Posted by BILL (152.163.207.58) on February 26, 2000 at 20:05:54:
In Reply to: Zomig: Any else try this stuff? posted by Matt J on February 26, 2000 at 05:11:49:
HI MAT AND EVERYONE
IM NEW TO THE DRUGS. I WAS JUST LUCKY
THE DOCTOR AT THE E.R UNDERSTOOD. AND ALSO I WAS LUCKY I WAS HAVING THE PAIN AT THE PROPER TIME, IT MUST HAVE SHOWN IN MY REACTIONS. BUT FOR 8 DAYS NOW I HAVE BEEN TAKING ZOMIG . I TAKE IT WHEN I FEEL A SPIKE COMING ON. MY PAIN GOES FROM NOTHING TO HAVING A SPIKE DRIVEN IN MY EYE IN 5 TO TEN MINS,SOME I CAN HANDLE THE PAIN. BUT I WAIT TO SEE IF ITS GOING TO BE A BAD ONE BEFORE I TAKE THE ZOMIG.AS I SAID IVE ONLY USED IT ABOUT 7 TO 9 DAY NOW.BUT THE DEGREE OF RELIEF I GET IS REAL GOOD I CAN EXPECT THE PAIN TO GO AWAY IN ABOUT 15 TO 45 MINS. INSTEAD OF HAVING AN ATTACK THAT LAST 2 TO FOUR HOURS NONSTOP.MY PATTEREN HAS BEEN ABOUT 9 TO 12 MONTHS NO ATTACKS, THEN I GET CLUSTERS FOR 6 TO 10 WEEKS.IN THE BEGINNING THEY WAKE ME UP FROM A DEAD SLEEP. IM NOT SURE BUT THIS TIME IM WATCHING THE PATTERN FOR END OF CYCLE. HOPEFULLY ITS WHATS GOING ON NOW WHICH IS GETTING AN ATTACK WHILE IM OUT AND ABOUT IN THE WORLD.IM HAVING ONE NOW IT STARTED AT 6:48PM I TOOK THE ZOMIG AT 7:03. GOT ON HERE TO DISTRACT ME UNTILL THE STUFF WORKS.ABOUT 7:40 PAIN STARTED TO DECREASE.ITS 7:58 AND I JUST HAVE A DULL PAIN BUT LIVEABLE.HOPEFULLY ZOMIG WILL KEEP WORKING FOR ME BUT I DOULT IT. IN 1978 I BROKE MY NECK AND
HAD THE USE OF PERCODAN AFTER ABOUT 3 WEEKS THE DRUG DIDNT RELIEVE THE PAIN.IM 46 I STARTED GETTING CLUSTERS IN 1988. I REALLY DIDNT KNOW THEY WERE CLUSTERS SINCE YESTERDAY. I HAVE ALL THE IDENTIFYING SYMTOMS.SAME SIDE OF HEAD ,WAKE UP FROM DEAD SLEEP,WALKING AROUND ETC.I WILL STAY IN TOUCH. ITS IMPORTANT TO ME NOW BECAUSE I HAVE THE PAIN. BUT AFTER I KNOW THERES ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO WILL BE OUT THERE SUFFERING. AND ILL TRY AND GET INVOLVED ,ESPECIALLY DEALING WITH INSURANCE PEOPLE AND DOCTORS TRYING TO MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT WE GO THRU.
TAKE CARE
BILL