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Title: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Apr 11th, 2005, 9:13am I don't know how it goes with anyone else but, when I'm in cycle, a nap is almost a promise to get slammed really bad. Yesterday, I did my normal Sunday afternoon thing. Turn on the NASCAR race, watch the first hundred laps, fall asleep for a little power nap, WHAM!!!! I woke up with a screaming head. The only time I ever get hit bad in the day time is if I take a nap. Otherwise, it's just shadows and the big ones come at night. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by sandie99 on Apr 11th, 2005, 9:33am No, but then again I don't usually take a nap. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by nani on Apr 11th, 2005, 10:38am I've seen quite a few folks complain about that Pat. Especially the folks who get hit at night. It makes sense. If you get hit because of your sleep stages, naps would have stages also. Personally, it's not a problem for me. I almost never get hit at night either. Which must mean I go through my sleep stages when I'm awake. [smiley=huh.gif] Hmmmm Might explain a few things. :-/ |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Giovanni on Apr 11th, 2005, 11:23am Yes, naps and relaxation brings on the beast when in cycle for a lot of us. :-/ |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Langa on Apr 11th, 2005, 2:56pm Pat, I get hit EVERY TIME after a nap. So I don’t nap and that is not easy on a lazy Sunday afternoon… Langa |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by maffumatt on Apr 11th, 2005, 4:12pm If i nap for an hour or more I will, so if i take one on a weekend I will set the alarm for 45 min. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Marta on Apr 11th, 2005, 5:00pm Hi EEB, How's it going? I finally (!!!!) had a 2 hour nap this afternoon and didn't wake up to a killer HA (ok, I did have a crunchy neck but no murderous head). I had taken a downer to get me to sleep but in the past that hadn't made a difference, the CHs would be hammering painfully on the inside of my head within about half an hour. I'll see what happens tonight and will report back. Good luck Marta [smiley=huh.gif] |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by BlueMeanie on Apr 11th, 2005, 6:40pm For me a nap really doesn't trigger. My hits are pretty much same time everyday both day & night. If I where to nap at the normal hit time, then of course I'll wake with an attack. Episodic... |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by yikes-another-one on Apr 11th, 2005, 6:40pm I also make sure I nap for less than 1/2 hour or more than 2 hours... otherwise....watch out. but then again, I don't usually get severe night hits. Lucky me...I get them at 7pm, just in time to miss my favorite Tv shows..... >:( |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by chicagoseal on Apr 11th, 2005, 8:05pm Alcohol doesnt trigger my attacks, but a nap surely does. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Jonny on Apr 11th, 2005, 8:24pm Nap?.....LMAO.....You peeps are old!!!!! ;;D |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by E-Double on Apr 11th, 2005, 8:39pm neither naps nor K-hol (as we call it in da hood [smiley=laugh.gif]) trigger anymore.......They used to big time Don't know why but then again I don't know jack about this damn cycle...go figure.....expected a month gain a yr |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Sean_C on Apr 11th, 2005, 10:41pm I fear all sleep ;;D Sean........................... |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Marta on Apr 12th, 2005, 3:29am Hi EEB, Right, I had an attack at half past two last night and again at seven this morning. I took a shot of imigram (trex?) at half two and I took a teeny tiny bit of a shot this am. I'm feeling fine now but for how long..................? I also didn't take my verapamil last night and I'm sure my BP has already gone up some which has helped loads. The journey continues. Good luck to you, ok? Marta |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Apr 12th, 2005, 9:11am on 04/11/05 at 20:24:44, Jonny wrote:
According to this. http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=chspecific;action=viewprofile;username=Jonny You are 98??? I know that's not right but I've heard it's pretty close. ;;D Marta, I know what you mean about the crunchy neck. I have it right now and expect to have it for at least another 6 - 8 weeks. No hits last night because I stayed up all night working at my computer. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Bob P on Apr 12th, 2005, 2:49pm From Prof. Goadsby: Quote:
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by chicagoseal on Apr 12th, 2005, 4:21pm I crave naps during a cycle, because I dont get much sleep when attacks hit. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by PerryGR on Apr 12th, 2005, 8:02pm Naps that last more than 45 minutes usually trigger killer hits for me. PFDAN to all, Perry. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Marta on Apr 16th, 2005, 5:25pm Hi, Just to nark you all off, I had a nap today and NO CH. That was a first and I felt SO good for it. Good luck all of you Marta |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Cynde on Jun 30th, 2005, 10:33pm ALWAYS! So when I'm in a cluster episode, I have to be very careful not to nap, or I'll wake up with a killer. Even sitting still too quietly can trigger them, so I tend to be more hyper than usual during episodes, finding lots to do during the day so I'm not even tempted to nap. And the worst is those rare times when I acciodentally fall asleep at the pool, in the shade, then the sun invades the shady spot while I'm asleep -- INSTANT TRIGGER! With the new theories tying the hypothalamus and CH, and the hypo's role in regulating awake-sleep cycles, there must be something about napping that disrupts the cycle and ultimately results in pain. Just my guesses... |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by bnfreeman on Jun 30th, 2005, 11:15pm It used to not bother me, but the last nap I had I woke up the a strong shadow. Now I have to keep busy all day. The minute I sit down I feel shadows coming on. I get hit around 6pm and 10pm most of the time. Maybe because it's my down time. Who knows. I love taking naps,but now I'm scared. BF |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by unsolved1 on Jul 1st, 2005, 12:24am Naps and sleeping are triggers for me. I don't sleep much !! :o Unsolved |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by burnt-toast on Jul 1st, 2005, 8:04am on 04/11/05 at 22:41:52, Sean_C wrote:
Well said. Never get a chance to really re-charge the batteries. Tom |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by marlinsfan on Jul 1st, 2005, 8:08am I get hit when I nap, every time, no matter how long I nap. Most my hits come when I sleep, so it makes sense. So I don't nap when in cycle now. When I first joined this board, I read somewhere that "naps R not us". Sums it up pretty well. Jose |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Cynde on Jul 1st, 2005, 9:12am Question for all of you. My mom commented to me that I've always had trouble with napping -- I apparently stopped napping very young, to the consternation of my caretakers, and when I do nap I often feel groggy upon awakening. I have always had good sleep at night, though (well, 'til menopause, which disrupts it). I'm wondering whether anyone else here was an early no-napper (like before age 2 1/2 to 3), and whether there might be something programmed into us that inherently makes napping a sleep disruptor, which then triggers the devil. My hubby can nap and feel great, but our son (who takes after me in so many ways) was also an early non-napper, and I don't want him to suffer these as he gets older. Just curious... |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Bob P on Jul 1st, 2005, 9:18am From Prof. Goadsby: "Patients should be advised to abstain from alcohol during the cluster bout. Otherwise, dietary factors seem to have little importance in CH. Anecdotal evidence suggest that patients should be cautioned against prolonged exposure to volatile substances, such as solvents and oil-based paints. They should be instructed to avoid afternoon naps because sleeping can precipitate attacks in some patients." |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by drhbooks on Jul 1st, 2005, 9:31am Naps give me headaches about 75 percent of the time... never occured to me that the length of the nap might make a difference. Now that I've got Oxygen again I might get brave enough to try a short nap this weekend.... |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Cynde on Jul 1st, 2005, 9:48am on 07/01/05 at 09:31:37, drhbooks wrote:
Let us know what happens if you do nap! I fear mid-day sleep more than I fear the Bush administration...(are we allowed to discuss politics here?)... |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by fat___pam on Jul 1st, 2005, 1:47pm When David, my CH prone BF first started getting CH he would take a nap... which kept producing more CH ... he doesn't nap now and tries to also maintain a 10 pm -5 am sleep schedule. He usually has more HA on the weekends because he diviates and tries to sleep in. Crystal |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by kcopelin on Jul 1st, 2005, 8:26pm I Never nap during cycle-ever-was so exhausted the other day I dosed off sitting down-woke up 7 minutes later with a major Kip 9. So now I don't even sit still too long. Upside-my house is pretty darned clean since I'll do anything to keep awake-downside-I'm so tired I may have been cleaning someoneleses house ::) kathy |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Kiwiinoz58 on Jul 2nd, 2005, 1:11pm I seem to be the oposite to everyone. I always get my CH's during the day and never get one after sleeping or napping. Well at least that's one positive, I get to have my rest at night. Cheers, Jacqs(Kiwi) |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by AussieBrian on Jul 2nd, 2005, 9:06pm "....Too scared to sleep, too weak to weep, Cowering in fear of what's ahead... " (From a poem posted earlier this year) |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by cazman on Jul 3rd, 2005, 5:43pm as if i could in my house and yes when i do get a chance to ever do that in less than a hour im up with the beast and into the closet hugging the ice bag for dear life |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by BMoneeTheMoneeMan on Jul 9th, 2005, 10:27pm I have noticed that taking a nap is bad news during the nap and at bed time. It makes it really tough cause after 3 or 4 hits at night and almost no sleep, all I can do is dream about a nice long nap. But, unfortunately, i know better and I try to never take a nap. Good luck & PF wishes BMonee |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by duerrs on Jul 10th, 2005, 10:18pm i'm in the same boat at the moment, i've been trying to sleep. I get about an hour worth of sleep and wake up with a cluster, im not sure what is worse, the ch or the lack of sleep from the ch. some nights i can sleep fine, other nights like tonight, i get an hour and wake up. there is something funny about this cycle that is different and i have been suffering for 20 years. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Limey on Jul 11th, 2005, 4:34am I read in a magazine we have in England about headaches that when you nap you lie on your back which can trigger headaches but if you sleep for the night you lie on your front or side which doesn't. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by BobG on Jul 11th, 2005, 12:36pm Limey, I think that magazine article was written by someone that has no idea what a cluster headache is. Stay stressed. Never relax. Never nap. Ever. And, welcome to the board. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by wip5150 on Jul 11th, 2005, 12:41pm Nap? What's a nap? ;;D In all seriousness, when I'm in a cycle I don't even THINK about napping. Hell, I feel lucky to get a few hours of interrupted sleep at night. Best of luck. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by hdbngr on Jul 11th, 2005, 1:56pm Anyone ever notice a connection between dreaming and CH attacks? I can nap, but if I'm down long enough to start to dream, that is when the screamers hit. Anyone remember if they are dreaming when the pain hits? Wonder if that is the connection between exceeding 45 minutes, maybe that is how long it takes to hit the dream stage? |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Linda416 on Jul 15th, 2005, 3:47am on 04/11/05 at 09:13:56, ExplodingEyeBall wrote:
Yep, every time...sucks too |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by hdido on Jul 15th, 2005, 4:05am Always get an attack after a nap and when I wake up from sleep-also feel nauseous, does that happen to anyone else (doesn't matter what or whether I've eaten or not nor time of day). |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Sandy_C on Jul 15th, 2005, 9:39am Nap? Not on your life! I can't even sit down in the evening to just relax and watch a little TV. The minute I relax, wham. By the end of my cycles, I'm totally drained - then I sleep, sleep, sleep trying to catch up. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by burnt-toast on Jul 15th, 2005, 9:58am on 07/15/05 at 09:39:53, Sandy_C wrote:
How terribly familiar this sounds. I also get attacks when just attempting to relax, even just a little. Now if I could just find a way to never stop moving or doing something....... Tom |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Cooked Brain on Jul 15th, 2005, 8:25pm on 04/11/05 at 09:13:56, ExplodingEyeBall wrote:
Ow yes ! you said it there [smiley=pokeeye.gif] |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by BobG on Jul 16th, 2005, 5:07am on 07/11/05 at 13:56:11, hdbngr wrote:
The connection between dreaming and being attacked is really just a coincidence. It's at the REM (rapid eye movement) sleep mode when the headaches start. That is also when dreaming takes place. Some people get into the REM in 45 minutes and some can take a couple hours. Remember dreaming? I have been awakend, more than once, by a cluster and remember I was dreaming about having a headache. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by AussieBrian on Jul 16th, 2005, 5:31am I've many times dreamt I was having a cluster. The relief on waking to find it really was a dream is quite special. As for napping, I'd die on my feet first. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by lmarkins on Jul 17th, 2005, 1:06pm Hmmmm, Lets see. Sleep = pain. Pain= fear. Sleep=fear. Nope. No sleeping allowed. Nature of the beast. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by hdbngr on Jul 18th, 2005, 4:32pm Lord, I thought I was the only one to have "cluster dreams". Not always bad enough to bring you out of sleep, but usually dark and miserable. I'm always lost, someplace unfamiliar and I can't find my fill in the blank (car, O2 tank, medicine) or my way home. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by Sandy_C on Jul 18th, 2005, 8:03pm on 07/18/05 at 16:32:38, hdbngr wrote:
Yes, had just a few of these dreams which left me terribly confused. Happy that it was only a dream, but scared to death that the dream could really come true. |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by outwitt on Jul 20th, 2005, 1:51pm Naps are triggers! Pillow pressure on the occipital area is a trigger. The shampoo girl at the haircutters squeezed the neck and triggered it. Sitting stationary for >45 min is a trigger........long drives or a night at the movies require frequent breaks. I usually set an alarm if I nap......and watch TV sitting upright. YES......a simple nap...one of life's pleasures...is no longer afforded us...... Be careful!! |
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Title: Re: Do you get hit when you nap??? Post by BMoneeTheMoneeMan on Jul 22nd, 2005, 5:20pm Yeah, absolutely. While i am taking a nap, and especially when i go to bed that night, it is always a bad nite. I dont take naps anymore, cause i am too tired of getting cornholed all the time. It used to be my daily schedule cause i worked early in the morning, and also late at night. So i would take a nap every day at about noon for a couple hours. After I realized that naps trigger multiple CHs, i dont take naps anymore, even on days that i have gotten 3 hours sleep and up with CHs all night long. Its a vicious cycle. I used to take a nap BECAUSE i couldnt sleep all night, so then i would get more clusters, so then i would take a nap, and i would get more clusters....... it was a bad cycle. No naps for me anymore BMonee ;) |
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