Cluster headache aka Horton\'s headache
 

Anyone happen to have it and care to share experiences and thoughts? Have you told your friends about it? You can PM me if you don't like to go public, I will not share it with anyone.

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Anyone happen to have it and care to share experiences and thoughts? Have you told your friends about it? You can PM me if you don't like to go public, I will not share it with anyone.

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Risk factor list: The list of risk factors mentioned for Cluster headache in various sources includes:

* Smoking
* Alcohol

Risk factors discussion: Studies of cluster patients show that they are likely to have hazel eyes and that they tend to be heavy smokers and drinkers. Paradoxically, both nicotine, which constricts arteries, and alcohol, which dilates them, trigger cluster headaches. The exact connection between these substances and cluster attacks is not known.

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Mortality/Morbidity: No reported mortality is directly associated with cluster headaches, although suicides have been reported in cases where attacks are frequent and severe . The intensity of the attacks often leads suffers to miss time from activities such as work or school.

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Wow! Glad I don't get these. Sorry to those who do.

Re: Cluster headache aka Horton\'s headache
 

I know, very strange thing. There is no cure for it either, just help during the attacks.

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never heard of this.

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It is the rarest form of headache. Most doctors don't even know about it, but headache specialists do. Apperently it is also called suicide headache beacuse of all persons killing themselfs when they have an attack. The most intense attacks are described as a person stabbing you in the eye and twisting the knife around.