Migraines or Cluster Headaches? 3 Ways to Tell the Difference...Cluster headaches tend to occur in "clusters" for 85-90% of patients who are episodic, but the remaining 10-15% are chronic and experience the attacks... By Ashley Hattle4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Why I'm Afraid of "Jinxing" Myself Into a Cluster Headache Cycle...One friend with chronic clusters told me he would rather be chronic than live with the uncertainty that they could start up any day.... By Ashley Hattle3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 comments
What a New Cluster Headache Patient Needs to Know about Treatments...Cluster headaches can be episodic or chronic, and the attacks come on quickly and peak within five minutes.... By Ashley Hattle4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Cluster Headache and High Altitude...Cluster headache is a form of primary headache that can be classified as episodic and chronic.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How A 24-Hour Cancellation Policy Harms Chronic Pain Patients...What these requirements fail to consider is chronic pain.... By Ashley Hattle4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments27 comments
CPH/TN The headache that never goes away. ...I finally got to see a couple of Drs that told me that I suffered from Chronic cluster headaches. They tried to treat me with many many meds.... By massphotoman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Cluster Headache Triggers and Treatment Hacks for Patients...What works to help you during one episodic cycle, or for a stretch of time as a chronic patient, may not work the next time.... By Ashley Hattle3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Research of Psychedelics for Cluster Headache Treatment (Part 1)...There is hypothalamic dysfunction in cluster headache patients who are chronic or in cycle.... By Ashley Hattle4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Cluster Headache Treatments...They are not life-threatening, nor do they cause brain damage.Cluster headache can be episodic or chronic (recurring), and can be disruptive to lifestyle... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Constant Pain...I have chronic migraines, complex migraines, and cluster headaches and cluster migraines. I started with a menstrual migraine at age 13.... By april-h1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
When to Take Your Abortive Treatment for Cluster Headache Attacks...Even chronic patients experience high cycles where attacks are more frequent. It can be hard to tell a "shadow" from an attack during these times.... By Ashley Hattle4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Migraine vs Cluster Headaches: What’s the Difference?...I have classic cluster headache attacks, except I am chronic, meaning I have been in cycle since 2017. 85% of cases are episodic. ... By Anna Williams3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments45 comments
My Experience with Oxygen Therapy...For a while I even tried using it daily as a prophylactic measure, but I stayed as chronic as ever.... By Elizabeth Roberts-Zibbel6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments19 comments
Have you been diagnosed with Cluster Headaches?...Do you experience chronic or episodic Cluster Headaches? When were you first diagnosed? How do you cope?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 replies
What are Cluster Shadows and Ghosts?...Since I am chronic, I experience this often. Those with episodic often speak about shadows being a sign they are about to go back into a cycle.... By Anna Williams3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments22 comments
Managing the Workplace with Cluster Headaches...People with chronic headaches are eligible for disability because their attacks prevent them from working full time or maintain a job.... By Ashley Hattle2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Importance of the Chronic Pain In America Survey...I don’t have cluster headache disease, but I have many friends who do.... By Katie M. Golden3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Cyclic Migraine...I am wondering if anyone has any information on going from chronic to cyclic migraines?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesSymptoms
Tammy Rome...She is a lifelong migraine patient and was diagnosed with cluster headaches in her early 30s. She was also recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia.... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for later
Why You Need a Support Person During Doctor's Visits...Chronic pain, including cluster headaches and migraine disease, comes with a myriad of symptoms.... By Ashley Hattle2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 comments