Hemicrania Continua Facts
A rare, constant, one-sided, moderate to severe headache.
It goes on for 3 months and more!
Fact: The headache is always on the same side.
Accompanied by at least one of these symptoms:
- Congestion
- Pupil constriction
- Drooping eyelid
- Watery eye
- Red eye
Fact: More women than men have HC
Hemicrania continua is always treated with indomethacin under medical supervision.
For more information on hemicrania continua, check here:
- Classification of hemicrania continua (more details on the above information)
- Hemicrania Continua Fact Sheet (Migraine Trust)
- More information, current research and trials (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
22 August 2015 @ 10:14 am
Thank you for the blog! This condition is quite unknown in Finland. I hate this feeling :/
14 July 2016 @ 10:07 am
I have Hemicrania Continua and the Indomethacin did stop the pain immediately. Unfortunately, I had to stop taking it because I developed an ulcer in my colon. I think if I had been on the lowest dose of Indomethacin I would not have developed the ulcer. Of course now no one will prescribe it to me. I am now suffering more than ever. To go one entire year pain free was such a gift and then to be taken away is devastating. I do hope they find something else that works.