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(Message started by: Roxy on Apr 23^rd, 2005, 1:53pm)

Title: Hey smart people!! I've got a question....
Post by Roxy on Apr 23^rd, 2005, 1:53pm

Most of you who have been around for awhile know the state of my head........meaning that absolutely nothing works for me. I did get about 5-6 days PF with the alternative treatment. Got 3 days with pred. Nothing else has worked.

I am currently taking lith and verap, which has helped a little......but somedays it's 7-8 hits, others it is 3-4. I never, and I mean NEVER go a day PF.

The last 4 days have been PF, except for a very, very small REM hit last night. It was so light that I thought I could maybe go back to sleep.....but I'm not that stupid and grabbed the 02 just in case.

I racked my brain trying to figure out what I had been doing differently, and the only thing I could think of was that I had used Zomig NS for 4 days in a row. Couldn't for the life of me figure out how a triptan could cause this effect. Then I remembered that my pharmacy and I had a mix up concerning my lipitor. They and my insurance company said I had filled it....and I hadn't. This resulted in me not having taken it in about a week and a half. I've been on it steady (20mg daily) since before I have had clusters.

Would it take a week and a half to get out of my system? Could the lipitor be keeping me so damn chronic that nothing works?

Any bright ideas out there?

Roxy 8)

Title: Re: Hey smart people!! I've got a question....
Post by Jonny on Apr 23^rd, 2005, 2:01pm

on 04/23/05 at 13:53:05, Roxy wrote:

Would it take a week and a half to get out of my system? Could the lipitor be keeping me so damn chronic that nothing works?

Im no damn chemist, but if it can take that long to get into your system....why not that long to get out?

Im happy for you, Babe :-*

Title: Re: Hey smart people!! I've got a question..
Post by Mr. Happy on Apr 23^rd, 2005, 11:32pm

Talk to Giovanni about your cholesterol meds. He knows.

RJ

Title: Re: Hey smart people!! I've got a question..
Post by floridian on Apr 24^th, 2005, 9:28am

The statin drugs reduce production of CoQ10 in the body. CoQ10 supplements have been shown to reduce the frequency of migraines, and may have a similar effect on clusters, although it has not been studied yet. You are not the first person to suggest that statins might prolong a cycle. It could take two weeks or more for the body to restore CoQ10 levels after discontinuing statins.

http://www.med-owl.com/clusterheadaches/tiki-index.php?page=CoQ10
http://www.med-owl.com/clusterheadaches/tiki-index.php?page=Statin+Drugs

High cholesterol is a real risk factor for heart disease and should be dealt with. Adding a Coq10 supplement to a statin dose reduces many of the side effects without interfering with the benefits. Check the med-owl pages for more information and discuss the options with your doctor.

Title: Re: Hey smart people!! I've got a question..
Post by Roxy on Apr 24^th, 2005, 9:38am

on 04/24/05 at 09:28:38, floridian wrote:

Adding a Coq10 supplement to a statin dose reduces many of the side effects without interfering with the benefits.

Thanks floridian, but I've been taking a supplement of Coq10 for the last year, with no change in my head.

I'm flying to New Orleans today to see a new neurologist tomorrow at Tulane Medical Center. Maybe if I just try a different statin, this will continue. Had two hits last night.......but that's PF for me.

Title: Re: Hey smart people!! I've got a question....
Post by bigred on Apr 24^th, 2005, 10:15am

Hey roxy.
Im not that smart but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night :)
If the doc dont help in louisiana, try the cajan food its great, and by all means please send me some.
LOL Bigred