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(Message started by: NatJaMari on May 4^th, 2004, 5:33pm)

Title: newbie here
Post by NatJaMari on May 4^th, 2004, 5:33pm

well, as i have not been dx specifically w/ cluster headaches i was reading something the other day and was like "hey that sounds like me...not quite as extreme but still like me none-the-less" so a friend at another board told me about this site so i'm here to check it out! ;)
and i read the thing about water x3 and i would have to say that they must be onto something...i suffer from several types of headaches (of which i often have more than one at a time) and during my pregnancy i totally beefed up on water and the only headaches that i had were directly related to my problem child of a vertebrae in my neck...so i think i'll try and start doing that again...even though i'm not so big on having to go to the bathroom everytime i turn around. :-/
i read some of the testimonials on the 1st page and wow...i realized that despite the fact that i've had pretty much a headache a day for the past 15 years (exluding most of my pregnancy) i don't have it nearly as bad as some of you!!! as far as i understand cluster headaches (and i could be totally wrong...i may have some other funky headache type) but mine feel as though someone has taken an ax, set it on top of my head, and then out of no where decides to put all their weight onto the ax...i admittable "pull away" from the pain...not that it helps any but it's a reflex...and it's like that for awhile (only several minutes not hours thankfully) during which sometimes it messes w/ the eye on that side of my head...and then just as fast as it came it is gone...the worst is when i get these while driving...talk about a hazard!!!! :-[
i am also blessed that i don't have these what i would consider often...others may consider it often but i don't when i compare it to the other types of headaches that i have...which i have almost everyday...so the fact that i have these maybe once or twice a month (sometimes more sometimes less) is very infrequent to me... ;;D
well, i need to go and make myself useful and make some dinner! :)

NatJaMari

Title: Re: newbie here
Post by OneEyeBlind on May 4^th, 2004, 7:36pm

Welcome to the board. It doesn't really sound like a cluster headache to me, but you can take the quiz provided for cluster headaches (see button on the left hand side).

Whatever it is you have ...... I hope you find some pain free moments.

Title: Re: newbie here
Post by Charlie on May 5^th, 2004, 2:58am

Welcome aboard and sorry if you have to deal with this horror. One way to tell is that clusters will wake you out of a sound sleep and a person suffering a cluster attack won't be able to sit still. Resting is not an option during a cluster attack.

Let us know how you're doing.

Charlie

Title: Re: newbie here
Post by aprilbee on May 5^th, 2004, 10:00am

welcome!! :)

Title: Re: newbie here
Post by NatJaMari on May 5^th, 2004, 10:19am

well, i took the 30 question test...it was inconclusive...i guess i should try and take it for each differnt type of headache and see what it says...however, despite the fact that i do have some of the ch characteristics i don't think mine are severe enough (i have an off the charts tolerance for pain...so despite the fact that what may feel like "kill me now" to someone else only feels like "i reallly REALLY hurt right now" to me i still don't think it's as severe) to be a ch so i guess that means that i should not be invading your board! ;)
thanks for those that have posted and i appreciate your adivce and welcome...i'll be signing off for good...unless sadly in the future i trully am dx w/ ch...i wish you all the best of luck and hope that you'll be able to find what works for you...good luck!!!

NatJaMari