# Anyone get cluster headaches?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-cluster-headaches/314764>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 29, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-cluster-headaches/314764 "2005-07-29T16:22:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-cluster-headaches/314764/1 "2005-07-29T16:22:32Z")

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I’ve been to numerous doctors recently about headaches that I’ve been experiencing. But each doctor gives a different diagnosis. One said cluster headaches. One said migraines. One said sinuses. And my annoying gynecologist said “It’s just stress. Take a Tylenol.”

The problem, apparently, is that my symptoms don’t exactly fit any of the above. Cluster headaches seem the most likely, but mine aren’t only on one side and I don’t get any sort of runny nose/watery eye symptoms.

If anyone has been diagnosed with cluster headaches, what were your symptoms? And how are you being treated for them?

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**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-cluster-headaches/314764/2 "2005-07-29T17:02:02Z")

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I have cluster headaches. They are usually on one side or the other often causing my eye on that side to water. Occassionally they are bilaterally. I will frequently be awakened by them. They also seem to cause severely stiff neck and shoulders. I work for a neurologist, who referred me to another neurologist in town for my cluster headaches and migraines. I’m now on Topomax as a preventative and Relpax as a pallative. I’ve been on the Topomax for about a month and the headaches and migraines have gone from a daily occurance to about 2-3 times a week. According to my neurologist there should still be a great deal of improvement. Not being in constant pain is a huge relief.

StG

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-cluster-headaches/314764/3 "2005-07-29T17:03:11Z")

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I don’t have them, but I have a friend who has them and she’s going to a headache clinic. I think many people find relief by going to these places, since they specialize in this sort of thing. You may want to look into it. Good luck. That’s gotta suck.