my dr has priscribed these instead on the injections but dont no anyhting about them??

Hi Marie,

What kind of nasal sprays?  I've had some success aborting attacks with Zomig sprays. and to a lesser extent with Imitrex sprays.  They take just a bit longer to work than injections, but they can be quite effective for some.  I hope they work for you.

Dennis  

thanks dennis i tried the injections 1st but they didnt work at all just made me feel ll i been given sumatriptan succinate at 0.1 mil

marie wrote on Mar 18^th, 2009 at 4:32am:

.....................I tried the injections 1st but they didnt work at all ..............

That is indeed unusual for Cluster Headaches. Have you tried Oxygen?

I tried sumatriptan nasal spray 1st time last night, it worked in 10 mins but made me vomit. Going to try it again tonight (provided I get my usual one near 8-ish), if I throw up again I'm going to ask my GP for the injector instead.

the injectiona nd spray is exacty the same just u dont get asoar leg with the spray i used the nasal spray and it made me fele the same ill but didnt do naything 4 the headache!

I've used Migrinal with good success! Fast acting and I seem to get less rebound hits.

I have tried the nasal spray (Imitrex) and it was a waste of time, as was the tablet form.

The Injections worked for me every time without fail within about 3 minutes.

I am surprised the injections do not work for you.  Are you sure they are Cluster Headaches? as the injections will not get rid of other forms of headaches as it is not a pain killer.

ive been told it is im t underivestigation for other nuro problems i hope it is ch as the med sim on

marie wrote on Mar 21^st, 2009 at 9:53am:

ive been told it is im t underivestigation for other nuro problems i hope it is ch as the med sim on

What language is this?

    Kinder gentler Potter

sorry was ina  rush when i typed that. i have been told it was clusterheadaches(see in introducing post) but am currently under investigation for other nurological problems. i hpe it is after all the meds ive taken xx

I have used Imigran (sumatriptan) 20mg nasal spray for some time with no side affects.
Releive pain 5/10 minutes.

Imitrex Nasal Spray works like a charm. A girl can't always travel with oxygen. It does give me heartburn though. I find that rather weird.

It worked well for my late husband but it still gave him the same weird feeling as with the injection and it worked a bit less quickly.

It works for migraine too.

Imitrex nasal spray never worked for me... just made me vomit.  My neurologist says that because the nasal tissue often swells during an attack, the nasal spray does not work for most people.  

Both Zomig and Imitrex sprays have worked well for me.

Have you tried taking dramamine first and then doing the nose spray? I have to do that with the injections or I vomit. Oh joy these CH just keep adding to the fun in our lives.  >:(
Sophia

the spray worked for me until my hits became more severe.  I cant see how the spray could work for you if the injection didnt work, its the same meds, and the injection gets it in faster and more effectively.

The nasal sprays are bigger doses than the stat dose that could be one reason why it could work better.  Also, it is possible that a person could inject the dose into the wrong area/body tissue completely missing the sub q and injecting it IM.  just a thought.

Thomas

o2 is my #1 abortive, has never failed me yet and with NO SIDE EFFECTS!