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Alison Strobel Morrow
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beta blockers?
« on: Feb 21st, 2007, 11:22pm » |
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My husband just started taking a beta blocker---propratolol or something like that, can't remember the exact name. Anyway, he's been on it for over two weeks and we haven't noticed any change--in fact, he had one of his worst headaches a couple nights ago. Anyone with experience with these have any insights? Does it take a long time for it to build to theraputic levels, or should it be working by now?
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Re: beta blockers?
« Reply #1 on: Feb 22nd, 2007, 7:10am » |
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Several drugs of this type have been tried for Cluster without significant success.
These articles represent the most current thinking on meds.
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http://www.headachedrugs.com/pdf/ha2006.pdf Dr. Robbins site. Then explore the entire site by deleting everything following. com/ and then hit enter.
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Here is a link to read and print and take to your doctor. It describes preventive, transitional, abortive and surgical treatments for CH. Written by one of the better headache docs in the U.S. (2002)
http://www.brightok.net/~mnjday/chtherapy.pdf
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Re: beta blockers?
« Reply #2 on: Feb 24th, 2007, 12:26pm » |
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Hey, im very new to the site and have only just been diagnosed, but i was give Propranolol by my GP yesterday and he said it is one of the most effective Beta Blockers around...hopefully this is the case. I hope your husband feels better and he has success with Propranolol like i hope i have succes with it aswell!
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Re: beta blockers?
« Reply #3 on: Feb 24th, 2007, 12:46pm » |
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 It is an excellent beta blocker and does wonders for high blood pressure.  Doctors seem to have a need to guinea pig us with this crap cause someone in med school said it worked. That and the psychotropics. Does nothing for CH ...IMHO It is good thing I have a tough liver though.
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Quote:| my GP yesterday and he said it is one of the most effective Beta Blockers around.. |
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That may be so but that doesn't make it an effective med for CH.
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Re: beta blockers?
« Reply #5 on: Feb 24th, 2007, 3:29pm » |
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on Feb 24th, 2007, 12:46pm, thebbz wrote:| That and the psychotropics. |
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Such as...?
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Re: beta blockers?
« Reply #6 on: Feb 24th, 2007, 3:52pm » |
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Geez Brew..take your pick. It's the same with the MAOI's and the SSRI's. My point is the doctors go through the drugs to try for prevents like there's no end.
One after another after another well this didn't work lets try this. Is there a better way? I dont know.
28 years later...its back to 02,coffee and trex. Is that all medical science has to offer,let try this next time? Thats not counting the DHE IV drips,steriods and on and on and on. Inderal may be effective on some level for migraines but CH? IMHO
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Once again IMHO, I would rather eat mushrooms. But we cant even consider studies on such a bad fungus.
If it works for you do it, whatever it is.
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Re: beta blockers?
« Reply #7 on: Feb 24th, 2007, 4:28pm » |
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I guess when I think of psychotropics, I think of things like cocaine, pot, heroin, MDMA, barbiturates, amphetamines, nicotine, and caffeine, to name a few. While almost all of us know the benefits of caffeine, few would swear by most of the others (though most of us are addicted to nicotine as well).
Did you have docs prescribing some of this stuff?
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« Reply #9 on: Feb 24th, 2007, 8:57pm » |
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Go JB!
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Re: beta blockers?
« Reply #10 on: Feb 25th, 2007, 7:27pm » |
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I have been taking a beta blocker for over 25 years for high blood pressure. Doesn't do a damn thing to help my clusters........you must try oxygen.
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