My husband has started having cluster headaches after a 10 year remission. What triggers these headaches? He has been to the doctor and is taking medication but still has one or two every day/night. Any new treatments other than discussions I found on previous questions?
2006-09-13 11:57:09 · 2 answers · asked by grandma jj 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Oh I feel so sorry for him. I get them too. They are awful. I had a cluster attack daily at the end of May and through most of June. It had been 3 years since I'd had them. It seems that they are not really triggered out of dormancy, they just occur again. You can offset or help alleviate them by avoiding certain things. Such as, any and all caffeine (this one is tricky though because a doctor told me that sometimes the body acts almost as if the caffeine is an addiction and you'll get a headache because of the craving, and you have to have some to help ease the headache), alcohol, heat (too much sun or overheating), bright lights, the list is endless if you get really specific and tailor it to your personal situation. However the doctor told me that there's no way to know when they'll occur so you can't know how to stop them. They may continue for the rest of my life coming every so many years, or they may stop altogether. A side note about the caffeine situation, if you notice all migraine medications contain caffeine, so what the doctor says must be right. I hope your husband gets relief soon.
2006-09-13 12:15:48 · answer #1 · answered by Noelle S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
foods such as cheese have been known to bring on attacks.some beans,caffein also a culprit,you can find out more by logging on to www.headachecure.com
2006-09-13 13:38:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋