Posted by Dianna on January 14, 1999 at 12:04:58:
In Reply to: women and CH posted by karen on January 14, 1999 at 10:36:16:
Karen -
Nobody in my family ever had any kind of chronic headaches that I'm aware of, cluster or migraine. Just hangovers as far as I know. My clusters started when I was 18, they have definitely gotten worse. In the beginning, they only lasted 30 minutes to an hour, tops. Now they can last up to 3 hours. The cycle period has stayed the same though, it's always 4 weeks almost on the nose. For now I rely on narcotic pain relievers (Vicodin) to deal with the pain; for my next cycle I'm going to go to the Michigan Head-Pain & Neurological Institute to participate in their research study. (See DJ's post on this for more info if you're interested.)
I don't know if men's are any worse, but for their sake I sure hope not.
Hang in there!
Peace
-Dianna