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Cluster Headache Help and Support >> Getting to Know Ya >> scared since birth http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1351329073 Message started by kushbud on Oct 27th, 2012 at 5:11am |
Title: scared since birth Post by kushbud on Oct 27th, 2012 at 5:11am
my name is Kelly.
i'm 27 years old and I've been scared my whole life not knowing whats wrong with me. I've suffered from headaches my whole life, and not just normal average i got a headache and need to sit for a min. i'm talking about spitting searing agonizing pain ranging from feelings of razors tearing through my whole brain to feelings that my brain is on fire. always there everyday of my life i cant think of a day i don't wake up and within Min's there it is again pain all day long. i started writing a headache journal and documented my symptoms and attack patterns and triggers that caused the attack everything i could think of i wrote down. after rigorously going through the web looking for an answer i find an article about cluster headaches and suddenly everything made sense. lumps in my neck (cluster lumps) that become more predominate when an attack occurs, pain mainly on one side of the head stretching from temple to neck, loss of vision in extreme attacks, sensitivity to light and taste and smell and sound, nausea, extreme irritability, how no medication I've tried has worked, all of it made sense. but i'm still scared because I've been alone this whole time. I've never found a doctor who could tell me anything to help or even knew what was wrong with me. i lost faith in doctors when i was young and had an attack so bad that my whole body locked up as if i was having a seizure after being rushed to a hospital by my father the doctor says there's nothing they can do and to wait it out. so i am thankful to find others who suffer as i do and can relate and give advice for someone struggling to just live life like normal. |
Title: Re: scared since birth Post by Kevin_M on Oct 27th, 2012 at 7:04am kushbud wrote on Oct 27th, 2012 at 5:11am:
There are many variations or other possibilities, which may have other causes that emulate cluster symptoms. Each may require different treatment. A good reputable headache specialist will help sort out and identify what path you should take. It can start with an MRI and then a conferred diagnosis. A diagnosis can help start you on the road to the right treatment. Identifying an affliction can give a more direct approach to dealing with it, saving you unneeded false starts and maintain progress toward alleviating its impact. |
Title: Re: scared since birth Post by kushbud on Oct 27th, 2012 at 8:55pm
i live in atlantic iowa and next month i am going in for testing for disability for cluster headaches social phobia and schizophrenia
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Title: Re: scared since birth Post by Bob Johnson on Oct 27th, 2012 at 10:31pm
I hardly need say, your plate is full.
The professionals you will be dealing with are likely to know zip about Cluster and they will be inclined to write off the headche sypmtoms to the other issues which they are evaluating. GENTLY insist that they get some guidance from a doc who understands Cluster before they rush to conclusions. (Writing from the perspective of 35-yrs in mental health.) Be gentle with yourself..... |
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