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(Message started by: CJohnson on Mar 12^th, 2003, 12:20pm)

Title: Is it correct to a CH a migraine headache?
Post by CJohnson on Mar 12^th, 2003, 12:20pm

I'm posting left and right here. I can't help it, its exciting to have a resource like this. Anyways a couple of questions:
1: Are cluster headaches a class of migraine, or a totally different thing?
2: Is there a clear list of possible triggers or causes? (I don't want to deprive myself of chocolate for no reason)
3: I recently read an article citing a lack of magnesium as a cause of migraine. Any experience with this?
4: Will I be able to answer all of my questions by going through the archive of posts?

Title: Re: Is it correct to a CH a migraine headache?
Post by brain_cramps on Mar 12^th, 2003, 12:39pm

1. CH and migraines are VERY different headaches, even though are considered 'vascular headaches'.

2. alcohol seems to be a common trigger for episodics. other than that, they seem to vary from sufferer to sufferer.

3. no idea

4. there is aA LOT of info in the archives, but there is NO one source that covers everything!

Title: Re: Is it correct to a CH a migraine headache?
Post by WendyHowe on Mar 12^th, 2003, 5:27pm

I know this is a hugely emotive subject on this website. Please be tolerant, until you have a CH attack, if you are a migraine sufferer you genuinely think you suffer terrible pain. It is only when you have a Kip 10 CH that you know that migraine is quite fun in comparison!

Speaking for the UK here, don't know if it is the same in the USA or elsewhere. CH used to be called 'Cluster Migraine' here. This causes terrible problems for CH sufferers.The majority of GP's in the Uk are still very, very confused/ignorant and routinely prescribe migraine preventatives and abortives for CH for years, even when the patient shows no sign of responding to them and even when their lives are falling apart (personal experience shows that the most current migraine drugs are really quite superb at dealing with migraine, but f... all use for CH)

We just need as much publicity and education in the Uk as we can get so that the medical profession wise up about the different conditions and treatments.

Title: Re: Is it correct to a CH a migraine headache?
Post by Lenny on Mar 12^th, 2003, 6:16pm

"Ditto" to what WendyHowe just wrote.

I remember reading ( and i forgot where i read it ) that clusters are a hundred and something times the power of a meegrine.If anyome has any inf.on this, please post it.

Title: Re: Is it correct to a CH a migraine headache?
Post by Opus on Mar 12^th, 2003, 6:45pm

For me,
A migraine is a pounding headache that effects one whole side of the head. Lying down in a dark quite room lessens the pain.

A CH is a constant unrelenting boring pain behind the eye. With a CH lying down is impossible and in high Kip levels, rocking, pacing, screaming, and hitting the head is common. Light and loud sounds do not make it worse.

The only trigger for CH for me is sleep. I believe now that smoking, drinking coffee, and cold are my migraine triggers, which is why they come after an hour after my CH because those are my CH treatments.

Opus :P