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(Message started by: lrobb98 on Nov 24^th, 2002, 5:52pm)

Title: Cluster Preventatives
Post by lrobb98 on Nov 24^th, 2002, 5:52pm

Despite some new preventatives that have not worked particularly well(Topomax, natural ones such as melatonin/Coenzyme Q10), we are usually back to the staples of verapamil, lithium, indomethacin, short courses of prednisone, etc. What we desperately need are better, more effective preventatives; the drug companies are working on them, primarily for chronic daily headache, and we all hope that these corss over and help clusters as well.
Meanwhile, I just published a report on Botox for clusters, where it was not particularly effective BUT some people did very well(I put that study, as well as hundreds of others, on http://www.headachedrugs.com).
Lawrence Robbins M.D. Northbrook, Ill

Title: Re: Cluster Preventatives
Post by Bob P on Nov 25^th, 2002, 9:33am

Hi Doc Robbins. Glad to see you're still around. Hadn't heard from you in a while and thought maybe we'd lost you.
Thanks for your informative site and continued efforts to help us clusterheads.

Bob Pahlow, President
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