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(Message started by: jasonc on Aug 6^th, 2002, 12:40pm)

Title: something in the paper
Post by jasonc on Aug 6^th, 2002, 12:40pm

I am recent member and my cycle has started again, anyways today I went to work and somone at work showed me a articl inthe pioneer press on page 4e next to the funnys. A doctor wrote the article dr donohue was his name it is a good article and is about clusters. I thought this was a good thing. it give some suggestions on medication and what you can do.and it explainskinda what there are. ( for the people that don't get them) It also goes into about are dancing at night a little. I think who ever reads this should check it out.

Title: Re: something in the paper
Post by nancyc on Aug 6^th, 2002, 1:57pm

And how do we find the article? ;D Would love to read it...smiles,nancyc

Title: Re: something in the paper
Post by jasonc on Aug 6^th, 2002, 2:05pm

First of all I am in minnesota, so it is in the st paul pioneer press, I went on line at www.twincities.com to see if the article is in the there. ( this is the website for pioneer press) I am still looking for it. If you get the pioneer press it is in the comics part of the paper right below the cross word word. the article is called "clusters headaches come in bunches" the page number is 4e.. I hope this helps.i all fails I will type the whole articl word for word so all fellow suffers can read it or I can fax it to any one if you like. I wish you all pf days
all in my prayers

Title: Re: something in the paper
Post by tommyD on Aug 6^th, 2002, 2:27pm

The article appeared in our local daily, it is by syndicated medical columnist Dr. Paul G. Donohue.

He didn't do too bad of a job. A few errors, but he got most of it right. The description of symptoms is good. He mentions sumatriptan and oxygen as abortives and lithium, prednisone and verapamil as preventatives.

He recommends abstaining from alcohol, but then:

"If he (CH sufferer) smokes, he ought to stop. He should make a list of the foods he ate and the beverages he drank prior to the headache. He might find one food appearing in the list time and again."

All in all, not bad for a 6-paragraph piece. It could have been much worse. I have been tempted writing to one of these medical advice columnists about CH, but was afraid they might respond with too much of the usual misinformation.

Dr. Donohue didn't mention shrooms, but I doubt he would even if he has heard about them

Nancy -- I did a Google search and found several links to newspapers that carry his columns, but not to the current column. You could try the basic address for those newspapers, then look for links...

I did find this, for those interested in the water treatment:

Can You Drink Too Much Water?

From, To Your Health - Winona Daily News
By Dr. Paul G. Donohue

You can eat or drink too much of anything, including water. Healthy kidneys can filter 12 quarts of water a day, an amount about six times the body's water quota.

Drink much more than 12 quarts and you can dilute body fluids to such an extent that headaches occur, confusion sets in and coma might develop.

You really would have to work at it to drink that much water in one day, however. People who drink that much water often suffer from mental illness.

Clear urine is not an indication of too much water. More often than not, it indicates that the proper amounts of water have been drunk.

If, however, running to the bathroom every 15 minutes goes along with clear urine, then something is amiss. Excess water can be one of the reasons why the two - frequent urination and colorless urine - are coupled.

Title: Re: something in the paper
Post by jasonc on Aug 6^th, 2002, 2:55pm

thankyou tommy D for summing that up for me. who ever reads this, hope you like I thought is was pretty good, but tommyd summs it up better than I can. I not a very good writer. anys thanks again

Title: Re: something in the paper
Post by ChristineL on Aug 6^th, 2002, 3:09pm

If anyone does find a link to todays column please let me know - I'd love to read it and have a copy to show my Dr.

Thanks
Chris L

Title: Here's the article........
Post by Donna on Aug 6^th, 2002, 3:38pm

Cluster headaches come in bunches

Dear Dr. Donohue: My husband has severe headaches, always on the left side and centered near his left eye. Some call them cluster headaches.. They usually start at 4 a.m., and they come out of nowhere. Pain is not natural. Something is causing it. What? -- J.W.

Dear J.W.: I have to agree with the cluster headache diagnosis. These headaches cause intense, throbbing pain on one side of the head, and the pain is frequently centered around the eye on that side. Typically, headaches occur at night. The pain lasts from a few minutes to a few hours. The eye on the affected side might water and the nostril on that side drip. They are so painful that the victim must get out of bed and pace around the house to tolerate the pain.

The headaches come in bunches. They can recur many times in a day and appear daily for weeks or months at a time. Thus the"cluster" name.

Sumatriptan, one of the newer migraine medicines, can often successfully put an end to cluster headaches. Breathing pure oxygen from an oxygen tank for 10 minutes is another way to stop the headache.

Title: Re: something in the paper
Post by ChristineL on Aug 6^th, 2002, 6:09pm

Donna,

Thanks!

Chris L

Title: Re: something in the paper
Post by Headbangertoo on Aug 6^th, 2002, 6:11pm

It's a syndicated column it's called "Ask the Doctor". Most paper's carry this in the comics section across from Dear Abbey...

Later,
Tim

PS I saw it. It was decent but, there is far more info here for us that suffer from CH. It was kind of generic for the Lay person...

Title: Re: something in the paper
Post by Slammy on Aug 6^th, 2002, 6:17pm

yeah, I saw the column but got distracted by the "Dear Abbey" post about this guy complaining that his wife was pressuring him to have a three-way with her girl- friend..... :D

Slammy 8)

Title: Re: something in the paper
Post by ChristineL on Aug 6^th, 2002, 6:23pm

OK - I'll bite.............and what was Dear Abby's reply? Can't wait to hear this.

Chris L

Title: Re: something in the paper
Post by Drk^Angel on Aug 6^th, 2002, 8:26pm

Dear Abby prolly called the guy a dumbass...

PFDAN............... Drk^Angel

Title: Re: something in the paper
Post by Charlie on Aug 6^th, 2002, 10:01pm

Thanks for the quote. Nice.

We get the good Dr. Here. He has answered about clusters in the past and the guy does a capable job. He knows what he's doing.

Really blabby old Charlie