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(Message started by: sgarner on Apr 7^th, 2008, 11:57pm)

Title: HA lasted for 2 days.
Post by sgarner on Apr 7^th, 2008, 11:57pm

I had a cluster hit at 3 friday afternoon. It let go to shadow like symptoms that night and lingered like that all Saturday. Saturday night it came back with a vengeance and I thoughtI would have to go to the hospital. Imitrex, oxygen, an ultracet and 3 esgics didn't seem to dent it. Sunday I had 2-3 on Kip Scale all day long till I had a nap and it went away till ab obout 10 that night. I have had varying 2-3 Kip to 7-8 kips since last night.

I have been chronic for 3 years but I just don't ever remember having one last bascially 48 hours in varying intensity. Very tender head between temple and my ear.

Is this odd or just par for the course.

Title: Re: HA lasted for 2 days.
Post by AussieBrian on Apr 8^th, 2008, 12:28am

A doctor I ain't, mate, but if you're looking for sympathy, empathy or just a shoulder to cry on then you have it here by the truck-load.

I had a cycle start out of the blue some years back, and while all the hits were relatively low intensity, the bruising each one left was almost as bad as what had gone before and I swear the bastage had me by the ear for fully five days and nights on the trot.

We have an OTC med here in Oz called panadol or panadiene and I found that a couple of these washed down with seriously strong, hot coffee would help a lot. I don't know the American name for the product but our good friend Chewy assures me you can get just the same stuff.

By way of disclaimer, I also learned the hard way that if two don't work then neither will four, six or eight. Wasn't a pretty sight, I can promise.

All the best, mate, and only good days ahead.

Title: Re: HA lasted for 2 days.
Post by E-Double on Apr 8^th, 2008, 8:05am

sounds like you had a migraine throughout along with Cluster attacks

Title: Re: HA lasted for 2 days.
Post by Guiseppi on Apr 8^th, 2008, 10:11am

Guess I'm lucky, 12-18 hours is the max I've ever actually "hurt." Like E-dub said, you may have a combo type headache issue, cluster migrains? Just your luck huh? :-/ Good luck that's a tough road.

Guiseppi

Title: Re: HA lasted for 2 days.
Post by Karla on Apr 8^th, 2008, 11:16am

Mine are similar sounding to what you described. I get a 10 hit that last for 1 1/2 hours long then shadows for a half hour. Then a repeat of that times 8. I am chronic. I am so glad for medicines that keep me pain free now so I don't have to live that vicious pain cycle.

Title: Re: HA lasted for 2 days.
Post by Superdave on Apr 8^th, 2008, 11:45am

sgarner I'm also chronic.

I've gotten hit bad for several hours followed by a pesky HA that will last all day simular to what your describing. I think my record for pain runs about 24 hours. Its a cluster attack that is followed up by a different feeling steady pain on the same side of my head for hours. Sometimes advil will help with this but it usually does'nt go away until I can get a good sleep.

PF vibes your way

Superdave

Title: Re: HA lasted for 2 days.
Post by starlight on Apr 8^th, 2008, 12:28pm

Sgarner,

That sucks. When I am at peak of cycle I will get one night where I will get hit with a badass hit that won't respond to O2--it will suck worse than anything, last for over an hour, finally rev down and then rev right back up again immediately. I have been lucky as this has happend past 2 cycles and my boyfriend was able to find expired Imitrex when it revved back up. Also at that point, he went out and got me benadryl (got that idea here and figured it was time to use it). That let me sleep for a few hours and then got hit again. Then next day will have constant pain behind eye--like a CH hangover. But anyway, honestly I think that CH is capable of some really bad shit--like I wonder what would have happend if he hadn't found the expired Imitrex and got me benadryl...would it have kept doing that reving down and then right back up--needless to say it would not have been
pleasant. Try benadryl. It might help. Let us know how you are doing.

Title: Re: HA lasted for 2 days.
Post by Sean_C on Apr 8^th, 2008, 9:30pm

I've felt that too, its like a cluster hangover or something. It usually happens when my cycle peaks, and the hits are frequent and most deadly.

o2 helps to suck it up.

Hang tough dude.

Sean..........................

Title: Re: HA lasted for 2 days.
Post by Rosebuddy on Apr 8^th, 2008, 9:40pm

I had one last Thursday that lasted all day, but never got past a 5. I went to work but sure wasn't very productive. I was afraid I was having rebounds from Imitrex (had taken it every day for about a week), so tried not to take any. By 6 p.m. I couldn't stand it and took the Imitrex (tablet), but it did no good. Took Melatonin at 9, went to sleep, woke up PF and have been basically PF since! A couple of mild shadows crushed into submission by a Red Bull is all since then. If I had known that the day of suffering would result in 4 (or maybe more?) PF days, I might have been a better sport about it. As it is, I'm surprised I have any friends left. Boy, was I crabby. Everyone seemed to know better than to make any suggestions, anyway. >:( But I'm a happy camper now! Hope you have a similar experience soon.