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Just wondering if anyone else has these??? I'm guessing there are not of us alot since it is rare in females but would like someone to chat with about these.

What exactly are cluster headaches? I have a headache or a migraine almost daily. Very rarely do I have a day without horrible pain

I have heard of cluster headaches and read about them but I don't get them. I have heard they are awful and also read that they are more common in men.

I was actually just coming to the group to ask about this. I am starting to think I might be getting cluster headaches. I started googling the symptoms of my latest headache and ran into cluster headaches.

I have started getting these headaches and they feel like a bolt or something that starts at the top of my head, goes through the back of my eye, through my nose and like down in a straight line through my head, starting at the top of my head. It's a really weird headache that I've been getting and I almost think it might be a cluster headache because it comes on suddenly, it goes through the back of my eye, I have the nasal congestion feeling. It doesn't last as long as my migraines. It seems to come and go.

But I wouldn't compare it to childbirth as far as pain goes. I've had migraines that were that bad but these headaches aren't usually unbearable like that but still they're pretty painful. I get so many headaches, so frequently, that I think I've just learned to live with the pain, even though I feel cruddy.

Could you tell me more about your cluster headaches?

I'll start a new thread.