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(Message started by: thomas on Jun 16^th, 2004, 5:14pm)

Title: Seems that I need to put this here as well
Post by thomas on Jun 16^th, 2004, 5:14pm

http://www.ion.ucl.ac.uk/~headache/cluster.html

Title: Re: Seems that I need to put this here as well
Post by BlueMeanie on Jun 16^th, 2004, 5:30pm

What's up Thomas. Bunch of NON-Clusterheads ?

Title: Re: Seems that I need to put this here as well
Post by Superpain on Jun 16^th, 2004, 6:15pm

It's almost like people WANT to have clusters. [smiley=huh.gif]

The sad part is they have no appreciation for how lucky they are to NOT have them.

Title: Re: Seems that I need to put this here as well
Post by rbmb on Jun 16^th, 2004, 6:52pm

I know there are several types of headaches, but clusters are so unique that it seems like if you have them, you'd know it by doing a little research.
When I first started getting CHs several years ago, I didn't know what they were, so I did a web search on headaches and read about clusters being: intensely painful, one-sided, usually around the eye, coming on rapidly, often waking the sufferer from sleep, happening about the same time every night, lasting several weeks and then disappearing, triggered by alcohol and not responding to normal pain relievers. When I read that I thought "God, that must be what I have, that's exactly what I've been experiencing". Seeing a neurologist and having and MRI and other tests done just confirmed it.
I've had tension HAs and they are nothing like clusters and from how others have described migraines to me, they seem real different than clusters too (never had one though).
Rich

Title: Re: Seems that I need to put this here as well
Post by Superpain on Jun 16^th, 2004, 7:00pm

I got diagnosed the first cycle by my family doc in about '85.
But back then there was'nt the knowledge base there is now, so there really wasn't anything he could do. He had me try about 15 different things which did nothing. Then stadol came out and it provided relief part of the time, but was mostly innefective as well. So I gave up on even seeking treatment till I found this place and got edumacated.
Thank God (and DJ) for ch.com!

Title: Re: Seems that I need to put this here as well
Post by UN_SOLVED on Jun 16^th, 2004, 7:10pm

Goof info for those that don't understand CH.
NOBODY has to tell me this : "The pain of cluster headache is perhaps the most severe known to humans" ... I already know. :(

Unsolved

Title: Re: Seems that I need to put this here as well
Post by thomas on Jun 17^th, 2004, 10:04am

on 06/16/04 at 19:10:17, UN_SOLVED wrote:

"The pain of cluster headache is perhaps the most severe known to humans" ... I already know. :(

Unsolved

Yeah, I know that too, that's the whole fucking point.

Title: Re: Seems that I need to put this here as well
Post by Gator on Jun 17^th, 2004, 5:50pm

I don't think it will do any more good here than in the General area. You're just preaching to the choir. Hell on the first page is a pretty damn good description of what we go through. You would think by that description people would have a better clue than some of the people that come in here.

Here's a clue: If ya ain't banging and rocking - don't come a knocking!

Title: Re: Seems that I need to put this here as well
Post by purpleydog on Jun 19^th, 2004, 3:05pm

on 06/17/04 at 10:04:34, thomas wrote:

Yeah, I know that too, that's the whole fucking point.

you quoted it thomas, you said it unsolved.
fuckineh

purpleydog