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MattyAA CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 242 Poland, EU Gender:	Can consumption of sorbitol cause cluster... Nov 18^th, 2012 at 7:44pm ...headache cycloe or cause singular headaches at all? Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or I am not sure, but the "Alcohol" part scared me so much, especially that I consumped it.
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Potter CH.com Alumnus Offline Team MOOSE DROOL Stinky Stuff on a Hook Prostaff Posts: 3600 Blgs.Mt. Gender:	Re: Can consumption of sorbitol cause cluster... Reply #1 - Nov 18^th, 2012 at 8:46pm Did it give you a headache? Potter
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MattyAA CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 242 Poland, EU Gender:	Re: Can consumption of sorbitol cause cluster... Reply #2 - Nov 18^th, 2012 at 8:53pm Not yet, there is hope sorbitol doesnt give a headache, but thought if peeps in generals are triggered by it.
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Reply #3 - Nov 19^th, 2012 at 8:00am

Much confusion here on the difference between "cause" and "trigger". The CAUSE of Cluster appears to be a small part of our brain, the hypothalamus. Unless it is not working properly, we can't get Cluster.

For a large % of Cluster folks, IF you have a defective hypothalamus AND you drink alcohol, it may trigger an attack sometimes.

Alcohol is not the CAUSE of Cluster but it can allow an attack to develop. IF the hypothalmus was not defective, then alcohol could not trigger a Cluster.l

Confusion, too, because there are many kinds of alcohol. It's the kind we drink which is the largest source of attacks. So, if using sorbitol has not lead to an attack, then you don't have a problem. (Being "scared" is the bigger problem. It would be useful to learn how to block such reactions.)

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MattyAA CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 242 Poland, EU Gender:	Re: Can consumption of sorbitol cause cluster... Reply #4 - Nov 19^th, 2012 at 12:44pm Only Oxygen and LSA works for me, nothing else that I have tried with my neuro. and yes trigger not cause, but I meant cause of a triggered attack.
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Melissa CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give up! Posts: 7238 Central WI, USA Gender:	Re: Can consumption of sorbitol cause cluster... Reply #5 - Nov 25^th, 2012 at 7:19am Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol, not the kind you drink but a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate. It could be a trigger, but I believe it's on a person by person basis (i.e. some people are triggered by certain smells, foods, and some are not).
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