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Title: Hair follicles on fire!
Post by Guz on Dec 8^th, 2016 at 8:42pm

Hi CH peeps, I'm new here but just wanted to know if any of you have had your hair follicles at the top of your head go on fire such as me when in cycle?

Thank you.

Title: Re: Hair follicles on fire!
Post by Hoppy on Dec 8^th, 2016 at 9:31pm

Hi Guz and welcome,
That's a new one to me :exclamation

Hoppy

Title: Re: Hair follicles on fire!
Post by AussieBrian on Dec 8^th, 2016 at 10:43pm

Wow. I know exactly that feeling from hay fever (I hate black wattle!) and it certainly explains nicely some of what we get to enjoy during a really big hit.

Welcome home.

Title: Re: Hair follicles on fire!
Post by BobG on Dec 9^th, 2016 at 3:33am

I suppose it could happen. We have nose running, teeth hurting, eye tearing...why not hair on fire to add to the fun.
Welcome to you, Guz.

Title: Re: Hair follicles on fire!
Post by ericy on Dec 9^th, 2016 at 10:45am

Hi Guz,

When I get bad ones I tend to get a very sensitive scalp to the point that I can not touch my head or hair without severe pain but as long as I do not let anything come in contact with my head (do not lay down, shower, etc.) it seems to be okay and will go away after a few hours.

Title: Re: Hair follicles on fire!
Post by jon019 on Dec 9^th, 2016 at 2:18pm

Yup...post bad hits. I couldn't friggin believe even my hair hurt with this nightmare.

Actually was one of the few symptoms I could relate to "civilians" that got a little
bit of "wow it must be bad if even your hair hurts"...thinking they compared ch
to a bad hangover...dunno..I stopped trying to "explain" years ago...

Best

Welcome aboard..

Jon

Title: Re: Hair follicles on fire!
Post by Batch on Dec 10^th, 2016 at 3:15am

Hey Guz, Ericy,

What you're experiencing is a little known but common symptom of CH called cutaneous allodynia... Pain resulting from an innocuous stimulus to normal skin or scalp by a stimulus that is not normally painful, i.e., touching the skin on the hit side or hair on the top of the head...

Fortunately, I no longer have this problem... no hair left on top... a result of flying Navy fighter jets at the speed of heat above Mach 1 for prolonged periods...

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plus... I take the anti-inflammatory regimen with 10,000 IU/day vitamin D3 plus the cofactors...

Take care and please keep us posted.

V/R, Batch

Title: Re: Hair follicles on fire!
Post by MikeE on Jan 23^rd, 2017 at 4:43pm

Hi welcome..my hair on cluster side definitely hurts..more like pins and needles than fire..good luck

Title: Re: Hair follicles on fire!
Post by Georgewhufc on Jan 24^th, 2017 at 5:55am

Hey Guz

During my first cluster Jul - Nov 16 I was experiencing what you mention here! Of course, not literally on fire, but even the softest touch of my hair/scalp on cluster side and back of my head was super painful.

With it being my first cluster and having crazy symptoms like this, I was scared as hell! This place helps massively and I too am taking Batch's anti-inflammatory plan... give it a go!