Cluster headaches (also called cluster migraines or Horton's syndrome)
are similar to migraines but are much more severe. Attacks arrive in
clusters lasting weeks to months, with months or years between headache
cycles. Common medications are ineffective at providing relief, and the
pain is so excruciating that many victims have committed suicide. Unlike
other headaches, one cannot simply take a couple of aspirin and continue
with everyday events.Cluster headaches affect one out of every 400
adults, yet many victims suffer alone. Their symptoms were either
misdiagnosed, or they are unaware of current treatment modalities. But
help is now available for the thousands of men and women who are
afflicted with this debilitating ailment.This concise manual on cluster
headaches is furnished to encourage and support cluster headache
victims, their families, and the doctors who are trying to help them. It
contains more than 200 profiles of cluster headache sufferers, along
with candid excerpts by medical doctors and their patients. More
importantly, it clarifies symptoms, elaborates on factors likely to
provoke the condition, and provides the most up-to-date, cutting-edge
therapies for treating and relieving the pain.