight days of a CH....meaning I had one day before that..headache free. I'm at work, so I can't exactly take something that is going to sedate me.... |
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four straight days with A CH?
maybe it's not a CH.
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« Reply #3 on: May 10th, 2005, 2:06pm » |
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Maybe hes got that hit by a truck feeling after getting hit bad without some pain relief. Such as your neck, face, ear you name hurts from all that stress! Sorry you're in such pain, hope you get relief soon. Sometimes after bad hits days I take aleve to knock out that messed up feeling? Good Luck!
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Re: Overall best relief w/in 1 hour???
« Reply #4 on: May 10th, 2005, 8:25pm » |
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Ditto to Floridian. O2 at 12 to 15 lpm with a non-rebreather mask or Trex injections - if you have clusters.
When you talk about nonstop, are you saying you have constant shadows with a few kip 7-9's thrown in for variation, or are you saying you're having a constant headache. If you answer "constant headache" it's doubtful you have clusters.
Regardless, pain is a bitch! Best wishes for some PF time.
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Re: Overall best relief w/in 1 hour???
« Reply #5 on: May 11th, 2005, 8:38am » |
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The advantage of this med is that it's a pill which you can take to work, etc. and works in 20-minutes.
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Olanzapine as an Abortive Agent for Cluster Headache.
Rozen TD.
Department of Neurology, Jefferson Headache Center/Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate olanzapine as a cluster headache abortive agent in an open-label trial. BACKGROUND: Cluster headache is the most painful headache syndrome known. There are very few recognized abortive therapies for cluster headache and fewer for patients who have contraindications to vasoconstrictive drugs. METHODS: Olanzapine was given as an abortive agent to five patients with cluster headache in an open-label trial. The initial olanzapine dose was 5 mg, and the dose was increased to 10 mg if there was no pain relief. The dosage was decreased to 2.5 mg if the 5-mg dose was effective but caused adverse effects. To be included in the study, each patient had to treat at least two attacks with either an effective dose or the highest tolerated dose. RESULTS: Five patients completed the investigation (four men, one woman; four with chronic cluster, one with episodic cluster). Olanzapine reduced cluster pain by at least 80% in four of five patients, and two patients became headache-free after taking the drug. Olanzapine typically alleviated pain within 20 minutes after oral dosing and treatment response was consistent across multiple treated attacks. The only adverse event was sleepiness. CONCLUSIONS: Olanzapine appears to be a good abortive agent for cluster headache. It alleviates pain quickly and has a consistent response across multiple treated attacks. It appears to work in both episodic and chronic cluster headache.
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Olanzapine has a brand name of "Zyprexa" and is a antipsychotic. Don't be put off by this primary usage. Several of the drugs used to treat CH are cross over applications, that is, drugs approved by the FDA for one purpose which are found to be effective with unrelated conditions--BJ.
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Re: Overall best relief w/in 1 hour???
« Reply #6 on: May 11th, 2005, 11:38am » |
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on May 10th, 2005, 8:25pm, Kris_in_SJ wrote:Ditto to Floridian. O2 at 12 to 15 lpm with a non-rebreather mask or Trex injections - if you have clusters.
When you talk about nonstop, are you saying you have constant shadows with a few kip 7-9's thrown in for variation, or are you saying you're having a constant headache. If you answer "constant headache" it's doubtful you have clusters.
Regardless, pain is a bitch! Best wishes for some PF time.
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I agree. Its one thing to be shadowing all day. Its another thing if your having full blown CH pain all day. Either way go ask a doctor for help.
If I had a kip 9 for 4 days straight I would......lets just say I wouldnt make it 4 days.
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Re: Overall best relief w/in 1 hour???
« Reply #7 on: May 11th, 2005, 2:23pm » |
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on May 11th, 2005, 11:38am, ArCane wrote:
If I had a kip 9 for 4 days straight I would......lets just say I wouldnt make it 4 days.
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Agreed. No way I could take it, now way in hell. Couldn't even take an 8 for that long, myself.
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court88
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Re: Overall best relief w/in 1 hour???
« Reply #8 on: May 11th, 2005, 3:39pm » |
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I would say I have a 4-5 for 5 days straight and then an 8 on the kip every now and then..NOT FUN...Pain sucks!
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