Hello,
I'm new to the forum.  I began having cluster headaches about 6 months ago & they're mostly chronic.  I was dx by a neurologist who specializes in autonomic dysfunction.  She mentioned the Zanaflex I take for muscle pain would help.  It helps only a very small amount.

I also have severe Dysautonomia...

It's a complicated dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system and I read that cluster headaches are autonomic in origin.

I was reading about oxygen therapy on the forum, and see that it's a powerful vasodilator.  Am wondering if anyone knows if it's okay to use oxygen with dysautonomia?  I have both POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia) as well as NCS (neurocardiogenic syncope). 

Does anyone else with cluster headaches have dysautonomia or seen a neurologist who specializes in autonomic disorders?

I have to travel quite a long distance to see my neurologist & I'm not due to see her until May.  I will ask her this question then but in the meantime I have a doctor who will prescribe oxygen, but I wanted to educate myself further before trying it.

Thank you for this forum!  So much good information.

Ocean

Ocean,

Welcome to CH.com...  You've come to the right place.  We know what you're going through with your CH...  and the good news is it doesn't need to be that way.

Dysautonomia on the other hand, is a horse of a different color...

Check with your primary care physician (PCP) for lab tests of your serum 25(OH)D, calcium, PTH (parathyroid hormone) and vitamin B12.  I suspect your 25(OH)D is low... like less than 30 ng/mL (75 nmol/L).

Check your PM inbox.  I've sent you some information that may help.

Take care,

V/R, Batch

ocean wrote on Feb 24^th, 2016 at 3:17pm:

Hello, I'm new to the forum.  I began having cluster headaches about 6 months ago & they're mostly chronic.  I was dx by a neurologist who specializes in autonomic dysfunction.  She mentioned the Zanaflex I take for muscle pain would help.  It helps only a very small amount. I also have severe Dysautonomia... It's a complicated dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system and I read that cluster headaches are autonomic in origin. I was reading about oxygen therapy on the forum, and see that it's a powerful vasodilator.  Am wondering if anyone knows if it's okay to use oxygen with dysautonomia?  I have both POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia) as well as NCS (neurocardiogenic syncope).  Does anyone else with cluster headaches have dysautonomia or seen a neurologist who specializes in autonomic disorders? I have to travel quite a long distance to see my neurologist & I'm not due to see her until May.  I will ask her this question then but in the meantime I have a doctor who will prescribe oxygen, but I wanted to educate myself further before trying it. Thank you for this forum!  So much good information. Ocean

Vasoconstrictor.

       Potter

Hello Ocean and welcome,
Sorry that you had to come here but glad that you did.
Stick around, you're in good hands.
We know what you're going through -as regards your CH anyway-. This site is a god send for most of us and is the biggest source of CH knowledge you'll ever come accross.
All the best

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