Posted by Pat on April 29, 1999 at 16:16:00:
My husband has had clusters for about 10 years. In this last year he has had a yearlong series with only 3 consecutive days in this year without a headache.
He uses Imetrex for the last year that has worked fairley well for him. In the last two weeks his headaches have increased in pain and length the one he had yesterday and last night lasted about 24 hours and the imetrex couldn't clear it altogether. he had only a 7 hour respit between excruciating pain. We ended up in the emergency hospital at midnight and they gave him demerol and something else and it didnt even phase him. He will only use the Imetrex 2 times a day as is recommended. Does anybody use it more often and if so what is the recommendation. We are both exausted as no one gets any sleep here. I am emotionally exhausted just watching him in such pain all the time. These CH have ruined the quality of our life as you all probably know. I worry so much about him he is my life and my soul mate how can I help him what can I do please offer some advice this is killing me - Pat