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(Message started by: chuckg on Feb 21^st, 2004, 9:31am)

Title: they are back
Post by chuckg on Feb 21^st, 2004, 9:31am

hi

i'm new and posting here to see what's blowing in the wind

i have typical history of clusters...20 years of them with no answer ...up to 8 a day...then 10 years ago ...remission..
pain free ...lol...i did it , i got rid of them, what a miracle...

well they came back 2 weeks ago with a vengeance....

up to 8 a day again.........

so eventually , off to doctor with no, really , no hope of any help.

but, this doctor knew nothing about clusters, so he did a little research and came up with relpax..copyright..etc
amazing, i take 1 pill a day and clusters are pushed into 1 per 24 hour cycle and if i preempt it by taking a pill before i
get the cluster i have no headache at all that cycle...

i found u guys cause i was looking for info on other users to see what the long range effects and conditions to taking this would be.but i have not seen a mention of it so far on this site

so, help me out here, am i living in fool's paradice,smile,
or this is just so new , or maybe bad things happen..

this drug is a vasoconstrictor and serotonin antagonist
is there something else i neeeed to know here?

sincerely chuck

Title: Re: they are back
Post by Sean_C on Feb 21^st, 2004, 10:01am

WOW ten years PF, some people here would give their left leg for that

I'm gonna talk to my nuero abour Relpax, sounds like a winner

Happy days await ;;D

Sean

Title: Re: they are back
Post by ave on Feb 21^st, 2004, 10:23am

Yes, I have seen relpacx mentioned here. If yiou want to know, use the search facility (and set the time restriction between 0 and 150 days, gives yiou all last quarter.

BTW, if you are episodic, and you very well might be, seeing you have been painfree for so long, you may not need to take this med continuously.

If you feel the episode has run its course you could stop the med. Taking it outside an episode is useless, for it though it may prevent attacks, it will not prevent an episode.

Title: Re: they are back
Post by nina on Feb 21^st, 2004, 11:11am

Tell me more about Relpax. What is it? I have suffered for 18 years. 10 years diagnosed. Relpax I have not heard about so please tell me more

Title: Re: they are back
Post by chuckg on Feb 21^st, 2004, 1:52pm

on 02/21/04 at 11:11:11, nina wrote:

Tell me more about Relpax. What is it? I have suffered for 18 years. 10 years diagnosed. Relpax I have not heard about so please tell me more

hi nina

i wish u all the luck with the HA
i can't tell you any more than i did about it except it has me fervently hoping it continues effective and i'm going to do a search for it on this site as a kind person reccommenned(lol)
we all need more info
and it must be out there
sincerely chuck

Title: Re: they are back
Post by BobG on Feb 21^st, 2004, 8:09pm

Relpax is a brand name for Eletriptan

What is eletriptan?
Eletriptan is a migraine headache medicine. It is in a class of drugs called serotonin receptor agonists. They are believed to work by causing vasoconstriction (narrowing) of arteries and veins that supply blood to the head.
Eletriptan is used to treat migraine headaches. Eletriptan will not prevent migraines from occurring or decrease the number of attacks. It will only treat a migraine headache that is already occurring.
Eletriptan may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.

For more info and warnings click this
http://my.webmd.com/content/drugs/5/79788.htm?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348