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(Message started by: ugarph on Aug 30^th, 2004, 10:44pm)

Title: New to the Site....Lee in Hartwell
Post by ugarph on Aug 30^th, 2004, 10:44pm

Hello everyone, I've had migraines all my life, since about high school and college. A few weeks ago I had another one of my brain busters, always starts over my left eye and feels like someone shoving a javelin into my forehead. Since then, I've had almost daily headaches but they come in quick bursts, go away, then come again a few minutes later, always without warning. Can anyone help me? Been to the eye doc, family doc, and now the ENT, and nothing. What's going on? Thanks guys

Title: Re: New to the Site....Lee in Hartwell
Post by IndianaJohn on Aug 30^th, 2004, 10:54pm

Hi Lee, so sorry that you are suffering.

From the little bit you wrote it doesn't sound like clusters. There is a link to the left for a cluster quiz. Take the quiz and see if you match the results. Some headaches that mimic clusters ARE very treatable. Clusters are not, as you can see from the message boards.

Hope this helps.

btw see a neurologist for headaches.

John

Title: Re: New to the Site....Lee in Hartwell
Post by Bob_Johnson on Aug 31^st, 2004, 3:43pm

Go the the OUCH site (left). There is page which will help with the Dx.

Consider getting this book:

HEADACHE HELP, Revised edition, 2000; Lawrence Robbins, M.D., Houghton Mifflin, $15. Written for a nonprofessional audience, it contains almost all the material in the preceding volume but it's much easier reading. Highly recommended.

Title: Re: New to the Site....Lee in Hartwell
Post by eyes_afire on Aug 31^st, 2004, 6:29pm

Hi,

Check out some of these links and see if they help you.

Here are my favorite links describing some of the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias and other unrelated headache types:

cluster headache:
http://www.hospital-doctor.co.uk/hd_news/hd_news_article.asp?ID=2498&Section=Feature

chronic paroxysmal hemicrania
http://www.upstate.edu/neurology/haas/hpcldx.htm#cph

SUNCT syndrome
http://www.upstate.edu/neurology/haas/hpstab.htm#sunct

idiopathic stabbing headache
http://www.upstate.edu/neurology/haas/hpstab.htm

hemicrania continua
http://www.upstate.edu/neurology/haas/hphemi.htm

trigeminal neuralgia
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/trigemin_doc.htm

sexual benign headaches
http://www.headaches.org/consumer/topicsheets/sexual.html

hypnic headache
http://www.mhni.com/faqs_unique.htm#hypnic

exploding noise
http://www.mhni.com/faqs_unique.htm#exploding_noises

DISCLAIMER: This is no substitute for a diagnosis. See the neurologist for a diagnosis. This is only to point people in the right direction

--- Steve