Posted by ted (216.68.124.86) on June 29, 1999 at 09:06:09:
I am maybe one of the luckier CH sufferers.I have spells that last maybe a month or 2 at the most followed by up to 7 or 8 months CH free.But I dread the onslaught of the first cause i know what is in store for the next month or so.The banging my head against floors and walls,the waking up after an hour or so of sleep with a feeling in my head that I sometimes feel would be better to cease to live than to endure.
I have had CH for as long as I can remember (im 44 now) with one exception.I was once put on a drug called EFFEXOR which was perscribed for depression and for the entire 3 years I was taking it I never had a single CH.I have been off it now for several years and for the past several years the CH have returned like clockwork.IM not advocating anyone run out and start taking EFFEXOR...im just relating an experience I had.
The only reason i am here is because i started with another bout a few days ago and had a particularly bad one yesterday and still have the reminants of it in my head still.I thought i would see what I could find on the net about CH and wound up here.My heart goes out to everyone that suffers this affliction cause I truely understand what they are going through.The general public relate CH to the common tension headach and have no clue as to the severity of the pain.
Well I guess I have taken enough of everyones time with my babble.I just felt a need to vent and you know what...it helps...thank you for listening.