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I started getting cluster headaches for two years

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I began getting cluster headaches since I was 59. I've done a lot of research but nobody seems to have any real answers.  I did use oxygen at the very start of the last one and did manage to abort it but I understand that only works a small % of the time.  These clusters hit hours before I wake in the a.m., and drag on for 65-70 days.  The nausea is awful.  I also get migraines, runs in the DNA, during the cluster on the opposite side of my head.  Anyone have any helpful suggestions?  I sometimes feel like Edward Scissorhands live inside my skull.

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  • jacqui86044
    jacqui86044 KMRC

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    Hi, my mum also suffers with cluster headaches and found that drinking a LOT of water throughout the day really helps to stop/ prevent them.

     

    • KMRC
      KMRC jacqui86044

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      Thanks.  I drinks lots of water because I have Sjögren's syndrome and make very little spit and my eyes are pitifully dry.  I am glad it worked for your mum.
  • jacqui86044
    jacqui86044 KMRC

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    I'm sorry to hear that. The only other thing which helps with cluster headaches to my knowledge is the pure oxygen (but you need to catch it early) as headache pills don't seem to touch the pain. Hope you get some relief as I know they are the worst headaches ever.

     

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