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(Message started by: haubels on Apr 2^nd, 2006, 9:32pm)

Title: Antiinflammatorys ?
Post by haubels on Apr 2^nd, 2006, 9:32pm

I'll make this short and sweet. I've been a CH sufferer for 10 years, starting as episodic and recently chronic.
Last week saw a rise in the frequency of my attacks to every 4 to 7 hours. I was almost out of Imitrex and running out of hope.
For some reason I started to look at my recent "cluster calenders". I keep a running monthly calender on Microsoft Word of my attacks .Anyone that would like a blank calender can E-mail me. Anyways I noticed that the month prior I went into remission after I started taking Naproxen 500mg.(a very effective antiinflammatory) Twice a day for a knee injury.
Now within 4 hrs. of taking the medication again the attacks have stopped completely!
I know it"s to early to call this a "silver bullet" but i have to tell you that I am thrilled. Talk to your doctor and see if it works for you.
Good luck everyone! (haubels@cox.net)

Title: Re: Antiinflammatorys ?
Post by Karla on Apr 2^nd, 2006, 9:40pm

Tried it and it did nothing for me. Usually indomethacin works for cph and is the only antiinflamatory that works for anything on this type of ha. Ive tried other antiinflamatories and had no luck with them either. I am glad you seem to be getting some relief with it.

Title: Re: Antiinflammatorys ?
Post by BikerBob on Apr 2^nd, 2006, 11:37pm

Re: Naproxen

See:

http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=meds;action=display;num=1140809562;start=0#0

BB

Title: Re: Antiinflammatorys ?
Post by AussieBrian on Apr 3^rd, 2006, 4:41am

I just love it when someone pops out of the blue like that offering a little bit of hope and a little bit of help to us all. Bloody good onya, haubels, reckon we're gunna get on well.

I tried anti-inflammatories a couple of times and the one you mention sounds familiar. I recall it helped once or twice and that was about it but otherwise seemed to do no harm. (It's also worth mentioning Celebrex, which I'm pretty sure is an anti-inflammatory, has recently been listed to have some side effects which may out-do it's usefulness.)

No need to knock when you get here, haubels. Door's open and the beer's chilled to perfection,

Brian down under.

Title: Re: Antiinflammatorys ?
Post by Gator on Apr 3^rd, 2006, 3:04pm

Another No-Go here, too. Glad it works for you.

Title: Re: Antiinflammatorys ?
Post by cootie on Apr 3^rd, 2006, 11:06pm

Even tho I don't have ch I can say that anti-inflammatories make me swell up like a dead groundhog layin in the hot sun all day. Anyone else have that problem ? Took sumthin with that in it yesturday and gained 4 lbs overnite. Peein the pounds off Pam :(

Title: Re: Antiinflammatorys ?
Post by NotH20 on Apr 4^th, 2006, 1:26pm

Pam,

It's been a LONG time since I've seen one of your posts and wow I sure have missed your humor. I've just been away too long I guess. Glad to see you and thanks for the laughs during the hectic work day.

Mia

PS Haubels - haven't tried it but so glad that it's working for you. Keep us posted :)

Title: Re: Antiinflammatorys ?
Post by Mikey99 on Apr 7^th, 2006, 9:18am

Don't worry about the daytime hits. They are perfectly normal for episodic clusters. I have had them for many years.

My neuro never gave me naproxen but he did give me verapamil and depakote but I have always had bad reactions to the preventives (anti-inflammatories).

I usually always see my GP before the neuro when in cycle so I told him the neuro wasn't helping much.

My GP feeling good that day offered to write me a prescription. He suggested that I take some nasonex and use imitrex as an abortive. Now I know that nasonex is not for cluster headaches but then again, what is?

Surprisingly, the nasonex worked as a preventive for me.

If you still take meds (which I don't anymore) and you cannot take preventives, this might be an option for you.

Title: Re: Antiinflammatorys ?
Post by StressFree on Apr 10^th, 2006, 3:20pm

Regarding Naproxin coated Imitrex:

Perhaps the goal (and effect?) is to give a drug that stops a cluster attack and the other drug keeps it from breaking through again. Aleve is said to last for 12 hours. Like Ibuprofin and the other NSAIDs there are limits to how much a person should take. I always take Aleve for shadows and sometimes in hopes of staving off a cycle. I've gone up to 6 years between cycles. Not sure why so long, but I do Thank God for it! Rich

Modified to note - I meant to post this to the link BikerBob provided. Aleve was of some help for me, but I wouldn't rely on Aleve by itself.

Title: Re: Antiinflammatorys ?
Post by cootie on Apr 10^th, 2006, 10:56pm

Doc told me anythng over 1400 mg's a day of tylonal type meds was dangerous and can ruin the liver......just thought I'd add that. FYI girl Pam