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Grandma
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Does anyone take antihistamines to prevent the headaches during an aggressive cluster?
If they are classified as "histamatic" headaches, shouldn't that mean that antihistamines should help keep them at bay?
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Drk^Angel
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I think the name "histamine headache" is an old, outdated term. I'm on antihistamines for a cold right now, but the beast is still lurkin'. It would be nice if it was that simple though... "I have a headache... Where'd I put the Benedryl?" Oh well...
PFDAN..................... Drk^Angel
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Grandma
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 Thanks for your reply. I read what it said about histamines, but couldn't figure out exactly what it was saying, other than - I guess - that anithistamines are ineffective?
I was just thinking that if a person took them regularly as a preventative - like Lithium or Verapamil - that maybe that would work. Especially since they now have antihistamines that don't make you drowsy.
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sailpappy
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Re: antihistamines
« Reply #5 on: Jun 11th, 2002, 10:10pm » |
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;D ;DI know a little about it, I had it done 5 times and it never helped even slow them down.
During the 3 hour drip over a 3 day period you are at about a kip 6 to 7 the entire time and I had full blown 9+'s about every hour also, it might work for some, but for me it was organized and controlled torcher Pappy
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rick
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Re: antihistamines
« Reply #6 on: Jun 12th, 2002, 12:23pm » |
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Thanks, Pappy. I've heard of only two sufferers that have had some success with the treatment (the dude from the link I posted above plus another that came forward on the board a few months ago), but I remain skeptical of the "80%".
I would think that if there were such a high success rate, the treatment would be more readily available at other institutions.
-Rick
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