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(Message started by: Marshall_D on Sep 9^th, 2002, 7:04am)

Title: Help
Post by Marshall_D on Sep 9^th, 2002, 7:04am

My Cluster's have just started on 9/2/02. They are just getting to the unbearable part, i.e. 4-6 a day, and all potent. I can't take imitrex cause my father had an M.I. at 38 . (I'm 37). Has anyone tried anything (except Oxygen) that seemed to limit the amount of attacks.

I'm seeing my Doctor next tuesday. But that hasn't helped with my previous attacks :o.

Thanks for any help!!!

Marshall

Title: Re: Help
Post by Slammy on Sep 9^th, 2002, 10:48am

Marshall,

Try cafergot as an abortive....it works for several people on here.

Slammy 8)

Title: Re: Help
Post by Melissa on Sep 9^th, 2002, 11:16am

Hi Marshall,

I'm so sorry your cycle has returned! The only other thing that's not a prescription med that I can recommend, is Dramamine. You can get it over the counter, at Walmart or service stations. It is originally for motion sickness, but also helps to prevent the REM stages of sleep, where the beast gets you. That combined with O2 and tons of coffee, helped me during my last cycle.

Good Luck!
:)Mel

Title: Re: Help
Post by justin on Sep 9^th, 2002, 12:04pm

you should still be on a preventative med, no? like verapamil, depakote, topomax... with verapamil in the past i'll have 1-2 attacks a day, better than 5-6 with anything else i've tried. and i've tried a lot of combinations of drugs! good luck

jd