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(Message started by: CanadaDean on Oct 17^th, 2002, 2:02pm)

Title: Zomig
Post by CanadaDean on Oct 17^th, 2002, 2:02pm

8) Hi folks. I'm new here. Just wanted to let everyone know that for me (mild sufferer - but still debilitated when it hits) Zomig (vacular constrictor) appears to do the trick if taken at the first sign of the aura. Most of the time it eliminates the headache all together, and sometimes it lessens the pain enough that is only barely noticeable. Good Luck everyone.
Dean

Title: Re: Zomig
Post by Slammy on Oct 17^th, 2002, 2:24pm

Dean,

That's great that you have found an abortive that works for you! Jonny swears by zomig too..... Others like BoobP are not as successful with it and have to rely on Cafergot....zomig just took too long to work for me... :)

good luck!

Slammy 8)

Title: Re: Zomig
Post by Bob P on Oct 17^th, 2002, 3:21pm

Slammy,

Zomig does work for me. All of the triptans do - Zomig, Imitrex, Maxalt, Amerge, etc. I was just getting so frustrated fighting with my insurance company and my stupid neuro that I found it better to quit the hassle and go back to cafergot. It really works just as well as long as I have the O2 to go with it.

The cafergot takes a little longer to get going but the O2 holds the attack at bay for as long as it takes. The good thing about cafergot is that once I take it, I'm good for the rest of the night. Sleep like a baby with it.

The one hassle I've had with cafergot is the pharmacist not refilling the script because I was "taking too much" of it. The trick , like with all our meds, was to get the doc to prescribe enough refills. The cluster ended but I kept refilling. I now have a nice stash in the medicine cabinet to start the next bout.

Title: Re: Zomig
Post by Slammy on Oct 17^th, 2002, 3:32pm

Yeah, I have a nice stash of Cafergot too.... Sorry, I was mistaken about you and the triptans... it's funny how they affect people differently. For me, it seems the zomig takes longer to kick in than cafergot. :D

Slammy 8)

Title: Re: Zomig
Post by Mark C on Oct 17^th, 2002, 8:23pm

I will have to agree with Bob & Slammy. A well stocked medicine chest makes me a better Clusterhead and I must stock up during off periods.
Samples, samples, samples. I hit my doctors up for samples.
I use my HMO mail order service along with a letter from my Doctor's stating medical necessity for the quantities requested, and stock up. They allow a greater quantity from them through the mail than from a brick and mortar store. Zomig, Maxalt, etc work well, especially for the lesser HA on the Kip scale, but for my pain dollar Imitrex STATdose is the best for me so far. Relief from a Kip 8 in less than 10 minutes. Cool.
O2 is on the wish list, I will advise as to my progress with this.
Later guys,
Mark

Title: Re: Zomig
Post by Karla on Oct 17^th, 2002, 11:04pm

I like zomig it is a wonderful drug but it takes to long to kick in. The only other triptans that work for me are imitrix and axert. The rest don't help at all. I prefer the imitrix ns It is very fast to kick in for me. As fast as an injection minus the needle. Glad you found something that works for you.

Title: Re: Zomig
Post by Ree on Oct 19^th, 2002, 5:05pm

Zomig is the abortive of choice in our house... less side effects also... ree

Title: Re: Zomig
Post by Tom on Oct 19^th, 2002, 8:37pm

"Zomig (vacular constrictor) appears to do the trick if taken at the first sign of the aura"

- there is no aura in CH !

Title: Re: Zomig
Post by NotH20 on Oct 24^th, 2002, 3:10pm

Dean - I too think that Zomig is great and works just as fast as the others. I've not noticed a difference in the time to get pain free with Zomig, Maxalt or the Imitrex pills. The only difference is that the 50mgs of Imitrex do not work - they need to be 100mgs.

Glad you found something that works for you :)

NotH20

Title: Re: Zomig
Post by Bob P on Oct 24^th, 2002, 5:42pm

Tom,

Saw that also but gave him the benefit of the doubt. Figured he must mean when that first tightness/strange feeling starts. The one that makes you perk up and go, hmmmm, is it or isn't it.

I he's talkin' an actual visual aura, welllllll.

Title: Re: Zomig
Post by Slammy on Oct 25^th, 2002, 12:06pm

I have been guilty of calling the tightness, funny feeling I get right prior to the start of my CH, for lack of knowledge of a better term, an aura. Using "aura" to define the sensations you feel just prior to the onslaught of the cluster headache can be misleading. I have also heard the term "shadowing" used to describe these sensations.

Slammy 8)

Title: Re: Zomig
Post by oringkid on Oct 25^th, 2002, 12:41pm

Thanks Tom, I was wondering about that too. And that is the second person I have seen say something about an aura with CH.

I get ocular migraines occasionally and that is the migraine aura without the headache. The aura is an extremely weird visual disturbance. CH does not have this.

Sherry