Posted by Scott on October 14, 1998 at 22:45:56:
Here they come again. Usually in the middle of the nite. I've been suffering, on and off for about 7 years, always around my right eye. Neuorologist suggests reducing stress (yeah, right) prescribes various medications which numb, but don't alleviate the pain. Here's what I do at night when they wake me up:
1. Take two advil
2. eat something (full stomach seems to help.
3. Drink large glass of juice, AND (PLEASE DON'T THINK I'M KIDDING OR BEING FACEITIOUS):
4. Lie down and MASTURBATE. Elevated heart level and endorphines oftentimes knocks out the headache (immediately) long enough to get back to sleep. Sex with wife is out of the question at 2-4 a.m., she's asleep. But, read the excellent article and there's an observation that exercise can abort the headache, maybe there's a relationship. Try it. Good luck to us all. Please post if this helps.