spikeinthehead

Moxie - I appreciate your honesty about ending your life due to the pain —— unfort. this sounds all too familiar. Unless if someone has seen a loved one go through this or in fact had the headaches themselves , they truly have no idea. What a blessing this site has been for you ! CHFather - I appreciate all the information given . He is willing to try anything at this point - Busting if necessary ( however I have to admit this makes me uncomfortable ) I suppose I am all too use to the world of pharmaceuticals - even knowing how dangerous they can be. At this age however I realize the

I meant to say “ maybe gains a sense of affinity “. !

Thank you for responding to my post. As I have told him , it is somewhat reassuring to know there are others who are going through this . We keep saying “ this will not last” — enjoying the moments when he is not in pain . He is going to try to get a script for oxygen , hoping a general doctor may prescribe . During his attacks he appreciates me being with him - and I want to be - if I can give comfort that is . Lately I softly rub his neck which seems to help a bit - and a cold rag or pack at back of his neck when he can tolerate. I am hoping he looks at this site today and mabe gains At l

Forgot to say - he doesn’t have insurance which does not help . Karen

Hello and thank you for the “ greetings”. Actually this is a note from his fiancé Karen . I am terribly worried about him and of course feel so helpless. I’ve been reading this website for the past few weeks for any information to help him. Briefly - he is 51 and started these in 2017 thinking mabe he had a bad sinus infection - went to dr. Who prescribed antibiotics which of course did not help. These came on during the night - every night ( almost ) for close to 6 weeks or more. Finally given sumatriptan and topiramate which really did not do too much except make him feel “ out of it “