I ssee Canada is opening up to psilocybin prescription treatments, for end of life anxiety

[dwayneb]

10. Good info

One of the telltale signs of cluster headache is that that are on one side, and are sub-orbital behind the eye. Usually one eye droops and is tearing constantly during the attack. If you look at someone during a cluster it looks like they are having a stroke since it affects one side of the face. Hadn't heard about ice-pick headaches but if anything like clusters they must be bad.

His neurologist is world renowned for headaches and is an advocate for psilocybin treatment - of course in most of the US it's illegal so his MD can't provide it. Actually the treatment is not palliative (to treat symptoms) - the tactic is to take a fairly large dose (or doses) when the first warning signs of the episode begin to appear. Sort of a "reset" phenomena that wards off the episode or makes it less severe.

Big problem with this (aside from the illegality) is that not everyone is able to deal with psychedelics well, so it's not for everyone.

Hadn't heard about the sudafed idea I will mention it to him and see if he has tried it.