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(Message started by: smartie on Aug 4^th, 2002, 3:35pm)

Title: Accupuncture
Post by smartie on Aug 4^th, 2002, 3:35pm

:)Dear all
Just wanted to post this message, my husband is in week 5 of what usually is a much longer haul. I found this website in a moment of desparation and thanked my lucky stars!!! I marched to the doctors surgery the next day and came away with the Sumitriptan injection (which we had never been told about or offered), these are fantastic and work within 10 minutes, in fact they are so good, my husband is able to sit in a room with our noisy 1 year old soon after taking it. The down side is that he can only have 2 in a day or risks a heart attack, which is no good for the days when he has 5 headaches. Again in desparation we went to seek accupuncture as we had never tried this either. I am please to report, although the treatment is expensive, he had it done last Thursday and has only had 1 headache which we controlled with the Sumitriptan with ease. It is now Sunday and there is a feeling of semi-normality in our house again (although we don't want to be too optimistic just in case)
I appeal to you all, never give up trying new methods, some do work!
Love and pain free days to you all

Title: Re: Accupuncture
Post by LauraP on Aug 9^th, 2002, 8:19am

Hello Smartie,

I, too, am a supportive wife a clusterhead. And like you I stumbled across this wonderful website. I've learned more from chatting with other clusterheads than we have learned from the many doctors that Rick (my husband) has been to.

A couple of years ago Rick tried accupuncture. The first and second treatment didn't seem to do anything. On the third treament he got a CH while in the doctors office. And it was a pretty bad one. When they stuck the needles into him it intensified the pain and actually spread the pain to his legs. It was very painful for him. Needless to say, he stopped the accupuncture. But it was worth a shot. We, like many others, are willing to try ANYTHING to get rid of these damn headaches. Good luck with the accupuncture. Let me know how he does.

I've never heard of Sumitriptan. Tell me more. Rick isn't crazy about injections of any kind. Does this come in any other form, i.e., nasal spray, pill form?

Rick just started taking Magnesium and Potassium pills on Tuesday of this week. So far he has not had a headache all week. That's not to say it's the pills. He could just be in between cycles. But, he will continue taking them to see what happens.

It's amazing all the different things we try just to find some kind of relief! As you stated, never give up trying new methods. I couldn't agree with you more.

Cheers.
Laura

Title: Re: Accupuncture
Post by smartie on Aug 10^th, 2002, 12:35pm

Dear Laura
So far so good with the accupuncture - keep your fingers crossed please. The Sumitriptan injection is the Imigran injection, very easy, like a diabetic pen, still feels like a sharp jab but it works within 5 minutes. You are restricted to only 2 a day but they work brilliantly. There is a write up on this site regarding it, look it up in the medical info, thats where I found it and took it to show the doctor
Good Luck!
Helen & Alister

Title: Re: Accupuncture
Post by rick on Aug 11^th, 2002, 1:28am

Smartie,

Hello and welcome! I am another Rick who tried accupuncture. I spent a great deal of money on many treatments with little success. I personally wouldn't recommend it for clusters. Please keep us posted on how it works for your husband.

Peace,

-R