cluster and migraine headaches

[daraslyte]

has anyone experienced alot of migraines ? my migraines seem to hit alot during the fall and winter but i also have cluster type headaches and they are the ones that hurt the most.

Cluster headaches either will wake me up or wont let me sleep . Yesterday i started getting a cluster type headache centered around my left eye and temple it is like someone is stabbing me with a knife. I feel like crying when they happen.

Far as i know i havent had them in the temple area but i may have and forgot because i do forget alot and the cluster ones flair up every fall and winter.

My doctor says that migraines are common in ms and i do get alot of those. So i have to questions sorry for 2 but im confused. Does anyone else gets these types of headaches alot?

Also how do nuerologist tell the difference between a ms lesion as opposed to a migraine lesion when i have my lesions where its non specific like the frontal lobes and deep white matter and subcortical area of the brain?

Any answers would be appreciated thank you.

[Fed Up]

I take a prescription of Imitrex (sumatriptan) and it works.
use to take Inderal to keep it away. Hope you get some relief. fed

[daraslyte]

continuance of migraines and cluster type headaches

thank you fed up for replying. I also take imitrex that my nuero gave me ,but it doesnt work all the time and it doesnt work on the cluster type headaches at all.

I get the cluster type every fall and into the winter a little and they are worse then migraine because i cant sleep with them but migraines do that also but not alot .
I was wondering how can a nuero tell the difference between a ms lesion or a migraine lesion? I do have abnormalities on nuero exam and i have quite a few different symptoms so i am confused .

Anyways i guess we will never know the science behind ms lesions versus migraine lesions and how to really tell the difference between them. I have been taking my imitrex but i can only take so many because i only get 9 pills a month and i have more headaches then that and i told my nurse that and she said there wasnt anything else out there, so i guess i will have to switch back and forth from ibuprphen and imitrex, but if i take too much ibuprophen i will bruise easy and get little petechiae on me so i guess i have to live with it.

I know i cant think straight or function right at all when i get them. Alright im done rambling my brain is ms overloaded right now , im trying to get the words out and i cant think straight right now so i will leave it as this. Thank you for listening to my confused rambling mouth.

[KatW]

Daraslyte, sorry about your headaches. I had migraine and cluster headaches too about 10 years ago. At one point, I had 1-3 headaches a day for 9 months. My neurologist tried Depakote and and then Nadolol. The Nadolol is a beta blocker for high blood pressure and high heart rate. It worked. I still take Nadolol everyday.

Good luck and I hope they find a solution soon!