maalstroom wrote on Aug 1^st, 2008 at 6:35pm:


I've always suspected this, but thought it must just be my imagination. I never read that the usual headache medicines don't work on CHs until today, so I've always used them (been a CH sufferer for about 7 or 8 years). I thought they worked somewhat, because my CHs will go away eventually (1 to 2 hours usually), but maybe that's how long the CHs would last regardless of whether or not I take them.

The thing I HAVE noticed, is that within a minute or two after popping the pills (usually excedrin, but sometimes tylenol), my CH that I could barely detect coming on will all of the sudden just explode. I always thought it was probably just because that's what it would do regardless of whether I took the medicine or not, but maybe it is actually triggering the attack.

Whenever it happens, I imagine the CH being a living thing, and I always think something like "damn... I've pissed the beast off". It's like I've awakened the CH.