Cluster headaches

[tybo]

Republik said:

I'm booked in to the doctors later today but typically the pain has disappeared.

I had a look on various website and even watched a few videos on YouTube last night, it seems I have the symptoms but they aren't very extreme. Is it possible to have mild cluster headaches? Believe me when they are in full swing they are damn painful, but nowhere near the amount of pain other people seem to suffer.

I'm a CH sufferer.

It certainly sounds like you could be having mild bouts of CH.

Take a look at the 'Kip scale'. It was written by a sufferer, and is a very accurate description of their potential severity.

http://www.clusterheadaches.com/scale.html

Of course: some of those symptoms could be attributed to other types of headaches, but see if they sound familiar.

[YarisSi]

Republik said:

I'm booked in to the doctors later today but typically the pain has disappeared.

I had a look on various website and even watched a few videos on YouTube last night, it seems I have the symptoms but they aren't very extreme. Is it possible to have mild cluster headaches? Believe me when they are in full swing they are damn painful, but nowhere near the amount of pain other people seem to suffer.

This is worth a look:
http://ww2.migraineclinic.org.uk/wp-content/upload...

[Morningside]

They are bdS! I have been having these for the last 10 years or so. Yesterday was the worst I have ever had. I was literally rendered useless and yes, I will hold my hand up and say I did cry with pain (there I have said it, it may not be a manly thing but its said! OK).
I could not think and at points I really thought my head was going to split open. I shall be seeing the doctor again next week to see if I can get some more help. The pain lasted for about 4 hours. It died down for most of the evening and then I had a short attack of about 15 minutes.

So here I sit typing with sunglasses on to try and reduce the eye pain (photophobia).

Next person who says to me 'Oh, I have migraines as well. I might punch them!'.

BTW: I dont drink. I dont smoke and I stopped drinking coffee.

Edited by Morningside on Friday 10th December 00:04