Posted by drummer (209.105.133.119) on December 09, 1999 at 19:46:15:
In Reply to: Paroxysmal hemicrania posted by Denice on December 09, 1999 at 18:53:36:
I copied/pasted this from the "medical info" link at the left of this web-site. I hope it helps you.
Indomethacin
Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania is subgroup of the chronic form of cluster headache, is highly responsive to indomethacin. It is characterized by 15 or more focal attacks of head pain daily, each lasting for about 15 minutes. Mathew (1981) identified a transitional group of patients with the chronic form of cluster headache, who had attacks of headache of sudden onset, lasting 20 minutes, and occurring five times daily; four such patients were treated with indomethacin at 150 mg daily, with a crossover period to placebo, and clearly benefited. Similarly, Kudrow et al (1987) described six indomethacin-responsive patients with a cyclic form of paroxysmal hemicrania.