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ghkuhn
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My husband has been suffered w/ these headaches for 4 years. He has chronic cluster h/a's. There were always more days w/ the headaches than w/out. Most of the time it is at least 2-3 a day on good days, 8-10 on bad. Many medications later, he has started taking a blood pressure medication - 300 mg Verelan PM once a day before bed. He began this medication on Jan 28, '05 and can say he has had more non-headache days than headache. And when he does get a headache, he goes to the oxegyn and is on it for 10 minutes tops. We never know what tomorrow brings, but I know he is very thankful for the past 2 weeks of sleeping through the night. Maybe this is the one - if not we'll take what we get.
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Re: Medication
« Reply #1 on: Feb 15th, 2005, 3:29pm » |
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Veralan is also known as Verapamil is a very common and effective treatment for many CH sufferers.
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Re: Medication
« Reply #2 on: Feb 15th, 2005, 3:48pm » |
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Hope the good times continue for you both and that he gets a break real soon.
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Religion and sex are powerplays. Manipulate the people for the money they pay. Selling skin, selling God, the numbers look the same on their credit cards. Triptans cause rebounds. Learn it, believe it, live it. I use triptans as the absolute LAST RESORT when treating my CH.
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TonyG1
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I take the verelen PM as well <<--- Night time sufferer here --- I found it works well for me as well !!
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Re: Medication
« Reply #4 on: Feb 15th, 2005, 8:43pm » |
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Welcome,
So glad your hubby is getting some PF time. Verapamil in high doses tends to work well for many. I take 480mg/day when in cycle - others take even more.
Your next challenge - get him to visit this board. He'll learn, get the support of others who suffer, and make new friends as well.
Glad you found us. Many hugs to you both,
Kris
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