Posted by Jim on August 24, 1998 at 01:23:14:
In Reply to: Re: They can't be beat?? posted by Jackie M. on August 23, 1998 at 14:40:58:
I have fought this demon for 24 years, and I notice that
the cycle and durations vary from people to people.
Mine seem to come every 1 yr to 1 1/2 years, last from 6 to
12 weeks, anywhere from 1 to 4 a day, lasting from 20 minutes to 1 hr
in duration. I have not tried oxygen, though I am
willing to try nitrous ( grin). I hate shots, so
imatrix shots are out. The cafergot or ercaf pills
that my dr. has me on seems to work. If I take them
when I feel the aura or tightness begin, they seem to abort.
If I wait too long, forget it. Then I will take
the Lortabs to deal with the pain. The cafergot
makes me a bit nauseous, but I will trade that for the pain.
Alcohol intensifies the CH, so I am abstaining from drinking
until this one is over... I am into my 4th week.
This one is on my left side, which I get about 25%
of the time. They seem to be somewhat less intensive
as the ones on my right side. However, I get a
strong tightness to the back of my head when I
get them on the left side. People ask me to describe the
pain. I can only say that it feels like an Ice pick being shoved
through my eye and out my temple. I would like
'to hear from the women who gets clusters and also have
had children. I would like to hear their comparison
on the pain of a CH and the pain from child birth.
Jim