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(Message started by: Alison Strobel Morrow on Feb 21^st, 2007, 11:22pm)

Title: beta blockers?
Post by Alison Strobel Morrow on Feb 21^st, 2007, 11:22pm

My husband just started taking a beta blocker---propratolol or something like that, can't remember the exact name. Anyway, he's been on it for over two weeks and we haven't noticed any change--in fact, he had one of his worst headaches a couple nights ago. Anyone with experience with these have any insights? Does it take a long time for it to build to theraputic levels, or should it be working by now?

-Alison

Title: Re: beta blockers?
Post by Bob_Johnson on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 7:10am

Several drugs of this type have been tried for Cluster without significant success.

These articles represent the most current thinking on meds.
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http://www.headachedrugs.com/pdf/ha2006.pdf Dr. Robbins site. Then explore the entire site by deleting everything following. com/ and then hit enter.
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Here is a link to read and print and take to your doctor. It describes preventive, transitional, abortive and surgical treatments for CH. Written by one of the better headache docs in the U.S. (2002)

http://www.brightok.net/~mnjday/chtherapy.pdf

Title: Re: beta blockers?
Post by Big_Pete on Feb 24^th, 2007, 12:26pm

Hey, im very new to the site and have only just been diagnosed, but i was give Propranolol by my GP yesterday and he said it is one of the most effective Beta Blockers around...hopefully this is the case. I hope your husband feels better and he has success with Propranolol like i hope i have succes with it aswell!

Title: Re: beta blockers?
Post by thebbz on Feb 24^th, 2007, 12:46pm

:-/ It is an excellent beta blocker and does wonders for high blood pressure. [smiley=laugh.gif] Doctors seem to have a need to guinea pig us with this crap cause someone in med school said it worked. That and the psychotropics. Does nothing for CH ...IMHO It is good thing I have a tough liver though.
all the best
jb

Title: Re: beta blockers?
Post by chewy on Feb 24^th, 2007, 12:57pm

Quote:

my GP yesterday and he said it is one of the most effective Beta Blockers around..

That may be so but that doesn't make it an effective med for CH.

Title: Re: beta blockers?
Post by Brewcrew on Feb 24^th, 2007, 3:29pm

on 02/24/07 at 12:46:02, thebbz wrote:

That and the psychotropics.

Such as...?

Title: Re: beta blockers?
Post by thebbz on Feb 24^th, 2007, 3:52pm

Geez Brew..take your pick. It's the same with the MAOI's and the SSRI's. My point is the doctors go through the drugs to try for prevents like there's no end.
One after another after another well this didn't work lets try this. Is there a better way? I dont know.
28 years later...its back to 02,coffee and trex. Is that all medical science has to offer,let try this next time? Thats not counting the DHE IV drips,steriods and on and on and on. Inderal may be effective on some level for migraines but CH? IMHO
Drugs [smiley=hurl.gif]
Once again IMHO, I would rather eat mushrooms. But we cant even consider studies on such a bad fungus.
If it works for you do it, whatever it is.
all the best
jb

Title: Re: beta blockers?
Post by Brewcrew on Feb 24^th, 2007, 4:28pm

I guess when I think of psychotropics, I think of things like cocaine, pot, heroin, MDMA, barbiturates, amphetamines, nicotine, and caffeine, to name a few. While almost all of us know the benefits of caffeine, few would swear by most of the others (though most of us are addicted to nicotine as well).

Did you have docs prescribing some of this stuff?

Title: Re: beta blockers?
Post by thebbz on Feb 24^th, 2007, 4:45pm

I should be more specific ;) I'm talking the schedule 3 and 4 stuff. the "ines", mainly. Anti-depressants....
and then their are cases these drugs work for CH? go figure.
The schedule one stuff should be studied in a big way for more than CH but big brother wont have it.
jbhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_Psychotropic_Substances#Schedules_of_Controlled_Substances
[smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] No I dont have a doc , I grow it in the back yard [smiley=laugh.gif]

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/propran.htm

Title: Re: beta blockers?
Post by froggy on Feb 24^th, 2007, 8:57pm

Go JB!

Title: Re: beta blockers?
Post by Rick_K on Feb 25^th, 2007, 7:27pm

I have been taking a beta blocker for over 25 years for high blood pressure. Doesn't do a damn thing to help my clusters........you must try oxygen.