Has anybody come across info on whether all of this trigeminal/occipital nerve-screwing-aroundwithness, or any other aspect of a CH cycle, does any long or short-term damage to any o' them brain-bits in there?

Like, maybe some kind of sensitizing, or nerve damage, or tissue damage, etc.  that we have to heal up from after the actual cycle is over (or ongoing for the chronic ch'ers)?  I hadn't thought about it before, but it might explain why I'm ultra-sensitive to migraines lately.  :-?

I've never noticed anything, or read anything like that.  Now that you mention it though, since my clusters started becoming really bad and fairly regular (since I was 20) my "normal" discreet migraines (with the aura and the nausea) have seemed to lessen in frequency and intensity.  But it could just be that the CH has recalibrated my pain-meter ;-)

Well, first of all, Bob Johnson did mention address this in another post.

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For me, I've had some of the tingling, but, no numbness like I get with SEVERE nerve damage. I USED to have numb places in certain places in my legs due to having needles jammed into my nerve roots along my spine. It eventually healed, but it took a damn long time...

Are you on any migraine preventatives right now?

I'm not on anything right now except the ADD meds and occasional dramamine for the nausea; nothing seemed to work as an abortive, and I'm waiting to see if I can get with DARS to get help seeing a neurologist to get a handle on this.

I haven't had more than shadows for the past few days, but I've had a funny numbish tingling on one spot on my chin all day!  :D