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Old 07-19-2009, 06:38 PM  
MikeSmoke
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Originally Posted by Porn Grounds View Post
I wanted to try this but at the time my insurance would not cover it and it was a lot more money. The put me on Topamax. Makes me dumb some times plus some other side effects but works pretty well!

Besides doing all this...I used to take 3 or 4 Tylenol and a can or 2 of coke. Then some dark and quite.
Glad the topamax works for you.

I just wanted to clarify for the people reading this thread and considering ways to treat their headaches - cluster headaches are *very* different than migraines, and usually the treatments are very different.
For example, if you have a migraine, you usually want to go into a dark room and get away from the light and lie down. The migraine may last a little while, or it may last hours or even days. There are a number of medications specifically aimed at ending migraines.
If you have a cluster headache, you don't care about the light, and you can't stay still - the last thing you want to do is lie down. And the headache will usually be over in 15-30 minutes, but during those 15-30 minutes, it's the worst pain anyone can possibly imagine. And there are very few treatments.
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