Hi everyone,
I was diagnosed with cluster headaches in February this year and every lucky not have another attack till last weekend,( still suffering sightly)
Just wanted to hello and hopefully make some friends who understand what I'm going through.
love & hugs
sparkles :)

Hi Sparkles!  Welcome to the nut house  :)  

As you already know this place is loaded with experience, knowledge and compassion.  Read everything and ask any questions that come up.

-Dennis-

Thanks Dennis,
Thanks for the reply.
I have just coming through the denial process of thinking it would just be one off and it would not happen again, feeling very silly now, and still not really wanting to deal with future with cluster headaches.
Sparkles

What's wrong with denial?  I swear by it.

G'day Sparkles.

G'day Aussiebrian
Freezin cold and raining here Adelaide, you helped me heaps back in February (patch) but just coming to terms with every thing now.

Hi Sparkles and welcome to your new family. Sorry you have to be here but you are not alone with this anymore.

Can you tell us what your doc is doing for you as far as meds and such? o2 is a number one defense for most of us here.
100% o2 at 15 lpm with a NON-REBREATHER MASK at the very first sign of a on-coming hit. This is my abortive that works so good for me and I take Verapamil as a prevent. Talk to your doc about what might work for you.

Others will be along soon to say hi and hang in there and deal with these CH's one day at a time. Read all there is to your left and print off some info about meds and the o2 for your doc if he or she does not respond to what you need.

Nice to meet you.

   Barry :)

Pleasure's mine, darlin'.  That's what we're here for (though I must mention that the beer never arrived).

Hello
Barry  big thanks for the welcome.
I'm  going to try to get some info ready for Doctor's appt  on Friday.

I'm studying to be Optician while holding down full time job and mum of 2, does any one know can stress trigger an attack?

luv
Sparkles

ps Brian maybe the postie drank the beer lol ;D




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Hi Sparkles!

A warm welcome to you!  Wishing you a very short cycle and many  PFDs.

Take care,

Jeannie

welcome sparkles, you asked about stress,,, wel, countless times "triggers" have been the topic of discussion around here, and the only thing that is constant about CH is, NOTHING IS CONSTANT. just arm yourself with knowledge and be prepared for a hit with whatever abortives work best for you.  Good luck.    Tuck

Stress is a funny one. For some, like me, extended stress can bring on an attack. For others, coming down from stress is what triggers the attack. Hoping your cycle is a short one!

Guiseppi

Denial doesn't exist.

Hi Sparkles sorry you're here but here's wishing you days of pain are limited and PF days are soon to come.  As Tuck and Gusisppi said on stress I think I am more prone to get hit coming off that during high stress as I am under high stress most of the time.  Currently I am in high cycle 6 to 10 hits a day, but my stress level is really not very high.  Take care and hit the O2 quick.  Don't wait until you know for sure if it is the monster err on the side of being wrong.  Wishbone.

Thank you  very much for all your support everyone  gave me yesterday, it was amazing.
I'm trying to read up as much as i can, but the computer kills my head  :(
At least the feeling of having a knitting needle poking in my left eye over and over again has gone today  :)
thanks again f
Sparkles