Posted by Paul O (12.75.135.24) on June 29, 1999 at 00:59:17:
HI! MY NAME IS PAUL O, I LIVE IN COTTAGE GROVE, MN AND I'VE HAD CLUSTER HEADACHES FOR ABOUT 16 YEARS. I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN JUST LIKE MOST PEOPLE HERE. AFTER READING THE MESSAGE BOARD "DANNY IN PARTICULAR" I WAS KINDA SHOCKED AT THE RESPONSE. I GUESS I DIDN'T TAKE IT THE SAME WAY ALOT OF YOU TOOK IT. I HAVE MAJOR STRESS IN MY NECK AND UPPER BACK AND BOTH MY DOCTOR AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR TRIGGER FOR MY CH'S. THESE ARE NOT STRESS HEADACHES THAT I GET UNLESS STRESS HEADACHES MAKE YOU WANNA KICK THE S**T OUT OF EVERYBODY IN YOUR WAY ON THE WAY TO THE ER
BECAUSE YOU USED UP ALL OF YOUR IMITRIX. OR BASH YOUR HEAD INTO THE WALL (OR FLOOR IF YOU CANT STAND ON YOUR FEET ANY MORE)
BECAUSE THE INSIDE OF YOUR HEAD IS COMMING OUT THROUGH YOUR EYEBALL, OR YOU CAN'T STAND THAT DAMM SHIRT TOUCHING YOUR NECK SO YOU HAVE TO RIPP IT OFF YOUR BODY NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE.(I DON'T SUGGEST THE LADIES DO THIS.) WELL ON SECOND THOUGHT? JUST KIDDIN MY POINT IS I DO GET CLUSTER HEADACHES. I'VE FELT LIKE A RAGEING MANIAC MANY A TIMES. HOWEVER I DON'T THINK IT'S AS EASY AS "CHILLING OUT".
WHEN I CAN KEEP MY BACK AND NECK IN A RELAXED STATE WITH NO "STRESS" MY CH'S GO AWAY. THE KEY FOR ME IS KEEPING THE STRESS OUT OF MY NECK AND BACK. I KNOW WHEN I'M GOING TO GET A CH FROM HOW I FEEL IN MY NECK.(MY STRESS TRIGGER) MY OTHER TRIGGERS GO LIKE A SAYING I SAW HERE "DRINK A BEER GET A HEADACHE DON'T DRINK A BEER GET A HEADACHE ETC..."
MY STRESS TRIGGER HOWEVER IS DIFFERENT "NO TENSION IN NECK AND BACK NO CH." IT IS THAT SIMPLE FOR ME THE HARD PART IS TRYING TO GET RID OF THE TENSION AND KEEPING IT AWAY. I REALLY THINK DANNY WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP.
I THINK ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT SUFFER WITH CH'S HAVE BACK AND NECK PROBELMS. DON'T KNOW FOR SURE BUT MABY THERE IS A LINK THERE. WHEN YOUR STRESSED YOUR MUSCLES TIGHTEN MABEY PINCHING OFF SOMETHING THAT TRIGGERS A CH? MABEY FOR ME, BUT MABEY NOT FOR YOU. ANY WAY I JUST READ DANNY'S MESSAGE AGAIN AND I CAN SEE BOTH SIDES BETTER NOW BECAUSE I THINK ITS GONNA TAKE ALOT MORE THAN "a little behavior modification" TO CURE ME.
THANKS FOR LISTENING.
PS. SORRY ABOUT THE GRAMMER
PSS. ON A DRUG CALLED ZANAFLEX FOR MUSCLE SPAZ HAVENT HAD A HEADACHE IN 4 DAYS (I AM A CRONIC CLUSTER HEAD WITH SOME BRAKES)THIS DRUG IS NEW SO MOST IF NOT ALL INSURANCE COMPANYS WON'T COVER IT. OH WELL WHATS NEW.
THANKS FOR THE SITE DJ. YOU’RE THE BEST.