NickMirk

Hi all ... so an update ... first and foremost, thank you all for being here. I have not experienced a CH again. I have, for the most part, abstained from drinking. I am not taking proponoyl regularly (it was prescribed for anxiety not the headache). So that is great news. However, I do have a dull, very mild persistent headache behind my left eye - the CH was in my right eye. So I a found a headache specialist, but won't be able to see him for a few weeks. So I am still confused, but doing OK.

I have an appt with a neurologist specialized in headaches this week. I mention the proponoyl because it was significantly effecting my sleep patterns

Thank you all so much. After posting, and engaging with you all, it was amazing how much better I felt - even though I thought I was in for a really tough path in the coming weeks. The great news is, I have not had one since (I have had some VERY light versions of behind the eye pain/discomfort - but negligible). With that said, I am not drinking any alcohol whatsoever. I am prioritizing my sleep, D3, Melatonin. From what I have been reading the part of the brain that regulates sleep and seasonal (moon) cycles is very much involved. I have recently been perscribed and been taking propranolol, which had messed with my sleep cycles. I do believe taking the copious amount of mushrooms and whiskey (the night I had described) has played a part. Once I did that - and I was a moderate to heavy drinker - alcohol (whiskey in particular) became disgusting to me. I was shocked. I even said at the time - something in my brain changed. I called it 'walking through a door' with the help of the mushrooms no doubt, where I did not want to drink alcohol at all, it was poison to me. That feeling towards alcohol has eased a bit over the past 7 months since that happened. However, I had not drank much, and not straight whiskey since then, and - BAM headache hit me hard that night I did. I do believe it was a cluster headache. It had all the symptoms listed. It was very scary. The pain was not a 10 (the most painful experience a human can feel)... but I was in shock as well, so not sure how properly I could rate the excruitating pain I was feeling. I do have a history of concussions (3-4 in my life) and smoked cigarettes as a young man 20-22 years old, again 26-29 years old. Thank you for being here for me, very humbling and feel for you all as well. Nick

Thank you so much, Rod, Spiny and Jon, and all this information CHfather. It means a lot to me right now, to understand this better, lowers the stress level. No MSG or dental work near me that day. Even though my attack lasted 3 hours and it was a blur, I did end up making coffee (albeit at the very end) and that seemed to help. It is interesting that this site revolves around magic mushrooms. I have drank quite a bit over my adult life, it has never made me hit 'rock bottom' or anything drastic. However, when I moved after the pandemic, the same brother-in-law gave me a gift certificate to a whiskey bar in my new city. Concurrently, I was given a bag of mushrooms from a friend as a going away present. Did not think much about them, but after 2 weeks in my new city, I needed to go out. So I went to the whiskey bar and grabbed that bag of mushrooms for good measure. I had the time of my life. So much fun, felt fantastic - until the next morning. Could not have felt worse, awful, sick. For many months alcohol was repulsive to me, not just a bad hangover reaction, but something had changed, like I walked through a door with the mushrooms 'curing' me for lack of a better word of wanting to ever drink alcohol again. I have not drank too much since... a little more as of late, but will definitely stop now. I pray it is just a one-time attack, I can keep you all posted if you are interested. I imagine having this group is very therapeutic for you all. It already is for me. Is it odd that I have not had another attack the past two nights? Thank you again

Hello, Two nights ago I had my first CH. It had ALL the symptoms of a CH I am reading about, excruciating throbbing pain behind my right eye and temple, the need to pace around, watery eye, ended abruptly after three hours on the dot. I have not had one since, two peaceful nights followed. RMy relative is really into whiskey and I had a some straight (not drunk at all, but did drink it straight right before bed. I have also started taking the heart rate drug propranolol in the last two months for anxiety. I'm very scared I will start getting more of them and it becoming episodic or chronic. I am a 44 y/o male. Have doctors appointments scheduled for next week. When you very first started having them were they spaced out a bit? Can anyone offer any thoughts or advice? Thank you, Nick