Posted by Rob Heckemann on April 14, 1999 at 12:50:54:
In Reply to: age and gender posted by jeanine on April 14, 1999 at 12:18:28:
Hi Jeanine,
Yes, much more man then women are having CH's. Dunno the exact percentages but heard sometime ago that more then 80 percent are males (please correct me if I'm wrong, everybody). Age is not a factor, I think, there are a lot of younger sufferers here to.
I don't know many CH sufferers in real life, but one of them is a 23 year old woman, who had the same problem as you, explaining her doctors that she has CH. They told here she had migraine's to, after I showed here a picture of the "painspots" in the head and described the sensation we realised she is a CH patient to. She went to her doctor, asking for Sumatriptan and O2, don't know the results yet.
Hang in there, find a new doctor or neurologist who knows what CH is. He/she wil recognise the symptoms and help you.
Goodluck! Wishing you painfree days, Rob.