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(Message started by: Giggs on Sep 17^th, 2002, 12:23am)

Title: Cluster backflashes or previews?
Post by Giggs on Sep 17^th, 2002, 12:23am

I'm interested if anyone ever gets a 5 to 10 second cluster sitting at the computer or worse, driving to work. Ive experienced these during the middle of a cylcle and frankly they scare the hell out of me when I'm driving, I normaly greet the beast around 1 hour after bedtime but occassionaly I have these breif reminders during the day of whats to come. I'll feel a shadow explode breifly, stabbing my eye and shattering my teeth. As you all know driving is impossible during this kind of agony.
Sound familiar anybody? ???

Title: Re: Cluster backflashes or previews?
Post by jonny on Sep 17^th, 2002, 12:42am

Sounds like ice picks "CPH"

Indomethacin will take care of that for ya, then again im not a doctor so go see one.

...................jonny

Title: Re: Cluster backflashes or previews?
Post by Jim R on Sep 17^th, 2002, 3:52am

It's just the Beast tickling you, reminding you who's boss. I've had em - just brief flashes that go away. Or, as Jonny says, they could be ice pick headaches associated with cranial paroxysmal hemicrania a doc could tell probably. Have you been diagnosed with CH and do they follow the traits (see links at left)? Good luck - Jim R

Title: Re: Cluster backflashes or previews?
Post by Charlie on Sep 17^th, 2002, 6:20am

Two or three times a year, I get a pretty sharp zing right in cluster territory. They last less than five seconds and I'm not at all sure these have anything to do with CH. It's not a problem, just something I notice.

Charlie

Title: Re: Cluster backflashes or previews?
Post by echo on Sep 17^th, 2002, 8:20am

I get them on rare occassions. Tend to concern the hell out of me when I'm driving. I agree with jonny and jim on this one.
If it's constant -- see a dr. to be sure. Meds will (can) keep it in check.

Title: Re: Cluster backflashes or previews?
Post by Drk^Angel on Sep 17^th, 2002, 11:52am

Too short duration to be CPH or EPH.. Possibly SUNCT, which has similar pain and symptoms as other TACs, but lasts for a much shorter duration. Or could be Stabbing Headache, which is basically a brief, few second, piercing headache. Cluster and migraine sufferers are more prone to occasional stabbing headaches than others.

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

Title: Re: Cluster backflashes or previews?
Post by oringkid on Sep 17^th, 2002, 12:02pm

Could be cluster-tic syndrome.

Sherry