Cluster Headache Symptoms: The Major Symptoms
Published July 1, 2009 | 
Cluster headaches are often confused with migraine headaches, but these are two different maladies entirely. Make no mistake; migraines are terribly painful, and people who have them have a difficult cross to bear. But cluster headaches are, believe it or not, even worse. Only those who have actually experienced the horror of them actually know what it’s like. In this article, I’ll give an overview of cluster headache symptoms, for those who are living with them but don’t know what they’re called.
Cluster Headache Attacks Drive People To Extreme Measures
Published June 28, 2009 | Cluster headaches are an extremely painful form of headache, and the victim usually suffers from them over and over during an extended period of time, which is where they get their name. Some victims are relatively “lucky”, and only suffer a small number of cluster headache attacks each year. But some victims have the chronic form of the condition, and they can suffer several of these excruciatingly painful attacks each and every day of their lives. And many of them are increasingly going to extreme measures to alleviate their suffering. In this article we’ll talk about the most controversial ones, which are the use of LSD hallucinogenic mushrooms.
Episodic Cluster Headaches
Published June 25, 2009 | Cluster headaches are nothing like ordinary, run of the mill headaches, as anyone who has ever suffered one can tell you. They are far more painful than the regular variety. Believe it or not, they’re even worse than migraine headaches. The pain of a cluster headache is so intense that most people describe it as unbearable, and when one comes on there is no way for the person to function, unlike a low grade garden variety headache, which can usually be managed. Most people say a cluster headache feels like they’re being stabbed in the eye.
How your doctor diagnoses your headache
Published June 22, 2009 | What do you think is the easiest illness to diagnose? If you think headaches because they are the most common known to man, you are wrong. It’s not because they are common, that they are all the same.
Getting rid of cluster headaches
Published June 16, 2009 | Anyone that suffers from cluster headaches will know how terrible they are and that you would do almost anything to get rid of them. You will take all the medications the doctors prescribe, as well as every pain medication you can get over the counter. If you life with someone who has them, you know how hard it is for that person, as well as for you to live through the horrifying attacks day after day and you pray that someone offers a solution for this condition. And well, there is and it’s called ‘water treatment’. Let’s talk more about it.
Cluster Headache Treatment – Different Options You Can Choose From
Published June 10, 2009 | Before we can discuss possible cluster headache treatment options for the pain your cluster headaches cause, you should be able to determine if you indeed suffer from cluster headaches. To determine that you should list the symptoms for cluster headaches and compare them with your own symptoms. I have earlier posts that talks about cluster headache symptoms, so if you want more information on the symptoms you should check those out. But I can already give you the two main characteristics.
Cluster Headache Relief
Published June 1, 2009 | Cluster headache relief is something that becomes a desperate plea when a cluster headache sets in. Only sufferers can truly know the pain of this debilitating condition that affects less than 1% of the population. Far outweighing the pain of a regular headache and even most migraines, cluster headaches can have a drastic effect on the life of a chronic sufferer.
Cluster Headaches: What Are They?
Published May 17, 2009 | It seems that many people have never heard of the term cluster headaches, and have no idea what they are. Others have heard the term, but have no idea what it means. Many people think they’re just regular headaches that happen in clusters, or just on one side of a person’s face. Others think they’re just another name for migraines. None of these ideas are correct, and cluster headaches are unlike any other kind of headache. After reading this article, you’ll understand what they are, and how they differ from migraines and ordinary headaches.
Common Cluster Headache Triggers
Published May 10, 2009 | Science still understands very little about cluster headaches, but they have made some progress in identifying the most common cluster headache triggers. If you or a loved one suffers from these debilitating attacks, this article will help you to better understand what can trigger them, and how you can sometimes avoid doing something that will trigger a cluster attack.
Cluster Headache Treatment: An Overview
Published May 7, 2009 | Cluster headaches are one of the most debilitating and unpleasant health problems a person can face. The pain a victim suffers is excruciating, often lasting for hours, leaving the sufferer completely incapacitated until the pain subsides. Desperate for relief from the blinding pain, many sufferers in search of a remedy turn to things like aspirin and Tylenol, but to no avail. Unfortunately, there is no over the counter pain medication that is an effective cluster headache treatment. Usually, for most people, prescription drugs are used for dealing with cluster headaches.
Oxygen treatment for cluster headaches
Published May 4, 2009 | Today I came accross an article on possible cluster headache treatment. Nine studies, involving 201 participants, led scientists to the conclusion that migraine sufferers may find relief from hyperbaric oxygen treatment. In English this means: inhaling pure oxygen at high pressure in a special chamber.
Have You Ever Experienced The Pain Of A Cluster Headache?
Published April 22, 2009 | Cluster headache are arquably one of the most painful conditions known to man and their only saving grace is that they are fortunately fairly rare. For instance, although approximately one person out of every ten of the population suffers from migraine headaches, only about one person in three hundred will experience a cluster headache.
Cluster Headaches – Why Are They Called Suicide Headaches?
Published April 7, 2009 | Why are cluster headaches also known as suicide headaches? Many people are surprised to find that this nickname has been applied to what they regard as an unpleasant, but minor and occasional, fact of life. After all, doesn’t everyone get a headache from time to time? Sure, it’s no fun, but you take some aspirin or Tylenol and lie down until it goes away, maybe putting a cool wash cloth over your head to soothe the pain. In a few hours you’re back to normal. What’s the big deal? Well, the big deal is that cluster headaches are nothing like regular ones. The pain is so intense that it has driven not a few victims to attempt or commit suicide to escape their torment.
Chronic Cluster Headaches Are A Nightmare To Live With
Published April 1, 2009 | Sufferers from chronic cluster headaches are some of the most unfortunate human beings on the planet. Cluster headaches, one of the most painful experiences a human being can live through, are extremely debilitating. It’s impossible for a person to function at all during an attack; all they can think about is the horrible, blinding pain and praying it will go away. This intense pain can last for well over an hour, and it often comes on right after falling asleep, which causes insomnia to be one of the most common problems victims of chronic cluster headaches have to deal with, on top of their headaches. Because they know that attacks are very likely after drifting off, they become filled with dread at the thought of going to bed and falling asleep.
Cluster Headache Triggers – Blocking Trigger Points May Stop Cluster Headaches
Published March 5, 2009 | When I was looking into new possible treatments for cluster headaches, I found this article, publiced in January. It talks about a new possible treatment for cluster headaches. In short it treats the condition by blocking the cluster headache triggers. Maybe it can be helpful for you, talk to your doctor about it. I gave a copy to my husband, so he can take it to his doctor too.
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1 CommentTriggers To Bring on Cluster Headaches
Published January 29, 2009 | Cluster headaches come along sometimes for no apparent reason, but for many people there are triggers to bring on cluster headaches. By avoiding these triggers you can drastically cut down the number of cluster headaches that you experience. Of course, you must be able to diagnose your own triggers first. This can be along and difficult process by you can eliminate some of the common cluster headache triggers by finding out what they are and modifying your lifestyle for a period of time to see if your cluster headaches still occur or whether they subside.
Cluster Headache Remedy
Published January 15, 2009 | The right cluster headache remedy for you may not necessarily be the same as what works for someone else. A cluster headaches normally occurs on one side of the head either behind the eye or at the temple. They are easily confused for migraines or as a severe headache. They can go undiagnosed for a long time – in some cases for many years. Many people do not seek medical treatment as they believe that there is no cure for headaches and are not aware of cluster headaches.
Cluster Headaches – What Are They And Can You Avoid Them?
Published December 8, 2008 | Have you ever had a sudden and excrutiating pain behind your eye? Did you have this pain occur at the same time within days for several weeks? Then it’s most likely that you are suffering from cluster headaches. By definition a cluster headache is one of the most painful headaches around, and it is often being referred to as ‘suicide headache’.
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Published October 24, 2008 | Cluster headache symptoms fall into two categories, major and minor. The really big one is the stabbing sensation in one eye, or one side of the face.
Welcome to the Cluster Headache Blog
Published October 22, 2008 | Hi,
As you can see on this site, cluster headache is one of the most severe headaches someone can suffer from. My husband, for example, has this desease for almost 10 years. Two times every year, for 6 to 8 weeks, he will wake up at night, screaming from all the pain he has. And those attacks will repeat themselves during the day. In the peek of the cluster period he will have up to 5 attacks a day, and while they are happening the only thing I can do is assure him that it will pass, ’cause that’s the only thing that will keep him sane.