Posted by Anne on May 18, 1998 at 11:24:00:
In Reply to: What to Tell the Dr. on the First Visit? posted by James on May 16, 1998 at 17:40:39:
Unless your CH attacks are very mild, the first priority in my opinion is to get something which will deal with the pain of each attack while you try out other preventive drugs and Diflucan. Zompig tablets may help to treat a CH attack, but being tablets they are slow to work (if they work at all). Imitrex (similar to Zomig) is available in injection form and is very effective for many sufferers - it will often abort an attack within 5 or 10 minutes. Otherwise, breathing oxygen at a high flow rate from a cylinder also helps abort attacks for some people. I don't know of anything else that works fast for acute relief. Good luck with the GP, and try to get an urgent referral to a neurologist with good experience of this condition (preferably one who also suffers from it!)