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(Message started by: barbee on Aug 15^th, 2002, 1:13pm)

Title: Anyone know why...
Post by barbee on Aug 15^th, 2002, 1:13pm

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that Migraine headaches throb, and Clusters don't throb?

Title: Re: Anyone know why...
Post by Jazsaunt on Aug 15^th, 2002, 1:19pm

My husbands head throbs and he's a clusterhead. Not sure if that is because of the verapamil though or not. During an attack his head sometimes thumps, and then the severe pain comes and goes. Not sure if everybody is kind of like that or not.
Michelle

Title: Re: Anyone know why...
Post by ave on Aug 16^th, 2002, 8:40am

My migraines didn't a used to throb...

My clusters don't either.

Now what to make of that?

Title: Re: Anyone know why...
Post by Drk^Angel on Aug 16^th, 2002, 12:17pm

My clusters don't throb, but my migraines-like HAs do (so does my chronic TTH at times). Dunno why...

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

Title: Re: Anyone know why...
Post by Ree on Aug 16^th, 2002, 11:45pm

I think you are confusing stress headaches with migraine...Migraine doesnt pulse... but i know stress headaches are like a hammer, like you see in a comercial for headache meds. My migraine is a long intense pain. My hubby has CH and he explains that like an ice pick stuck in the side of his eye temple face top of his head etc etc etc... He has horners syndrome with it and his eye contracts too. Hope this helps... Ree

Title: Re: Anyone know why...
Post by Drk^Angel on Aug 17^th, 2002, 12:18am

According to the IHS... Migraine have a pulsating quality... That prolly explains it better than throbs, but I think most ppl use the two terms interchangeablely.

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