pally pete
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Hello all,
I have just been prescribed Flunarizine - 5 mg at night for 2 weeks, and then increase to 10 mg per night for the next 3 months... My Neurologist prescribed it to me as a prophylactic for cluster headaches.
From what I have read, there is no evidence that it will help cluster headaches (although it is indicated as being a good prophylactic for migraines) I am very concerned as I hear that it is contraindicted in people who suffer with depression. Unfortunately I happen to suffer with crippling depression, severe social anxiety, with agoraphobia and suicidal/homicidal ideation.
Does anybody else have experience with this medication? Does anybody use any other medications that they consider useful? I live in the UK... I mentioned Verapamil to my neurologist be he dismissed it...
I must add that up to now my neurologist has tried Amitriptyline, Duloxetine, Carbamazepine, Phenytoin, Sodium Valproate. All of which were either useless, or I couldn't tolerate them.
Does anybody else suffer cluster headaches? If you do then you will understand how desperate I am for something to help prevent/reduce my cluster attacks..
I currently have to use Sumatriptan subcutaneous injections as an abortative.
Thanks.
I have just been prescribed Flunarizine - 5 mg at night for 2 weeks, and then increase to 10 mg per night for the next 3 months... My Neurologist prescribed it to me as a prophylactic for cluster headaches.
From what I have read, there is no evidence that it will help cluster headaches (although it is indicated as being a good prophylactic for migraines) I am very concerned as I hear that it is contraindicted in people who suffer with depression. Unfortunately I happen to suffer with crippling depression, severe social anxiety, with agoraphobia and suicidal/homicidal ideation.
Does anybody else have experience with this medication? Does anybody use any other medications that they consider useful? I live in the UK... I mentioned Verapamil to my neurologist be he dismissed it...
I must add that up to now my neurologist has tried Amitriptyline, Duloxetine, Carbamazepine, Phenytoin, Sodium Valproate. All of which were either useless, or I couldn't tolerate them.
Does anybody else suffer cluster headaches? If you do then you will understand how desperate I am for something to help prevent/reduce my cluster attacks..
I currently have to use Sumatriptan subcutaneous injections as an abortative.
Thanks.