Posted by Annie (169.207.90.97) on July 18, 1999 at 03:16:44:
Hey, everyone, I'm a little worried by the tendency to
discount anyone who does not have every single symptom
as people only CLAIMING to be cluster sufferers. (why would
anyone WANT to be a CH sufferer, for god's sake!?!?)
From what I've read here, it seems that
CH is different in each person. Some of us
can lie down during a headache, some can't. Some have
them on the left, some on the right. Some of us are chronic,
some not. Some get relief from Imitrex, some (including
me) don't, and HATE the feeling of Imitrex almost
as bad as the CH itself. Some can interrupt a cycle
with Prednisone, others need Verapamil. Some of us have
green eyes, some have brown. Some of us are male,
some female. Please, let's not try to discriminate
against each other on the basis of symptoms...
Peace and pain free days, Annie