Posted by Barbara D. on February 15, 1999 at 23:15:07:
In Reply to: You whining neurotic hypochondriacs! posted by Ben on February 15, 1999 at 10:12:42:
Ergotomine works better for me than anything else. When I was episodic, I used DHE45 to help break the cluster and eventually it would. I also keep Cafagot supp. handy. They've always worked until recently.
The DHE seems to keep the HAs at bay for a while. My neuro put me on it every 8 hours. The bad news is you MUST take the shots with something for nauseau. If you don't you'll throw up your guts. I usually mix it with Phenergan. Reglan works real well, but if you take injections you have to have 2 injections (can't mix it), but with Phenergan you can mix them. Feels like battery acid going in, but NOT AS BAD AS THE HA.
Migranol is a ergotomine nasal spray. It didn't work on me, but has on a lot of others.
Get your MRI first, then talk over treatments with your neuro.
You're the first one I heard of that had another family member have CH. My grandmother, father and son have migraines, but no one has CH. Interesting.
Hugs BD