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(Message started by: Chrisjg23 on Dec 17^th, 2006, 8:17pm)

Title: Eyes
Post by Chrisjg23 on Dec 17^th, 2006, 8:17pm

CH's,

As I head into my 4th week of my first CH experience, I began to wonder about how you guys handle the eye issues associated with CHs.

During my worst headaches, my left eye will water, turn bloodshot, and the lower lid is irritated and reddish...

Do you guys do anything special to alleviate the swelling and redness?

Title: Re: Eyes
Post by Redd715 on Dec 17^th, 2006, 9:31pm

Honestly there really is nothing that can be done for this. It's an autonomic symptom, and once the cycle is over, it will go away on it's own.

Cold compresses help the pain during the attack itself, and can help a bit to relieve some of the swelling.

Title: Re: Eyes
Post by georgej on Dec 18^th, 2006, 12:52am

on 12/17/06 at 21:31:53, Redd715 wrote:

Honestly there really is nothing that can be done for this. It's an autonomic symptom, and once the cycle is over, it will go away on it's own.

Yep. It goes away when the headache is finished. I know it's happening, but I don't pay too much attention to the drip, drip, drip from the bloodshot eye--I'm just trying to get through the hit.

It's just part of the whole nasty deal--along with the sweating and the runny nose. Of the secondary symptoms, I hate the sweating the worst. But all of that is sweetness and light juxtaposed against the &*^% knife in my eye.

Best wishes,

George

Title: Re: Eyes
Post by JeffB on Dec 18^th, 2006, 1:32pm

I can give a crap how I look after a hit. But I do get the droopy lid, red eye and the runny nose.

Title: Re: Eyes
Post by thebbz on Dec 18^th, 2006, 10:19pm

;;D Slingin boogers in the ER is a sure way to speed up the imitrex shot. ;;D
cold on the fire eyes. Lots of towels for the other stuff.
all the best
jb

Title: Re: Eyes
Post by andrewjb on Dec 19^th, 2006, 6:49am

:). are " slingin boogers " an over the counter med ?

Title: Re: Eyes
Post by Yorky on Dec 19^th, 2006, 1:03pm

on 12/17/06 at 20:17:19, Chrisjg23 wrote:

just curious...as you are in your 4th week of your first ch eperience.i just wondered.....how and when you got diagnosed ?

Title: Re: Eyes
Post by Chrisjg23 on Dec 19^th, 2006, 5:05pm

Hey,
I was diagnosed by my doc at the beginning of the month...

Title: Re: Eyes
Post by georgej on Dec 21^st, 2006, 1:51am

on 12/19/06 at 17:05:14, Chrisjg23 wrote:

Hey,
I was diagnosed by my doc at the beginning of the month...

Smart, smart doc you've got there. I was diagnosed about three years after onset, and I'm one of the lucky ones. Some here went undiagnosed for many years.

Seriously--kudos to your doctor.

Best wishes,

George

Title: Re: Eyes
Post by ax on Dec 21^st, 2006, 2:27am

Eye thing only during attack.

Glad it's there so I don't have to tell people to get the hell away... The eye tells all

Title: Re: Eyes
Post by Chrisjg23 on Dec 21^st, 2006, 7:29am

Yes,
I am quite grateful for his diagnosis (well, it still sucks) I can't imagine not knowing what this ridiculous pain was ...

He just started me on Verapamil...I've read some good things about it on the board and I hope it works.

Oh, and I'm now over one month with this cycle! Sadly, it feels like an accomplishment :'(

Title: Re: Eyes
Post by Redd715 on Dec 21^st, 2006, 8:16am

on 12/21/06 at 07:29:42, Chrisjg23 wrote:

Then you are going into this with a good additude, and that there is half the battle. Keeping a positive frame of mind between the hits is essential to getting through this and moving on with life once the cycle ends.

Title: Re: Eyes
Post by pha516 on Dec 24^th, 2006, 1:29pm

My husband also gets the redness,swelling, teariness but lately he has been getting blurred vision. Do other people get blurred vision with the cluster? Thanks. Debbie

Title: Re: Eyes
Post by ax on Dec 26^th, 2006, 3:22am

No blurred vision, but in the past 2 cycles, each have added a spot on my eye that I can see when looking at anything bright, like a white wall.

Title: Re: Eyes
Post by redhead on Dec 27^th, 2006, 10:01pm

My eye doctor, who ALSO has cluster headaches, says that a cool compress for about 10 minutes after an attack is the best option to get the redness and puffiness to go away.