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As someone who suffers from cluster headaches, I'm very happy to see this research being done. About three years ago, I was getting 4 or 5 headaches a day, mos
by daeken 17y ago
As someone who suffers from cluster headaches, I'm very happy to see this research being done. About three years ago, I was getting 4 or 5 headaches a day, most of them during work, and I spent months doing nearly nothing but researching what's involved with cluster headaches and what drugs have an effect. Sadly, there just hasn't been enough research done, but there's plenty of anecdotal evidence.
Hopefully something comes out of this; no one should have to deal with cluster headaches. I haven't had a full-blown cluster in nearly two years now (knock on wood), but many people suffer constantly. I can only hope there's a treatment that actually works soon.
- Shprrrrt 17y agoCluster Headache (CH) is also known as the Killer headache, because of the high prevalence of suicide in suffers. Methadone has also recently been demonstrated to be an efficient CH treatment, and it can legally be prescribed (though I would recommend it only for medically intractable CH, i.e. CH resistant to the usual prophylactic treatments like Verapamil and Lithium salts). Occipital nerve (electro)stimulation is also an effective treatment in ~75% of intractable chronic CH patients (almost daily attacks all the year without remission). We're currently trying to get the surgical procedure reimbursed by the social security in the European Union.
- huherto 17y agoI wasn't expecting to see this in HN. I suffer CH, but my last cluster was two years ago. I am also knocking on wood.