Comments on: Can’t sleep http://gina.healthblogs.org/2008/02/15/cant-sleep/ A healthblogs.org weblog about CPH Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:00:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: A http://gina.healthblogs.org/2008/02/15/cant-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-519 A Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:04:47 +0000 http://gina.healthblogs.org/2008/02/15/cant-sleep/#comment-519 Hi Gina, After a year of searching for an answer I think I have found it!! Can I say how happy I am and pass on a little bit of information that has helped me. I, unknowingly, have been fighting my headaches for a year...brain tumour thoughts have cirlced througout my head on a daily basis...even after a fully clear MRI. I started on amitriptyline and another anti-anxiety pill(because the unknown diagnosis was causing severe anxiety-attacks for myself)after gaining 20lbs on that crap and feeling horrible from the side-effects I kicked them to the curb. I started studying "natural" ways to fight my anxiety...because when I was on cymbalta I noticed a huge decrease in headaches. I found 5-HTP which is a form or trytophan and seems to offer the same increase in serotonin without the crappy side-effects. I take it right before bed and my insomonia has been gone for over 6mths, even when I do wake up at 2am I can still get back to sleep. I can't say why this helps with the headaches but I did go off it for over a month and my headaches came back with a vengenance!!! It's worth a try for you but expect a good 3 wks before seeing any results. Always take it at night time right before bed..and with the little ones that I do get..Aspirin extra strength helps over anything else out there!!! Good luck...Allene:)) Hi Gina,

After a year of searching for an answer I think I have found it!! Can I say how happy I am and pass on a little bit of information that has helped me. I, unknowingly, have been fighting my headaches for a year…brain tumour thoughts have cirlced througout my head on a daily basis…even after a fully clear MRI. I started on amitriptyline and another anti-anxiety pill(because the unknown diagnosis was causing severe anxiety-attacks for myself)after gaining 20lbs on that crap and feeling horrible from the side-effects I kicked them to the curb. I started studying “natural” ways to fight my anxiety…because when I was on cymbalta I noticed a huge decrease in headaches. I found 5-HTP which is a form or trytophan and seems to offer the same increase in serotonin without the crappy side-effects. I take it right before bed and my insomonia has been gone for over 6mths, even when I do wake up at 2am I can still get back to sleep. I can’t say why this helps with the headaches but I did go off it for over a month and my headaches came back with a vengenance!!! It’s worth a try for you but expect a good 3 wks before seeing any results. Always take it at night time right before bed..and with the little ones that I do get..Aspirin extra strength helps over anything else out there!!!

Good luck…Allene:))

]]> By: Melody http://gina.healthblogs.org/2008/02/15/cant-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Melody Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:54:47 +0000 http://gina.healthblogs.org/2008/02/15/cant-sleep/#comment-516 I have also got CPH. Mine was finally diagnosed only 2 days ago...I am totally excited that I have lived one enitre day without a single "hit"...My husband and I call the attacks "Hits"...I also have the cold sore problem, or at least we thought they were cold sores, but they are actually Shingles outbreaks...I take zovirax for that...I used to have the extreme trouble if the "cold sores" were on the right side because that is the side that I suffer my CPH on...about 5 years ago my doctor...a general practioner...told me that those are not cold sores or herpes simplex, that they are a form of shingles...he gave me to zovirax and now as soon as a cold sore hits I take the meds and the pain is 85% reduced...it still takes the same time for the cold sore/shingles to go away, but the extreme nerve pain is gone...and when suffering from the CPH at the same time, even being woken up at night with the CPH...I realize that I am rambling a bit, but I can totally understand your two issues...I am just grateful that 2 days ago I got the diagnosis from my new neurologist (the GOD) at least in my eyes...I was getting "hits" 2 to 5 times a day...though no nasal discharge or eye weeping, but still on the pain scale of 1 to 10 the pain was a 25...Totally Debilitating...I have now gone a whopping 36 hours without a single "hit"... Sorry if I was no help, but like I said, your story is similar to mine in having the two problems. I have also got CPH. Mine was finally diagnosed only 2 days ago…I am totally excited that I have lived one enitre day without a single “hit”…My husband and I call the attacks “Hits”…I also have the cold sore problem, or at least we thought they were cold sores, but they are actually Shingles outbreaks…I take zovirax for that…I used to have the extreme trouble if the “cold sores” were on the right side because that is the side that I suffer my CPH on…about 5 years ago my doctor…a general practioner…told me that those are not cold sores or herpes simplex, that they are a form of shingles…he gave me to zovirax and now as soon as a cold sore hits I take the meds and the pain is 85% reduced…it still takes the same time for the cold sore/shingles to go away, but the extreme nerve pain is gone…and when suffering from the CPH at the same time, even being woken up at night with the CPH…I realize that I am rambling a bit, but I can totally understand your two issues…I am just grateful that 2 days ago I got the diagnosis from my new neurologist (the GOD) at least in my eyes…I was getting “hits” 2 to 5 times a day…though no nasal discharge or eye weeping, but still on the pain scale of 1 to 10 the pain was a 25…Totally Debilitating…I have now gone a whopping 36 hours without a single “hit”…

Sorry if I was no help, but like I said, your story is similar to mine in having the two problems.

]]> By: Cold Sore Treatment http://gina.healthblogs.org/2008/02/15/cant-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Cold Sore Treatment Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:10:46 +0000 http://gina.healthblogs.org/2008/02/15/cant-sleep/#comment-229 Hi Gina, OMG I would hate to have CPH. I really feel for you and to top it all off having to get cold sores. gosh, that must really suck. I hate cold sores myself and getting headaches, but from your post it seems like they're nothing like what you get. I wish you all the best in finding a cure for your pain. Remember... many pain relief first starts from within, not from medical help. :) Take care, Patty Hi Gina,

OMG I would hate to have CPH. I really feel for you and to top it all off having to get cold sores. gosh, that must really suck.

I hate cold sores myself and getting headaches, but from your post it seems like they’re nothing like what you get.

I wish you all the best in finding a cure for your pain.

Remember… many pain relief first starts from within, not from medical help. :)

Take care,
Patty

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