Posted by yazz on July 24, 1998 at 09:29:03:
In Reply to: Re: Clusters, Imitrex, School, & Zero tolerance.... posted by Julie on July 24, 1998 at 09:12:10:
Trouble with schools today is that they are cracking down on those kids who're dealing in drugs in schools . So the schools try to combat this by putting an end to any kind of medication being used by students while on school grounds .
I've heard of cases where even throat ( cough ) lozenges are prohibited .!!!
Your best and most effective method of going about this is to get an Rx from your Neuro or Doc who's treating you .
An official statement from an authoritative figure in society ( i.e. Doctor ) explaining of your situation and your need of medications at the onset of your Cluster Attacks ..and ..PLease ..PLEASE ...whatever you do ...don't refer to them as bloody " HEADACHES " ..!!!
If that fails .. don't go through the pain as I did , in my school days . Do get help , don't pretend you can handle it .That you are a tuffguy
and you don't want the attention .
Clutch your face, your eye . SHOW them that you're hurting , yell and make some noise . Usually , sufferers of CH are usually quiet and take up in a corner and keep all the pain to themselves. This is not the way to do it .
And about the post about this being a disease of old drunk men , maybe they started that habit of drinking BECAUSE of the CH they were already having . They figured the alcohol would knock them out .
Hope this helps .
Yazz