Posted by b.g. in s.c. (152.163.204.81) on August 23, 1999 at 22:22:37:
ive suffered cluster headaches for years here latley theyve shown up about once a year, im now 36 only other problem ive had is a few kidney stones & gout once in ankle. feel healthy but smoke a little & like beer on weekends,dont really watch what I eat. by reading the message board we all pretty much seem to feel extreme pain & have our rituals to get thru them ive done them all & went thru many different medications w/o any luck but feeling drugged out & like a whimp because nobody understood,its been exactly a year since my last bout & now I will tell what a new doctor did for me although my new ins. co. does not have him listed among their doctors but anyway at first he tried imitrex tablets & 2 asperin daily but they end as quick as they come so you dont really know what works"they last from 30 min to hrs. few times a day" then the next bout we tried something new imitrex nose spray, works great but expensive releaf in approx 15 min. along w/my friend the cold wet cloth & he also put me on amitriptyline approx 50 mg. but as I said my bouts last approx 2.5 weeks so you dont really know what really works other than you know imirtex spray works quickest but alot of doses over those weeks but id pay anything for them at the time the spray really works,but amitriptyline was suggested nightly at 25mg. so far its been a year I hope their gone but remembered the date & found this site I hope its the pill every day that has kept them away just wanted to help someone else,the pill is for depression among other things I guess for cluster people it does something else but cant think of any side effects just have to skip a dose if we come in late & have a few more than usual,any way feel free to E mail me for any questions,if they show up again I guess Ill visit this site again for your help,good luck !!!