Bubble Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 You will end up with rebound headaches from all the pain killers on top of the headaches you already have. Please see your GP - at least then you will know for certain and there are other medications that could help you! I'm going to leave it there now good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith and Linda Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 yep, am giving ipuprofen a go as paracetamol or tramadol don't seem to help. Your not going to see the Dr then? why suffer! a piece of lead travelling at twice the speed of sound should stop it pretty quickly:wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Don't know if it would help at all but I take a mini aspirin every night. 100mg. It thins the blood a bit and may reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndoe Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 Your not going to see the Dr then? why suffer! a piece of lead travelling at twice the speed of sound should stop it pretty quickly:wink: Yes, but I can't get an appointment till Monday am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndoe Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 You will end up with rebound headaches from all the pain killers on top of the headaches you already have. Please see your GP - at least then you will know for certain and there are other medications that could help you! I'm going to leave it there now good luck! Thanks Bubble, I'll lay off the painkillers till I see the doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Thanks Bubble, I'll lay off the painkillers till I see the doc. Ah glad you going! Definitely avoid aspirin until you know what the cause is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndoe Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 MRI clear..............yes, they found a brain :-).................still getting 'em daily although they seem to be decreasing in intensity apart for a killer one which woke me last night................seeming to be more and more like "clusters" although why I should start getting 'em at my age is beyond me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest241083 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 .......pleased its a clear result.... .......but hope they go soon...... .......the son suffered with cluster migraines a few years ago.... .......all the tests......nothing.... ........then after a yearish........they just stopped.... .........so the best of luck ......hope they cease soon........tink x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambethlad Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I've sufferered from Cluster headaches for all my adult life. They don't call them "suicide headaches" for nothing. I reckon if I had a gun I would have shot myself. The pain is always the left side of the head from the back of the eye to the back of the head. No nausea or light sensitivity. Pain killers have little effect. When the pain comes on I usually stand in the shower until the hot water runs out. Then I use heat and cold alternatively to that side of the head using ice packs and a hair dryer. Sometimes it will go on for 10 hours or more before the pain subsides enough to fall asleep. Apparently there is a genetic factor involved. So we probably had an ancestor who has passed on this curse. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james784 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Hi, I'm a clusterhead (nickname). Have the chronic kind for almost 4 yrs. and know the pain, yikes! Luckily no wall banging pain for awhile but you never know. It wakes me up at night and then I do the oxygen mask, climb back to bed and then wake up 2-3 hrs with the pain again it lasts about 3 to 4 days and back to normal. Only use about two bottles a month some times more or less. I'm not on other meds. anymore have tried verapamil. Full blast oxygen usually knocks it out if you use it right away as soon as you feel a symptom. try it you'll like it! video production dubai Hope i Helped James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndoe Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Haven't had 'em since the ex left (touch wood) so I guess it was trying to save a sinking ship that brought 'em on..............it wasn't tension.................definitely clusters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InkBlots Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I don't know if I've suffered from cluster headaches, but probably have, my worst ones have been caused by very high blood pressure. I once went into an Adelaide A & E suffering intense head pain, and triage left me in the waiting room while the place filled up and emptied, and filled up again, and so on. Eventually I said to a nurse that it could be my blood pressure, so she checked, and I was immediately put in a wheelchair and rushed out the back. Although I wonder if my high BP was caused by the pain, I've suffered other horrendous headache episodes when under stress. Nothing should be taken for granted, checking BP is always a good move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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