Posted by Margi on November 22, 1998 at 10:39:22:
In Reply to: Cluster Headaches Sufferer posted by Mahendra on November 22, 1998 at 08:04:40:
Hi Mahendra,
Sorry to hear your cycle has re-started. My husband
has been a suffered for 20+ years and it has been
through this board that we have finally found some relief.
Jerry's water treatement: one glass of water every
half hour while awake and then if you wake up in the night
another glass has worked wonders for us. After two days,
the cycle diminished greatly. Inhaling pure oxygen (from
a tank) for 10 or so minutes has averted the attack.
And finally, taking a motion sickness/sleeping aid (called
Gravol in Canada, Dramamine in the States) has helped
prevent the middle of the night attacks and the first
one in the morning.
We had also tried Imitrex, Prednisone, Toradol, Ferrinol,
etc., etc., etc., with little or no success.
Best of luck to you and keep reading here on the
message board.
Also, Jerry is in South Africa as well and he is
getting quite a lot of research completed on clusters
so he will be a good resource for you.
Best of luck to you and pain free days ahead
Margi
Calgary, Canada