Only my mother knows this but after reading all the information on this board I think I should see what you guys think about this and who knows maybe someone else has had the same experience.

During the birth of my second child in June of 1995, I was given an epidural and having had one with the birth of my first child I knew something was very wrong with the one I was given during the birth of my second child. It burnt the entire time it was being administered, felt like someone had a match\lighter lite inside my spine like being burned from the inside out.

If memory serves me right I had my first cluster headache approximately two weeks after that shot, so to me I feel it has something to do with it.

Any feed back or backup articles\information on this would be greatly appreciated.

We have had quite a few threads trying to discover the "origin" of the beast, and for the most part they are, while interesting, somewhat fruitless. For example, many believe the CHs began right after a head trauma. Others state they never had a head trauma but still have CHs. The hypothalmus seems to be involved as the main suspect, but what triggers the hypothalmus to start sending cluster beasties our way? That's above my paygrade. It seems a much better tactic to work on immediate triggers, abortives and preventatives. Those we can evaluate. You may be right after all but the bottom line is you gotta do something with the creature. blessings. lance

I think my cluster headaches were caused by being alive, and are exacerbated by continuing to be alive. All I can tell ya.  It's just that I can't stop doing that living thing. It's too fun!

Good call on at least something beautiful comes out of it. I have 3 kids too. ( a 11 year old daughter and  10 year old twins boy & girl ). When they came out they were not that beautiful though, more like purple yodas covered in smegma, but whithin a hour or two became beautiful and continue to be. They are prob the reason I did not put that letter opener in my head a few years back so God bless em.

Thank you to all for the responses and I wanted to let you all know the upped does of my Verapamil seems to be doing the trick (for now)    I will still be stopping to check in and hopefully will be able to pass on good information to others as I learn more and more about this!!