Cluster headache severity
Hello
I experience all the tell tale symptoms of cluster headaches. I get them once a year around spring time for a couple months the same time every day. I feel the headache on the right side of my head every time with the pain focused on around the back of my eye and temple.
However, the one thing I find different than most people is the level of pain I experience. While my cluster attacks are very intense and painful, usually making it so that I can’t focus on anything else, I would not say it is the most painful thing I’ve ever experienced. They hurt like a bitch, but I’ve never felt the need to go to the hospital and I usually keep somewhat of a level head. I wouldn’t consider myself someone with an unusually high level of pain tolerance either.
I’ve heard stories of people bashing their heads against tile to try and knock themselves unconscious to escape the pain, or even people on the brink of suicide because they can’t take it anymore. It’s got me pretty freaked out if I’m being honest; I feel like I’m waiting for the “big one”. It’s also got me wondering if I’m experiencing a different type of headache all together. Have I just been lucky?