I am very new to all of this. I have a wonderful boyfriend Bobby. We've known eachother for about 1 year. dating for a few months. Right from the beginning he told me all about cluster headaches. I've asked him what i should do for him durring this cycle of attacks. He has armed me with all the weapons. Caffine, zomig, ice, etc... he seems to know what works for him. I have read on these forums to stay strong and just do exactly what he wants. The last thing your sufferer needs is to worry about their partner.  Inside I just want to scream and cry!! I feel so helpless... Is there more of people like me out there? Support groups in my area?? :'(

There's a supporter's group on this website.  I'm trusting one of the moderators will come along and maybe move your post to that section.  If not - rest assured the other supporters will find you.  God Bless our supporters!!!!

Carol

CH's are painful, sure, but they are not damaging.

He'll be fine, and if he knows whats good for him - all the better.

Maybe oxygen, too?  IT can work to abort a hit in 5-10 minutes, which is nice.

Thanks for the quick responses... It sure looks like it's the worst pain EVER. Nothing I've ever experienced comes close to what I've see him going through. I'm a tough chick and this scared me. I am holding strong for him and crumbling when he isn't around.  I have spent most of the past few nights on this website and a few others soaking up as much info as i can. 

Any advice is welcome here... all of you who suffer from CH are truly the strongest people I know. Thank you for everything you offer !!!

Get used to it; I'm not even one of the nice ones.
Some of the smartest, most compassionate, kind individuals I have ever known are on this site.  No word of a lie.

There are modern treatments to CH's; perhaps send your other half over to this site and see if he's interested.

Imitrex injections, and oxygen (LINKS ON THE LEFT THERE) are very popular.  Lots of recent breakthroughs in Oxygen use....

Hey CHS,

Sounds like your guy has taken steps to arm himself and give this beast a good run for its money. That's a real good thing.

If you're routinely seeing him suffering though, I'm guessing there may be a few more tricks we could slap on him here, so he could more consistently prevent/abort CH attacks. That is if he isn't on here already!

Bless your heart for being a supporter. My poor wife has endured over 30 years of my CH and hasn't kicked me to the curb yet!

Do try to get him on here so we can take a look see at what he's doing for his attacks. Maybe we can make some suggestions he can take back to his doc to tweak his regimen a bit.

Thanks again for logging on, many of us would be lost without our supporters.

Joe

I'm not in your area at the moment but I will be next month. I'll be in Syracuse. If there is anything I can do to help you or Bobby it would be my pleasure. I'm a sufferer myself but a supporter too as I have both a son and a partner with CH. We're a right "family" LOL
I'm Helen by the way, it's nice to meet you!
Helen

Just in case Bobby is taking the pill form of Zomig, it also comes in an inhaler that is much faster acting.

I'm another O2 user and wouldn't be without it. We only use it to abort the hits and it is very quick when used properly.

Good luck, Don