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Bristol Post
Nisha Mal

'The worst pain imaginable' Man suffers from 'excruciating' cluster headaches at the same time every day

A man who suffers from excruciating cluster headaches says they always occur at exactly the same time - and the pain is "torture". Luke MacDonald, 33, has been living with the condition for decades but was only diagnosed as an adult.

He the describes the pain as like a hot poker being drive into the back of your eyeball - and says it can leave him suicidal. Unusually, Luke, from Hertfordshire, always gets the headaches at the same times - 11:44pm and 2:30am.

Now living in Cambodia, he says he has found support in an online community, and wants to speak out to raise awareness. Luke, who runs a burger van, said: “I get them at 11:44pm on the dot, until 12:44am. I then get another one at 2:30am.

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