My clusters began in earnest when I was 25 (1973). It took years before I received any real diagnosis. Back in the early days one doctor said it was not possible to have a headache on one side of your face! Over the years I tried most every drug and therapy and in the end settled on Cafergot and O2. Towards the end (key word) I went from annual or semi-annual bouts to everyday for fours years. And then one October about five year ago they blinked out over about four weeks time. There have been moments of dread fear and doubts (I still carry cafergot with me) but no real relapses. Old guy menopause? Just luck? Not a better lifestyle by any means altho I did stop drinking about 10 years ago (a definite trigger for me) but they do seem to be gone. I can only wish the same for each everyone of you out there. It is good to have one's life back. Bless you all.

That's good to hear.  I have a long way to go though.  I'm 24, and they're just starting to get real bad unfortunately.  Anyhow, that is good and hopefully something I can look forward to someday.  Can I ask how frequent/bad they used to be and various treatments?

And here I come to rain on your parade!

The "experts" say they're never really gone. That your remissions will get longer and longer as you age, but the "defect" is always there! I'm 50 and my last remission was 2 years, the longest ever. Hoping my 5 and 10 year remissions are just around the corner.

Here's hoping you're in the middle of a 30 year remission!

Joe