this should be interesting...

a buddy of mine recently saw me during a hit and asked me what was wrong with my eye.  my guarana and taurine mixture was already at work,  pain subsiding, so i was in an amiable mood and explained CH to him.  we picked up a lively conversation about cazy things we or people we know have done to abort headaches, regardless of the type.

which brings me to this post...
what are some crazy ways you all have either tried or knew someone who has tried to abort a CH?  most of my stories are from before i was diagnosed...
things i have done:

craziest:  tried to drill a knife through my temple once.  normally, im a lefty.  i got hit on the right side once that not only took me by complete surprise, but incited a rage in me that i had never before, nor since, experienced.  there is still a small dent in my right temple.  i call this one craziest because i was completely insane at the time.

dumbest:  squirted concentrated capsicum oleoresin up my nose.   the funny thing is, the first couple times i did this, it actually worked.  i still believe it was because of the hyperventilation from breathing fast, hard, and deep through my mouth, after i got done coughing until i nearly puked.

honorable mention:  ran at a full sprint while barefoot, wearing only a pair of running shorts, with 8 inches of snow on the ground until i simply couldn't move anymore and collapsed and nearly passed out.  this actually works pretty well for me.  i still sprint on occasion to abort or knock the pain down, but it worked SO much better when it was 18 degrees outside.  i wouldn't call this one crazy.  my neighbors on the other hand thought i was high

I saw on this website where someone used hot sauce under the tongue for 10-15 minutes. I didn't think I could hold it that long, so I use Atomic fireballs instead, works about 60% of the time...

Never actually DID it....(thank goodness)....but held a pen knife to the base of my temple, convinced if I could cut the tendon at its base, it would stop pulling on my skull which CLEARLY was the pain mechanism!

Joe

Pepper up my nose,... I'd heard about the capsazin but only had the powdered version so snorted it and it didn't seem to go up high enough so I then stood on my head.  Then freaked cause I couldn't get down off my head.  Jeesh that was about a decade ago.  LMAO  what I sight that must have been.

You guys and the knives... scary, ouchy!  I've just jammed dull objects into my eye, but thus far haven't caused damage.  I try not to do it anymore.

Linder...maybe it takes another crackedhead clusterhead to appreciate (maybe I'm too far gone )...but that there is funny!

I know UPS drivers...bet that is a classic water cooler story.....

Auban....I have done so many crazy things I can't even recall all...desperate times call for depsperate measures...doncha know. I never thought I'd tell this, but dang.....early in my ch career  I was convinced it was a tooth problem....cavity/crack...something.....so I'd put an antacid tablet between cheek and gum...and in a few minutes...IT WORKED!

Sheesh..I was so proud of my "discovery" 

Best,

Jon

i was basically increasing my thoracic pressure until it put enough pressure on the vessels running to my head to burst blood vessels in my head, eyes, chest, shoulders... pretty much everything from the nipples up.

Okay...that just hurt to read.

Joe

Drank an 8oz glass of vinagar once cause someone said it would help. It didn't.

Don

AubanBird wrote on Oct 13^th, 2011 at 10:45am:

...Dude...where were you in my partying day's

We have a strip of tile from the floor to the ceiling between our shower and the sinks.  I stand in front of it and rock back and forth banging my forehead on the tile.  I get a split second of relief when my head hits the tile, rock backwards, then bang my head, lather, rinse, repeat.  Not as crazy as a knife through my temple, but I have come away with some very nice bruises in the middle of my forehead that are hard to explain.

AND, not too long after the whole "slam two Red Bulls" craze hit this site, I was on a road trip and got hit by The Bastard.  Ran into a 7-11 type store and...no Red Bull.  So, I bought two Monsters something or another and slammed them.  2 minutes later I was on my knees in the parking lot throwing up neon green foam!  Haven't tried the caffeine experiment again.  (I can still taste that crap coming back up!)   

Shane, if you ever see a pic of the trigeminal nerve path, you'll understand those feelings better. People have had teeth pulled, I've chipped molars grinding them together, pushed my eyeball so hard I'm suprised i didn't damage it.

Oxygen changed ALL of that!

Joe

I just poked out my mind's eye.

I think I'll stick with the oxygen.

Lenny wrote on Nov 4^th, 2011 at 6:40pm:


Hi Lenny,

Not offended at all. I know it is an.., um..., unusual approach. One that I imagine not many people would take a liking to. And I can't say I'd blame them. But I have a very unique relationship with pain. I have a very intense love of it as a masochist, and a very deep loathing of it with my headaches, migraines and clusters. It generates some interesting discussions with my doctor, I must say. I'm grateful she has an open mind.

But, I don't mean to take over this thread and get off topic. If you want to know more, PM me, or I'll write start a separate thread on the topic if you wish.

Renée