Posted by gary g (208.133.217.67) on November 06, 1999 at 19:20:01:
In Reply to: Can I change their schedule? posted by Tony Smolar on November 06, 1999 at 18:36:56:
30 years of these SOBs
pretty sure I can tell you - you don't schedule them, they schedule you
I HAVE found that I can reduce the total severity by staying up VERY late ( 3 AM +/-) while in cluster, that allows me to react immediately to the nighttime attacks, which tend to be worse and more frequent than diurnal ones
then, I dose up heavy on benadryl & hit the sack
can get from 5 - 8 hours sleep before nexxt attack that way
yes I KNOW that doesn't fit the "average American" 9-5 schedule
but guess what
neither do Cluster Headaches
so, for those who CAN try this, I suggest a fair trial