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http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Cluster Headache Help and Support >> Medications, Treatments, Therapies >> Lithium Day 14 http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1345594582 Message started by Joshua on Aug 21^st, 2012 at 8:16pm

Title: Lithium Day 14
Post by Joshua on Aug 21^st, 2012 at 8:16pm

@ 900mg (300 x 3)- still getting a hit each morning, and a less often but still frequent nightly hit.
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Seeing some side effects from the lithium (weight gain, fatigue)
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Is 1 to 2 headaches a day (definitely down from 4 to 5) considered "success"? -- i also take 720 verap.

Title: Re: Lithium Day 14
Post by Brew on Aug 21^st, 2012 at 8:53pm

Quote:

Is 1 to 2 headaches a day (definitely down from 4 to 5) considered "success"?

Nope. Total failure.

What do you think? Of course I'm being sarcastic.

Less pain = success in my book.

Title: Re: Lithium Day 14
Post by Joshua on Aug 21^st, 2012 at 8:56pm

Understood, and agree.. I was curious if I should actually try to go up on the lithium and squash the 1 or 2 but take the side effects worsening, or worse, no change in headaches and still side effects.
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Will probably discuss with neuro, but my gut is telling me to stay put. Thank Brew!

Title: Re: Lithium Day 14
Post by Brew on Aug 21^st, 2012 at 9:00pm

You already know what my recommendation is. ;)

Title: Re: Lithium Day 14
Post by Joshua on Aug 21^st, 2012 at 9:06pm

I sure do. I'm getting closer to that option. I just fear the detox...i need to find a "good" time to do it.

Title: Re: Lithium Day 14
Post by Mike NZ on Aug 22^nd, 2012 at 3:26am

Joshua wrote on Aug 21^st, 2012 at 8:16pm:

Is 1 to 2 headaches a day (definitely down from 4 to 5) considered "success"? -- i also take 720 verap.

If it was a drugs trial, that level of decrease, even if it was only down to 3 a day would be a success.

However what matters is is it enough for you. Obviously 0 a day would be ideal...