Posted by Matth on May 25, 1998 at 07:54:54:
In Reply to: Lithium stories posted by JD on May 23, 1998 at 00:34:27:
JD!
I just finished a 7 weeks C\H cycle.
It was for me the first time I tried Lithium in a dosage of 1200Mg slow release capsules (Dutch name PRIADEL) It helped for me. It was revealing(?). Before this cycle i've tried all known medication. (steroids, verapamil, methysergide etc and some other migrain medications) They all didn't have any affect on my Headaches. BUT LITHIUM DID!!! YOY YOY YOY
I had litlle side effects and I had no longer fear of attacks during daytime (and that was a miracle for me!) I only had attacks during night(you know wake up with pain and, familiar for me, half an hour after awakening) Instead of 4 to 8 attacks a day, I know suffered 1 to 3 attacks a day and only at nighttime. I even didn't have to report ill for my workthis cycle. (and that is another miracle)
You read in books etc that clusterheadache is often misdiagnosed but it can be treatened very well (is what the doctors write)
My opinion is that every person has a individual reaction on medication.
I think that i react on lithium very well and not on other medication. So what can be best for one person is not working for another patient.
Overall I am happy that i tried Lithium and I didn't have serious side effects. I think it is worth a try.
Good luck