I'm just a little curious about what everyone's triggers are. :)

Alcohol and you are too young to drink  ;)

Yep Alcohol. Even a taste. Also, Tobacco (reformed smoker), exposure to strong solvents (petrol, turpantine, Acetone) and dont know about anyone else, but, hot a bath.
So, if you are a car mechanic, smoke 30 a day, drink like a fish and are obsessed with hot tubs, your in trouble.  :P

Everyone is different. For me, alcohol isn't a trigger, but getting over tired, over hungry can be. Whilst being near others that smoke (I don't) isn't a trigger, the smell of nicotine replacement chewing gum is.

Triggers can trip off an attack only when we are in an active cycle of Cluster. That's why alcohol is O.K. when we are not in a cycle.

Much of the chatter in the past has been about foods, conditions, etc.--info imported from the migraine crowd. I think we are pretty well settled on alcohol, solvents as the big ones for Cluster. Individual exceptions rule.

The only decent research I've seen was from Europe,  some years ago: distilled spirits and red wine were triggers, white wine not.

If you are not already keeping a headache journal, consider doing so Jordyn. Triggers can be real individual, tracking attacks is the best way to isolate yours.

Mine are alcohol, messing up my sleep cycles, extreme hunger and sustained stress. As Bob mentioned, off cycle, none of those bother me at all! I've never smoked so not sure if that would be an issue for me. ;)

Keep firing those questions off Jordyn, you're on the right track with tackling your CH's!!!

Joe

Okay, thankyou all so much (:

I found a newly discovered one for me recently. 

I was chronic for many years but things have been strangely going good and haven't been getting hit for some time.

Working nights and getting home in the morning, it's not like you can order a pizza at 6am.  So I shopped for some frozen pizzas for the freezer.  Very consistently I felt a CH coming on some time after eating them.  Looking on the box, they have a lot of salt in them. 

I tried a different frozen meal that also had a lot of salt, most frozen meals do, and again needed the oxygen. 

Just guessing, I never usually eat much salt, but it has the propensity to raise blood pressure.  It seems this is able to start a normally dormant underlying CH with me because otherwise I've been ok, but I know now not out of the woods.

Alcohol
Smoke (not the funny stuff though...that seems to help me)
Greasy food
Gust of cold wind (lucky this cycle came in the summer for me)
Diet soda

Okay, thankyou both so much (:

Two or three beers,for sure. when in cycle only.

Falling asleep while in cycle I will wake an hour later with the beast, but I worry no more,I just kick his butt with a Red Bull and some O2, I WIN!!!

Haha nice :D

mine are ;


getting hot

getting frustrated or aggitated with something can set me off

beer (not vodka or whiskey ) 1 can of beer/larger  can set me off straight away

sleep (usualy awake from a dream with ch)

staying still for to long , like laying down on my laptop or playing on ps3

sometimes strong food

ive started to notice drinking coke may be causing triggers but im not sure 

then most of the time it seems nothing sets them off they just come when ever they want  :-[

Sleep (including naps)

Alcohol

Gasoline, bleach, and probably other solvent fumes

Second hand cigarette smoke

high alitudes

Okay, thanks guys (:

Alcohol even a tiny amount

Some Perfumes, Gasoline, bleach, chlorine etc.

Air Pressure changes (ie Weather changes)

Getting too hot

Cigarette smoke or smoking too much

Some Foods, drinks and Spices

Lack of sleep

Changes in eating schedule or not eating

Over exertion

JustNotRight wrote on Aug 15^th, 2011 at 4:36pm:

Alcohol even a tiny amount Some Perfumes, Gasoline, bleach, chlorine etc. Air Pressure changes (ie Weather changes) Getting too hot Cigarette smoke or smoking too much Some Foods, drinks and Spices Lack of sleep Changes in eating schedule or not eating Over exertion

Exactly the same for me!!! Our beast must be cousin's :-/
barametric is a BIG one for me!
Anthony

Here's something to consider, might be worthless, but might be helpful about triggers...

RE: the D3 supplementation that is widely applauded on the "123 days.." thread

...just saw an advertisement on tv for a D3 product called "Schiff-Mega D3" sold at Walgreens, CVS, etc., etc.  It was ironic timing to watch this on tv of the benefits of D3 etc considering I just started this regimen for preventing CH's. 

HOWEVER, this particular product called "Schiff-Mega D3" includes a RED WINE EXTRACT as an ingredient. 

Red Wine is noted by many of us to be a trigger, so thought it was worthwhile to post this as a possible caution to those who plan to purchase D3 that they may reconsider buying this particular brand of vitamins. 

Bottom line is look at the ingredients and best to stick to the brands that Batch and others are finding success with.

Alcohol
Direct Sunlight
Hairspray
Perfume
Inscense

I'm a little strange, smoking cigerrettes didn't bother me as long as it wasn't inside a closed space like a crowded bar or restaurant full of smokers. Of course that's not a problem now since you cannot smoke indoors in Illinois.  ;)