Posted by DEAN M.CROOK (209.206.4.142) on December 22, 2000 at 14:45:15:
I AM 70 YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD CLUSTER HEADACHES FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. TWO YEARS AGO THEY STOPPED AFTER I QUIT SMOKING (after 50 years at 2.5 packs a day) ABOUT SIX WEEKS AGO THE CLUSTERS STARTED AGAIN. PREDNISONE DEFINITELY WORKS FOR ME BUT THE DOCTOR WILL NOT KEEP ME ON IT FOR MORE THAN A WEEK OR SO. OXYGEN HELPS BUT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK ESPECIALLY IF I DON'T GET ON IT RIGHT AWAY. I AM NOW USING NIFEDIPINE, A HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION, WHICH DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP ME AT ALL. THE DOCTOR PLANS ON TRYING LITHIUM NEXT. I SURE HOPE IT WORKS AS THE HEADACHES ARE GETTING MORE SEVERE AND LONGER IN DURATION.