Some know I am a sufferer and some may have seen my previous post. Despite explanations, I do think people do not realise just what this incurable illness is like. ***VIDEO COULD BE DISTURBING TO SOME*** This is a video of someone suffering from clusters headaches also known as suicide headaches. Cluster headaches are excruciating attacks of pain in one side of the head, often felt behind the eye. Sufferers often call them suicidal headaches because theyre so severe. Cluster headache attacks Cluster headaches begin unexpectedly. Theyre much more painful than migraines or any other type of headache. Theyre called cluster headaches because sufferers usually get one to three of these attacks every day, for several weeks or months, before they subside. A pain-free period will follow, which sometimes lasts months or years, before the headache attacks start again. Because of the intensity of the pain, some people will pace the room, rock, or bang their head against the wall out of frustration, restlessness and despair. Read more about the symptoms of cluster headaches. Types of cluster headache There are two types of cluster headache, episodic or chronic (long-term). episodic – headache clusters are separated by headache-free periods of one month or morechronic – headache clusters are separated by headache-free periods of less than one month, or are not separated at all About 10% of cluster headache cases are chronic.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 18:24:09 +0000