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Cluster Headache Help and Support >> Getting to Know Ya >> Howdy http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1275413112 Message started by AgentOrange on Jun 1st, 2010 at 1:25pm |
Title: Howdy Post by AgentOrange on Jun 1st, 2010 at 1:25pm
good day all, my name is brian, i have been dealing with ch for about 10 years, im now 24.
i have tho o2, got the imitrex inj. best combo for aborting (for me) no doubt been on verapamil 720 a day for 4-5 years i dont think its helping any more, i wanna stop it but im afraid steroids were the best preventative, first predisone, then dexamethasone cuz pred was no longer effecdtive. well let me tell you about dex. stretch marks all across my stomach under my arms, i gained 30 lbs, lost all the hair on my legs, acne on my back like you wouldnt believe, and to top it off AVN of the hips i refuse to take any steroid for anything as it has destroyed my joints, im 24 and hip replacement is inevitable needless to say the monster is back, and with the AVN my orthoipedic doctor gave me darvocet, i should have known better because hydrocodone triggers clusters for me and well come to find out so does darvocet, so now i have proxicam for tyhe pain from avn (its a n-said for osteo arthritis) it helps greatly i almost walk without a limp on good high pressure days im lost in pain ive been gettin two attacks a day exactly 12 hrs apart from eachother, i look at the clock get my o2 ready a shot if the o2 doesnt work and i wait for it. since all these drugs for ch alter blood vessels some how, and avn is cause by lack of blood to the bone, my fear for more problems from meds in tryin to treat control and abort my headaches is haunting me. my neuro said he can no longer help me he has exausted his knowledge, he sent me to a nuero surgeon for a occiptal nuero stimulator but its not approved by fda and i been awaiting his push on the ins company but its been 5 months so i feel i been short changed, running out of options my friends everyone says it gets better but it has only gotten worse hopefully experiences by you can help me and hopefully i can provide help and knowledge as well |
Title: Re: Howdy Post by Headache Boy uk on Jun 1st, 2010 at 1:41pm
Hello and welcome
Sounds like your really going through it at the moment. Being as I've not even been suffering this blight for a year yet I don't think i can help much . Have you had a look at the alternative methods on the cluster busters site ,link to the left, it has changed some peoples lives. Any way wishing you all the best Praying for you Nigel |
Title: Re: Howdy Post by AgentOrange on Jun 1st, 2010 at 4:03pm
well i found one doctor in the area using your search ideas.
no info was supplied for them and they specialise in ALS, Autism, Epilepsy, Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, nothin about headaches migraine let alone ch. the doctor i see is minsoo kang i have been to many doctors been misdiagnosed and unfortunately this is the only doctor who has provided any help, and that help is perscribing me imitrex and o2. tried the lithium, tried the verapamil, i have had the access to the best meds and the all seem to work for a while then stop |
Title: Re: Howdy Post by Guiseppi on Jun 1st, 2010 at 5:59pm
i have had the access to the best meds and the all seem to work for a while then stop
That's what sucks about CH. What works for a while....can suddenly stop working. My only suggestions are read the oxygen info link and make sure you're using it as efficiently as possible. Then go to clusterbusters.com Having an amazing number of success stories there....especially for people like you for which so many of the standard meds are failing you. Hang in there......it can really suck but it DOES end and you're no longer alone. Joe |
Title: Re: Howdy Post by AgentOrange on Jun 2nd, 2010 at 11:21am
headache boy - you can and are helping wether u think u can or not, just by u postin on my thread has helped, showing your concern and knowing what these headaches are like makes things easier to deal with
cluster busters. . . check it out and registered, interesting fact on the shrooms, about 6 years ago me and the friends got a bag and well got a little crazy on em, needless to say i remeber that summer and winter being headache free, almost a year and a half,too bad i cant find them anymore perhaps ill need to cultivate thy own wont be the first time of something like this ;) thanks for all the references bob johnson i will use your knowledge to my advantage thank everyone for your posts |
Title: Re: Howdy Post by AgentOrange on Jun 9th, 2010 at 6:49pm
ive thought about splitting the imitrex doses but when i get a hit, i go to the o2 first if available, i have 6 etanks laying around and my old man asks every day even if 1 is empty he get it refilled if im worn from the headaches. thank god the 02 is working again for about a week it wouldnt touch the ch
im usually in such pain that i shake and fear hurting myself while manually giving my self the shot and tryin to get the q tip thing going. i tried modifying the pen but you cant it still injects all the solution i have a better grasp on things the last few days the o2 is knockin them back within 5-10 mins on 8 liters as before it wasnt thanks again for the posts i appreciate the concern and help you all provide |
Title: Re: Howdy Post by Guiseppi on Jun 9th, 2010 at 6:54pm
02 failed me once on this cycle...scared the crap outta me as it has never completely failed me before. Batch suggested the following to change my blood PH levels.
2-3 times a day, pop a magnesium pill, a zinc pill, a calcium with vitamin d pill, and wash all of it down with lemon juice. Started doing that, the 02 worked like a charm again. Might be worth a shot should the 02 start to lose its effectiveness. Joe |
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