Posted by Lee M. on May 11, 1999 at 22:19:43:
In Reply to: the pain is unbearable posted by Lydia Parlier on May 11, 1999 at 16:38:07:
Arm yourself with information, print some of the posts from this site, give your doctor as many options as possible. They usually start you out on inderal or some other bp med, ask for verapamil instead, many people have had good success with it. O2 is another great thing to have around the house, but not so much a a good preventative med, it doe's take care of small outbreaks some of the time, depends. Imetrex injections is the best cluster buster for me but are cost prohibitive, I use them only afer all else has failed, and you become tolerant to them quickly. If the verapamil doesn't work then look into the old standby drugs, lithium or prednisone. Whatever you do don't appear to be a drug seeker I.E. narcotics. If you are in the U.S.
they will blow you off in a hurry.