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Cluster headaches are distinct from migraines — shorter (15–180 minutes), more severe, often clustered in dense bouts of weeks or months with long remission periods. Tracking attack timing, duration, and bout structure is essential for both your own pattern recognition and effective neurology care.
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May 2, 2026
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Built for Cluster Headache
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How it helps with Cluster Headache
Confirm the cluster pattern
Attack timing and bout structure (active period length, remission length) define cluster headache. Tracking documents the pattern for diagnosis and treatment escalation.
Time abortive medications
Cluster attacks have predictable circadian timing for many people. Knowing your hour-of-day pattern helps with preventive timing of medications and oxygen.
Build evidence for specialist referral
Cluster headache is often misdiagnosed as migraine. A 60–90 day log showing attack duration under 3 hours, autonomic symptoms (tearing, congestion), and circadian clustering is exactly what a headache specialist needs.
Questions people actually ask
- How is this different from migraine tracking?
- Cluster attacks are shorter (15–180 minutes vs. hours-to-days), more severe, strictly unilateral, and arrive in bouts. The factors that matter — bout structure, circadian timing, autonomic symptoms — are different from migraine tracking.
- How do I track attack duration on a 0–10 intensity scale?
- Track peak intensity (the slider) and use the notes field for duration in minutes. Over many attacks the durations reveal whether your cluster pattern is shifting.
- What's a "bout" and how do I track it?
- Active period of clusters separated by remission. Tracking daily over months reveals your typical bout length (often 6–12 weeks) and remission length (often months to years). Useful for predicting next bouts.
- Should I track abortive medication response?
- Yes. Note which medication and how long until relief. Over many attacks this builds a personal evidence base — useful when discussing alternatives like high-flow oxygen, sumatriptan, or galcanezumab.
- Why track time of day?
- Cluster attacks are strongly circadian for most people — often waking them at the same hour. Daily tracking reveals your timing precisely, which guides preventive treatment scheduling.
- Is this useful for hemicrania continua or paroxysmal hemicrania?
- The tracking shape applies — daily intensity, autonomic features, response to indomethacin. Custom symptom and factor names let you tailor to your specific diagnosis.
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General information based on patterns commonly reported by people with this condition. Not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about your symptoms and any tracking-derived patterns before making care decisions.