Clusterbusters - Forming human connections for an inhumane condition
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Clusterbusters - Forming human connections for an inhumane condition

Clusterbusters has over 20 years of experience and can help a patient know what information to provide the clinician, and how to have more productive conversations not just in diagnosis, but also ongoing treatment. Equally important, Clusterbusters provides support programs at every step of the way. We have our website, one on one programs, support groups, and in person conferences.

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Don’t let people silence you - “It’s not all in your head”
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Don’t let people silence you - “It’s not all in your head”

My cluster headache has been chronic and severe for 4 years, with 5 to 10 attacks per day without a single day of remission. Initially unilateral on the right, I became bilateral in December 2024 / January 2025. I almost committed suicide several times,

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Never be ashamed of the illness you are fighting
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Never be ashamed of the illness you are fighting

Since the age of 18, I have experienced severe headaches/shots on a weekly, if not daily, basis, strictly one-sided. Progressively, the attacks became more frequent and persisted longer. I always took this for granted because everybody has headaches sometimes, right? (I thought)

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How I Used MyClusters to Track My Last Cycle
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How I Used MyClusters to Track My Last Cycle

For years, my attacks had been right-side predominant. Left-sided attacks were rare, and if I had them, they were around a 4-5 pain level. Now, I was getting 7-9 pain level attacks on the left.

For three days straight, I had daily attacks at 10:30 AM. Then, they settled to 3-4 per week.This time, I had MyClusters. I was the first user of my own app, and from Dec 5 to Jan 12, I tracked everything properly.

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