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(Message started by: sandie99 on Nov 20^th, 2003, 5:17am)

Title: treatment: ice cream
Post by sandie99 on Nov 20^th, 2003, 5:17am

I read yesterday from a Finnish cluster website that some of my native clusterheads have found cure to painful ch attacks via eating ice cream right after the attack started.
I don't know if it works for all, but hey, I'm certainly up for this experiment! ;;D

Hope this helps one of us,
best wishes & PFdays,
sandie99

Title: Re: treatment: ice cream
Post by thomas on Nov 20^th, 2003, 8:36am

Ouch!!!!!! Brain-freeze on top of ch. WOW!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: treatment: ice cream
Post by vig on Nov 20^th, 2003, 11:10am

what flavor?

Title: Re: treatment: ice cream
Post by ClusterChuck on Nov 20^th, 2003, 1:12pm

Can I put chocolate syrup and a cherry on top?

I will have to try it next hit! ... Hmmm ... Might be difficult to eat with the O2 mask on ... Hmmm ... Worth trying!

Chuck

Title: Re: treatment: ice cream
Post by armstrong on Nov 20^th, 2003, 1:23pm

I'll tell you what, it sounds retarded, but i think it may work (well for some). yesterday i had a nasty ha on my way home from base and i stopped at the 7-11 and got some ice cold iced tea. right when i sat in my car i started chugging the heck outta the can and as it began burning the back of my throat, i noticed the pain subsiding in my temple. but 5 seconds after i stopped drinking the pain came back. so i ran back in and got 6 of these teas and just sat there in the parking lot chugging them until finally there was no more headache haha people musta thought i was loo-loo. but theres no telling if it worked or not, but i have some in a cooler here at my desk at work just in case!!! i do not think it is the ice cream, i think it is the cold...for some odd reason...its soothing.

Title: Re: treatment: ice cream
Post by 5-string on Nov 20^th, 2003, 1:26pm

I have heard about people getting into a hot bath with a ice pack on the head to draw blood toward the heart. I tried it once and it did'nt work but I've heard it works for some.
I don't know, same idea??
Either way can't hurt. I love ice cream.
...Mark..

Title: Re: treatment: ice cream
Post by _Binger on Nov 20^th, 2003, 1:33pm

Hey, cold things are supposed to be vascoconstricters, maybe your'e stopping so much blood from going through you're neck and reaching you're head. Who knows?

Title: Re: treatment: ice cream
Post by floridian on Nov 20^th, 2003, 1:35pm

Quote:

so i ran back in and got 6 of these teas and just sat there in the parking lot chugging

Hi, Armstrong. You might want to check out the local 12 step program for caffeinaholics. ;) Seriously, though, 6 teas at once can do a number on your heart and kidneys. But I believe you about the cold aborting the ha; others have said the same.

Title: Re: treatment: ice cream
Post by vig on Nov 20^th, 2003, 2:00pm

on 11/20/03 at 13:35:16, floridian wrote:

;) Seriously, though, 6 teas at once can do a number on your heart and kidneys.

and some serious bathroom time.

Title: Re: treatment: ice cream
Post by ClusterChuck on Nov 20^th, 2003, 2:06pm

on 11/20/03 at 14:00:21, vig wrote:

and some serious bathroom time.

Save the cups, in case you can't make it to the proper place ....

Title: Re: treatment: ice cream
Post by MattJ on Nov 20^th, 2003, 3:21pm

I find that ice cream can cause a temporary pain diversion. Eat it fast for a brain freeze and it temp. swaps the pain from cluster to freeze pain. Then there's a few seconds of peace during the time you recover from the freeze.

Not great but something to keep you occupied until the h/a subsides.

Title: Re: treatment: ice cream
Post by Paigelle on Nov 20^th, 2003, 4:51pm

I think I should try the ice cream thing. But it is so hard to eat or drink anything when I am having one. But a milkshake might make me happy!

Title: Re: treatment: ice cream
Post by sandie99 on Nov 22^nd, 2003, 9:05am

Sorry, there was no hint about the flavour...

Title: Re: treatment: ice cream
Post by HannahFroukje on Nov 25^th, 2003, 1:47am

Hey !
This tip sprung into my mind last night, so gave hubby (Jos) a cup of ice-water to drink, as cold as I could manage. He was amazed by the results! He had already taken imitrex, but he sayd it still felt like it hit him right between the eye, this sudden cold. Next time we tried it without imitrex, didn't work unfortunately, perhaps it could, were not sure yet. Will keep trying.

Anyway thanks for this simple but BIG tip!!!