Posted by jim on May 12, 1999 at 04:58:48:
I've been pulling my hair out for years now with these CH's.
doc put me on calan(blood pressure medicine).This was after many docters and MRI's and a whole host of medicines.Lithium and others i can't remember the names of.
I take it every day and it has worked for almost 2 years.I still have the headaces occasionally but compared to all day everyday it is a god send.
I have a walk in closet that is just for my headaces,and i don't miss having to crawl into it and bang my head against the wall.
somthing that i find that helps more then anything when getting that feeling is to get in the shower with the water as hot as possible and holding my head under it until the pain subsides a bit and then getting in the closet with no light or noise and sleeping.
The ice bags stopped helping a long time ago.
The calan was like a miracle. I could finally make plans for more then a day ahead of time! If i miss taking it I will have the headaces so i try to keep up with it daily.
maby this stuff will help some of you.i know how desprate it can get for i have also thought of putting an end to the headaces, but this stuff has given me hope that i've never found anywhere else.
I'm an x infantry soilder and have always prided myself in being able to handle any challenge before me but these things have had me on my knees crying before my wife and kids ,and if it had not been for the calan i would not have let that go on much longer.
i know it's not going to help everyone but those of you that it does help i will be glad for you .
oh ya' i did'nt have a blood pressure problem before so it was'nt high blood presure that i was being treated for.
I don't know how long this stuff is going to work but I'm thankfull that it has worked at all,I hope some of you find the relief that i have.