Posted by Matt Beckwith on July 20, 1998 at 23:34:41:
In Reply to: Re: Cigarettes & Alcohol posted by Richard on July 19, 1998 at 04:21:40:
It seems to me that if you did everything your
doctor suggested, your quality of life would be
maximized.
I've noticed with my clusters that if I stay away
from caffeinated beverages, and from foods
containing tyramine (cheese, red wine, et cetera),
and get enough sleep, my headaches become less
frequent.
As painful as cluster headaches are, it's amazing
that we don't all just purify our lives maximally.
I guess it's a measure of how addicting these
unhealthful behaviors are that in spite of the
pain of the headaches we continue to engage in
them.
But here I am up late at night, when I know it
will cause a headache before morning.