Posted by Matt on July 21, 1998 at 21:58:41:
Hello there, I have had cluster headaches for the last 10 years. I suffered thru them for the first few years before I finally broke down and saw a Dr. He diagnosed me right away with cluster headaches. I have all the common symptoms, red eye, eye watering, stuffed nostril, pounding temple, sore neck, even teeth that hurt. My CH's last from 20 minutes to a couple of hours. They vary in intensity. I was prescribed cafergot which I took religiously every 6 hours. This helped reduce my headaces from a daily occurance to 1 every two or three days. I have just begun a bout, the last bout I had was 3 years ago, boy I was sure hoping I wouldn't get another bout. I had them consistently for 7 consecutive years, each lasting from 2 to 3 months. I am looking for recommendations for medication from people who suffer thru the same pain I do. Ideally, it would be nice to either find something to end the bout, or at least be able to stop the pain in a small amount of time. The cafergot was OK, but I would rather be able to stop a CH than simply reduce how many of them I get. I think my doctor would be open to any suggestions I give him, any input would be of great value.
Thanks in advance. -Matt-