Re: Ibuprofen — good with paracetamol together (2 tabs of each every 4 hours
Re: Hard to concentrate — After the constant concentration of 3 to 4 hours the headache starts.
ndshrubs Re: Tobasco in nose / on tongue — According to some websites, using tobasco or capsacin in the nerves in the nose have led to reduced headache pain. I felt a severe burning sensation with minimal headache improvement.
ndshrubs Re: Red Bull — Tried drinking a redbull (taurine, caffine) as soon as symptoms start to appear. In some cases, I think I was able to completely stop the headache from coming on.
ndshrubs Re: Oxygen — I think the recommended dose was 8 Liters, but I felt much better relief after increasing to 10 or 12 Liters. Cooling sensation in nose seemed to further dull pain. Occasional bloody nose from dryness.
ndshrubs Re: Sumatripan — Available in both pill and injection form (Imitrex). Found that injection form reduces pain levels quickly; however, there are limitations on dosage if you have more than 2 cluster headaches in a day. Experienced tighness in jaw and tingling sensation in head shortly after use.
ndshrubs Re: Eletriptan — Used Relpax - seemed to work for several cluster cycles before becoming inefffective.
farenflora Re: Cyclic pain (off and on) — Every other 10 min, every other half, or sometimes every other few hours-- bad headache, and then no headache at all. Makes for complicated mood swings too. I've tried to match it up with triggers, like things that I eat or do, but there is not reasonable differentiation. For now, I have written it off as hormonal swings and I'm working that angle. The cluster headaches (as well as other symptoms) seem to do better when my hormones are more consistent (even temperatures, regular cycles). But I've also heard this kind cyclic pain or flare ups associated with auto-immune disorders.
farenflora Re: Women to Women Vitamins — After the 1st month, 30-40% better. Experimentally stopped taking them and went back to the same bad headaches every day.
farenflora Re: Aspirin — Seemed to help only a little only the first month, then permanently stopped working altogether.
farenflora Re: Ibuprofen — Seemed to help only a little only the first month, then permanently stopped working altogether.
farenflora Re: Headache tracking — A lot of work, expecially when having them off/on throughout the day. Helped me diagnose, helped me find patterns over time related to hormones, but has not helped me find immediate triggers (food, time of day, etc) yet.
farenflora Re: L-Arginine — Little to no effect. Nurse Practitioner recommended trying a vasodilator such as L-Arginine (picked up at any health food store) to see if it could mimic the effects of coffee to provide some headache relief. In my case, it's safe to rule out vasodilation as the active component to caffeine's affect on headache relief.
farenflora Re: Caffeine — I drink decaffeinated coffee 99% of the time, but on the odd occasion I do caffeinated coffee it helps headache relief 80% of the time for about 3-5hours. I'd rather find a more natural cure so I try not to do this.
Re: Ibuprofen — good with paracetamol together (2 tabs of each every 4 hours
Re: Hard to concentrate — After the constant concentration of 3 to 4 hours the headache starts.
ndshrubs
Re: Tobasco in nose / on tongue — According to some websites, using tobasco or capsacin in the nerves in the nose have led to reduced headache pain. I felt a severe burning sensation with minimal headache improvement.
ndshrubs
Re: Red Bull — Tried drinking a redbull (taurine, caffine) as soon as symptoms start to appear. In some cases, I think I was able to completely stop the headache from coming on.
ndshrubs
Re: Oxygen — I think the recommended dose was 8 Liters, but I felt much better relief after increasing to 10 or 12 Liters. Cooling sensation in nose seemed to further dull pain. Occasional bloody nose from dryness.
ndshrubs
Re: Sumatripan — Available in both pill and injection form (Imitrex). Found that injection form reduces pain levels quickly; however, there are limitations on dosage if you have more than 2 cluster headaches in a day. Experienced tighness in jaw and tingling sensation in head shortly after use.
ndshrubs
Re: Eletriptan — Used Relpax - seemed to work for several cluster cycles before becoming inefffective.
farenflora
Re: Cyclic pain (off and on) — Every other 10 min, every other half, or sometimes every other few hours-- bad headache, and then no headache at all. Makes for complicated mood swings too. I've tried to match it up with triggers, like things that I eat or do, but there is not reasonable differentiation. For now, I have written it off as hormonal swings and I'm working that angle. The cluster headaches (as well as other symptoms) seem to do better when my hormones are more consistent (even temperatures, regular cycles). But I've also heard this kind cyclic pain or flare ups associated with auto-immune disorders.
farenflora
Re: Women to Women Vitamins — After the 1st month, 30-40% better. Experimentally stopped taking them and went back to the same bad headaches every day.
farenflora
Re: Aspirin — Seemed to help only a little only the first month, then permanently stopped working altogether.
farenflora
Re: Ibuprofen — Seemed to help only a little only the first month, then permanently stopped working altogether.
farenflora
Re: Headache tracking — A lot of work, expecially when having them off/on throughout the day. Helped me diagnose, helped me find patterns over time related to hormones, but has not helped me find immediate triggers (food, time of day, etc) yet.
farenflora
Re: L-Arginine — Little to no effect. Nurse Practitioner recommended trying a vasodilator such as L-Arginine (picked up at any health food store) to see if it could mimic the effects of coffee to provide some headache relief. In my case, it's safe to rule out vasodilation as the active component to caffeine's affect on headache relief.
farenflora
Re: Caffeine — I drink decaffeinated coffee 99% of the time, but on the odd occasion I do caffeinated coffee it helps headache relief 80% of the time for about 3-5hours. I'd rather find a more natural cure so I try not to do this.