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(Message started by: sco on Jun 15^th, 2002, 11:13pm)

Title: Indocin
Post by sco on Jun 15^th, 2002, 11:13pm

I just wanted to let folks know that my mother, who has suffered with cluster headaches for the past several weeks finally found a neurologist who prescribed Indocin... in low dose...as she is on blood thinning medication. And it has worked. :) Within 24 hours of taking it...she has completely stopped having the headaches. Prior to that the only thing that seemed to help was oxygen. But even with that she was in terrible pain for 15 minutes before it backed off. She talked about not wanting to live anymore...so this is like a miracle!!

Title: Re: Indocin
Post by Bob P on Jun 17^th, 2002, 9:15am

Indocine is almost 100% effective for CPH which is a cluster-like headache but not true cluster headache. CPH strikes females more often than males. The headaches are similar to clusters but more frequent and shorter duration.

If there is any female on this message board who hasn't tried indocine - they're nuts!

Title: Re: Indocin
Post by Svenn on Jun 19^th, 2002, 3:40am

It seems that you are talking about CPH my friend and not cluster,
Indocin"indometacin" up to this day is the only thing that are working 100% for CPH,and as far as i know that stuff do not work on true cluster,but i`m not a Dr just another clusterhead

Svenn

Title: Re: Indocin
Post by susan on Jun 19^th, 2002, 10:42am

I am a female...I have also tried indocin...it didn't work for me. Guess I have the "real thing". S

Title: Re: Indocin
Post by Drk^Angel on Jun 19^th, 2002, 6:43pm

Indocin (indomethacin) is sometimes prescribed as a preventive for CH. I'm not sure of it's success rate, but have heard of a few CH (that's CH... Not CPH) patients that it has worked for, but I believe the majority of CH patients do not respond favorably to Indocin.

PFDAN..................... Drk^Angel

Title: Re: Indocin
Post by Drk^Angel on Jun 19^th, 2002, 7:52pm

I've done some further study on Indocin, and found that cluster headache variant responds favorably to Indocin. Also The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Seventeenth Edition claims "Indomethacin is uniquely effective for cluster headache." (But then again... Merck & Co is a brand name manufacturer of Indocin, so they may not be considered too impartial.) The National Headache Foundation claims "Studies with this agent have demonstrated it to be effective in several forms of cluster headache known as atypical cluster headache and chronic paroxysmal hemicrania. It is the medication of first choice in these two forms of cluster headache."

PFDAN.................... Drk^Angel

Title: Re: Indocin
Post by mustang on Jun 20^th, 2002, 6:50pm

Ok, what is CPH?

??? ???

Title: Re: Indocin
Post by Drk^Angel on Jun 20^th, 2002, 9:19pm

Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania. It's a variant of TAC similar to CH, but shorter duration, and greater frequency.

PFDAN......................... Drk^Angel