Posted by Riccardo (212.216.76.82) on January 27, 2001 at 17:06:42:
I have had CH for 23 years (last 3 in remission, TG).
I have had the normal symptoms for all the years, the normal lenght, the normal pain.
But, the first 2 cycles were different:
- The pain never rise up the 7 Ks
- The length of the attacks were 3 hours, sometimes all the night (probably I didn't remember I had some pause, long time passed)
- I stayed in bed (poor me) except for taking some MIGRAINE pills, and some water (in and out...:-) )
- I stayed in the dark (not more relaxing, just because I always heard 'with migraine stay in bed and in the dark!'
I am pretty sure that someone of those that posted here WILL BE CH sufferers, they are in this middle status (also Angel started with migraines, that in the years goes more near to CH and then becomes real CH) and I think more other
I know that the pain is different, the lenght, bla bla bla...... but there is a possibility that those migraneurs willl become full CH sufferers.
I would give them this text, and tell them: if your migraine will develop in cluster....come here!
Otherwise they will be sure to have not CH, also when CH will be
Ciao, a kiss to Nina and ...oh, ehm...a kiss to Bob wife...:-)