Posted by Dave W (12.10.85.65) on August 05, 1999 at 15:51:02:
In Reply to: Rebound Headaches posted by Bob Johnson on August 05, 1999 at 13:35:22:
Yeah, I once had a doc (back in '88 I think) suggest that I might be rebounding since at the time I didn't know about clusters but I did know about Excedrin. The med texts he referred me to said the only effective way to prove that your headaches are rebound in nature is to abstain from all medicines for six to eight weeks and see if the headaches go away (if so you're cured). I did. They didn't. Was a bitchin' two months, too, plenty of 10's!!
Anyhow, I can't dispute the medical community in saying that rebound headaches exist, but I can say that my cycle starts and stops at the same time each year, with no meds before or after. Doesn't sound very rebound-ish to me!
Now all I have to do is decide whether to post this once or several times to keep up with the others..... Nah, guess I'll just sign it twice.
PFD's all,
Dave