Tony Only Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Last night I had two wake up calls and the possible attacks had developed so far that I had my O2 ready and mask attached. This is the worst for me in over 3 years (so on the other hand, life's been really easy). Liquorice root was enough to turn both developing attacks back though. I have been thinking about this a lot. The connection between smoking and cluster headaches is obvious in my case, I have smoked regular cigarettes 4 times (1-2 days at a time) in the last 2 years and each time this kind of night has followed. (I know, how stupid can one be) I have been wondering why electronical cigarettes do not have the same effect. At the moment I am pretty much convinced that in my case the reason is acetaldehyde. I have been thinking about it for 3 years. It's effects also apply on my case to alcohol and different kinds of alcohol. There is also acetaldehyde in food we eat and sugar is a good (evil) friend of it. Different kind of medical or health conditions make some people to be more at risk, in my case playing a major role in cluster headaches. Although this is just my belief, it could explain well the smoking & alcohol connection but also why people who don't smoke or drink - or even never have - get cluster headaches. To me it explains a lot why oxygen works. Maybe I have learned my lesson from this 4th time. (I just copy/pasted my Facebook post here since not everyone is using Facebook) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Only Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 It's still the Full Tilt in hypothalamus. In my mind this just might be the Mother Trigger or even the "missing link". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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