My cycles have always started around mid Dec. and run for 6 to 8 weeks. I'm 4 weeks into the cycle today.

Heres the thing... I have in recent years done pred tapers only. I now realize that what I have really been doing is abusing the pred... not tapering, taking more and more until the pain stops or the cycle eventually ends.

Now you all have introduced me to cafergot which has been working well. in fact I was prescribed two at onset of attack and have never taken more than one. No attacks or shadows.

I have taken one per day (at night when 1st hit begins) and they have stopped every one sof far (1 1/2 weeks) I've been able to work and sleep!

Today and tomorrow I'm off so I decided even if I get hit, no more cafergot, at least for the 2 days off. I'm scared that as long as I continue with vasoconstrictors the cycle will continue. Sort of lying in wait.

So far so good, but it's time to go to sleep?!

Any thoughts??

saxman wrote on Jan 12^th, 2010 at 5:31am:

. I'm scared that as long as I continue with vasoconstrictors the cycle will continue. Sort of lying in wait.

I've been using vasoconstrictors forever, and for me they don't just cause a cycle to continue on indefinitely.

I just use them (and O2, preventative, etc.) until the cycle stops, and it definitely does stop.

Personally I wouldn't intentionally put myself thru some unrelieved hits for just about any reason, definitely not that one.

YMMV of course.

thanks.  yeah cycle over