if any of you can help can you list the "helpful" things people have ever said about CH to you?

As a for instance
Clusters? Oh yeah I had one of those once

Have you tried Tylenol

and so on

Thank you!
Helen

it's a booger.....just blow it out!

acupuncture

sinus buster AKA "the cure"  :D

All you have to do is soak your feet in hot water - that's what my son does! (this from an auditor from the IRS - she's NOT there any more!) :-*

Barbara that's exactly the sort of thing I want! Thank you! I want "expressions" like that or "It's all in your head"  - all the really dumb things people have said, well meaning or not!!  Thank you!

Helen, don't forget my mother's classic: Have a donut!

;D

And my mother still thinks that odd things can help me out. She bought me a jar of "Headache cream" for Heath & Beauty Fair few years ago. It was supposed to "help will all kinds of headaches and migraines". Well, I got a HA at the fair and yup, you guessed it: it did absolutely nothing to the regular HA, and it has done absolutely nothing to ch, migraine and other HAs. I gave it a shot, though.

So I am a bit sceptical now, too... Mom came back from Estonia on Sunday and brought me a small jar of "special headache oil". Apparently nuns from some convent had told her that it can cure (yup, that is the word they used!) even severe HAs. I'm sorry, but I really don't believe it... ;D

Sanna

Was told by mother in law I needed to go see Benny Hinn/Faith healer ::)
I believe in the power of prayer I just dont believe in Benny Hinn :-X nuff said

I was told once that all I needed to do is eat more green, leafy veggies.   :-?

Langa

Why don't you change doctors.

Have you had a CAT scan

Maybe it's something your eating

I had one of those once

Stay away from chocolate

It's probably eyestrain.  (From an ophthalmologist.)

Best,

George

Well now that he's retired maybe they'll go away since he won't have the job-stress anymore.

If you'd just quit smoking, the headaches will go away."

jon019 wrote on May 24^th, 2010 at 11:08pm:

it's a booger.....just blow it out!

    That's funny.

        Potter

"Hold your head over a sink of hot water with a towel over the sink, that will clear it up". Have you ever tied to bend over a sink of steaming hot water and than cut the air off by placing a towel over the whole works, don't.

Take Vitamin B-12. That will make it go away.

Also I have a sister that gets those once a month.

"You should go see this chiropractor - he says he helps people with that condition ALL the time!"

"Oh, yeah, I have those. If I get quiet and turn off the lights it helps"

"Smoke a joint - you know that's legal here for headaches, right?"

"Excedrin PM is the BEST for that!"

"There was a show on Oprah about that - you have to avoid chocolate and dim your lights"

"I had those! I got one of those bite blocks things because it came from me grinding my teeth too much and they went away!"

From a friend before she truly understood what I was dealing with.  "If you stopped thinking about them, they would go away.  You are probably doing this to yourself."

One night she saw me transform before her eyes and I no longer have to explain myself.

"Your sister gets migranes too...ask her"

"No, there isn't any msg in any of this food, so it won't trigger your migranes"

"Quit smoking"

"Quit drinking"

"Here is a cool, wet cloth....just go lay down".

(That one really pissed me off) ::)

   Your sister gets migranes too...ask her"


I think we share moms.
 

damn cabbage ass. no wonder you get those headaches

I'm quite amazed at how "knowledgeable" all our friends and family are.. Thank you everyone this is giving me a lot to work with!

Quote:

"Hold your head over a sink of hot water with a towel over the sink, that will clear it up". Have you ever tied to bend over a sink of steaming hot water and than cut the air off by placing a towel over the whole works, don't.

Yeah...waterboarding isn't the way to go  8-)

I have nothing new to add really. You guys have covered it already. I know it's strange but because I was already seeing a neurologist, I got a ton of sympathy and very little crackpot advice other than the migraine stuff which never ends.

Charlie

Colleague, "My husband was diagnosed with those when I had to take him to the hospital with a bad headache".

Me, "Oh, how many headaches has he had.?" 

Colleague, "Just one.".

::)

Dentist says you have bad teeth, for about $2000 I can fix them and your headaches will go away!
Had them all takin out still have headaches  :-[

I forgot about this one . . ."If we drill these holes in your sinuses, the headaches will clear up."

I haven't been here for a very, very long time, it is a VERY long sad story (that turned out great) but I won't bore you with what, so I'm gonna jump back in on this post and pretend I never left.

About 10 years ago, a co-worker told me to eat a spoon full of salt, not sure why, but there you go...


I missed you guys! 

Had a doc tell me that he could "Strip my Optical Nerve, and I would not get any HA for at least 6 months"  Well stupid me I did it and ended up with a hit while in the recovery room.  At least they had O2 handy  :P

Co-Workers -
- So if you need O2 then just go for a run around the building, that should work the same
- You don't just get HA at that time of the month?

When I first started with them, I had a Doctor tell me
"Well it sure sounds like CH.  But you are a woman and only guys get those."

My mothers comments:

- I've had those for years, a good stiff drink and you will be right as rain.
- You know if you just lay down and go to sleep, it will go away
- If you just sat still....  You are just getting yourself worked up. It's all stress related you know
- Those HA if yours will go away if you just lose that extra weight.. (gee thanks mom, now I hurt and feel like shit)  ::)

On Saturday mornings a bunch of us old, wrinkled guys take our hot rods to the donut shop. I usually have an éclair but last week I had a donut. Haven’t had a ch attack since then. It’s a miracle! I'm cured!! Right after dinner tonight I’m going to the donut shop and eat 2 or 3 or 6. A man can’t be too careful, ya know.

Most of these have already been mentioned, which makes me wonder why they didn't work??   8-)

stop smoking
stop drinking coffee
have a lie down in dark room
it's eye strain, try these excercises
have you tried feverfew
neurologist told me to get pregnant again (only time I didn't get cycles)
just the other day... oh cluster headaches, I do massage, I can help you with that!
just let me press here on your shoulder, that ought to get it
you will get addicted to 02 - my mother
and of course... I had one of those once

Urrrrr

I am going to give the donut cure a try tho', sounds good!  ;)