I don’t know if I’m using this forum right, and I feel real weird being like, “hey strangers, someone please talk to me…” but … I don’t know what else to do.
i used to get terrible headaches as a kid, maybe a couple times a week for awhile, but then they’d disappear for awhile and come back after a couple years. Now I’m in my 40’s and am learning that these are cluster headaches. This “cycle,” however, is BRUTAL. Instead of 1-2 a week, I’m getting 3-7 a DAY. The Dr has me on SIX different meds. The Rizatriptan works great, but I can only use it a few times a day (and supposed to only use it a couple days a week… but I’ve been using it 7 days a week). I’ve been to the ER three times this week.
is this just life now (the Dr can’t tell me)? Since this cycle is so different, did I go chronic (the Dr can’t tell me)? What can I do (the Dr just keeps throwing more drugs at me)?!
Sorry if this isn’t the right forum - I’m mostly just purging… but it would be great to talk to someone who knows what this is like.
Erick
