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(Message started by: gusher on Aug 13^th, 2004, 3:18pm)

Title: Question about "ice cream" headaches
Post by gusher on Aug 13^th, 2004, 3:18pm

Hello fellow sufferers and symphathizers. In reading the postings, I see I am a relative "newbie" where cluster's are concerned. Started getting them about five years ago and always got them right around Thanksgiving...that is until this year. Started having them this week which is something new for me as it has never been in the summer. I take Depakote from Oct 1st until Dec 31st and that had me headache free for two years. Back on the Depakote to try and stop these but no luck so far.

Quick question.....are any of you cluster sufferers more susceptible to "ice cream headaches" than most people you know? I can get an ice cream headache from cool water and will most assuredly get one from anything that is very cold. Just trying to get a better idea of wht's heppening behind my right eye.

Thanks ~ Greg

Title: Re: Question about "ice cream" headaches
Post by Gator on Aug 13^th, 2004, 3:33pm

Hi, Greg! Welcome to the website.

No unusual ice cream headaches here. I drink lots of ice water, ice tea and eat the occassional bowl of ice cream. I can only remember having one of those in recent months and that was when I stupidly drank a Sonic Lime Slush too fast.

Gator

Title: Re: Question about "ice cream" headaches
Post by E-Double on Aug 13^th, 2004, 3:48pm

Sorry your suffering again dude and welcome to the family here!!!

Mycycles too took a turn this year and are headed into week 13 after only ever being 4tops..

Noclue regarding the "icecream headaches" it does suck but...

gotta tell you that kinda made me smile. Thought it was cute.

I sincerely don't mean that as a knock. just the name of the post made me smile for pretty much the first time today & for that I thank you!!!!!!!!

Tons of support and many Pain free days and nights to you our new brother!!!

Eric

Title: Re: Question about "ice cream" headaches
Post by IndianaJohn on Aug 13^th, 2004, 4:12pm

No major suseptibility to cold. Could be a side effect of the depakot. That stuff really had a bad effect on me.

PFDAN!

Title: Re: Question about "ice cream" headaches
Post by Superpain on Aug 13^th, 2004, 4:28pm

Frappacino's get me every time.

Title: Re: Question about "ice cream" headaches
Post by UN_SOLVED on Aug 13^th, 2004, 5:11pm

No ice cream headaches here.

Unsolved

Title: Re: Question about "ice cream" headaches
Post by Prense on Aug 13^th, 2004, 5:35pm

No brain freezes for me in quite a while...

Title: Re: Question about "ice cream" headaches
Post by farmboy on Aug 13^th, 2004, 10:12pm

no ice cream headaches here either. Not even from a slushie

Title: Re: Question about "ice cream" headaches
Post by AnthonyT on Aug 14^th, 2004, 7:16pm

Last time I had "brainfreeze" must have been 8 or so years ago when I was super-thirsty and gulped down too much of a slush too fast. So, I don't feel succeptible to ice-cream headaches. Good luck on your quest... as that is what it feels like trying to understand the thing!

Title: Re: Question about "ice cream" headaches
Post by Gator on Aug 15^th, 2004, 2:36am

on 08/13/04 at 17:35:04, Prense wrote:

No brain freezes for me in quite a while...

[smiley=laugh.gif] No brain - No pain [smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: Question about "ice cream" headaches
Post by sandie99 on Aug 15^th, 2004, 8:10am

Gusher,
I have noticed that sometimes (rarely, though) drinking cold water can cause a CH to begin shortly afterwards. But ice-cream HA? Not that one for me.

Best wishes,
sandie99

Title: Re: Question about "ice cream" headaches
Post by Little Deb on Aug 18^th, 2004, 7:06pm

I am always careful with ice cream or ice because I get ice cream headaches. But slushies or popsicles or anything I have to be really really careful with.

Also, interestingly to me.....on the roof of my mouth, where the roots of my top teeth end, about the 3rd tooth in, on the CH side, I can rub my tongue there, and cause the spot where my CH start to be very sensitive and sometimes painful. Odd. Maybe that is the spot where the ice cream headache comes from. Although I think sometimes the ice cream headaches come from swallowing the freezing cold stuff too fast.

Ah...I don't know...just rambling.

C ya.............Little Deb

Title: Re: Question about "ice cream" headaches
Post by thomas on Aug 19^th, 2004, 8:52am

Through my childhood and early teen years, I got the "brain-freeze" quite often, not so much now.