Cluster Headache Intesity Chart

There are many benefits to tracking your headache cycles. First, it can help you with your physicin as you can graphically show them your pain cycles, including your notations on medications, dosages, and other important comments. It is also a good tool to share

with your family and friends. Many times our loved ones, co-workers and others close to us have no idea under which we suffer so much pain, why we're curled up in a fetal position in a dark room, or simply locked in a bathroom. When you are able to share this with them, they will have a better understanding of your cluster headache cycles, the duration of the pain and the various degrees of intensity that you are suffering.

Additionally, tracking data such as this can help you identify triggering events. Many times some people will notice relatively quickly that some event or thing is triggering their headaches, including activities, foods, smells, etc. Try to take as many notes about what you were doing at the onset of a headache cycle. At one point during a particular cluster headache cycle, I was absolute certain that nobody would or could ever know and understand what I was feeling or how much pain I was in.

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Cluster Headache Tracking and Intensity Chart.

With some kind of notepad handy, start immediately taking notes the instant you feel a cluster headache cycle coming. Then when you have the time, fill in the tracking and intensity chart with some colored markers or colored pencils. The colors really help identify some of the detail in your pain levels. At the bottom, include your notes on medications, remedies and any notes of what you observed at the onset of your headaches, any changes during the cycle, and even what happened in the week or two after the cycle ended. I know having a chart like this was a real help, especially when explaining to the family and children. You can even save weekly charts and put together a bigger graphical picture of how you are coping with your cluster headaches. I wish you all the best in managing your pain levels during you cluster headache cycle.