hey all, i was reading in another post where nani mentioned that this year it seems like folks cycles are lasting longer. i am now in my ninth week . thats 1 to 3 three weeks longer than normal for me. Are others out there experienceing this too? For years I cycled every spring and fall, then about ten years ago started to skip the fall and just cycled in spring. Last year for the first time since 1984 i actually skipped a spring cycle!!!! (that was bliss). i just thought that this cycle was longer due to missing an entire year, until i read what nani wrote.   If anyone else is experiencing longer cycles,,any clues as to "why"?????         Tuck

good to hear from you Guiseppi, ,,concerning the imitex,,, i havent used it for 6 years. Any other suggestions???  by the way, i didnt mention that i am NOT using prednisone this cycle, (thought i could get by with just verap and O2 and melatonin), seriously thinking about calling the doc in the morning. Like others here, I hate the side effects, and I have used it SOO much over the years, but , enough is enough!!!!    Tuck

My cycle is showing signs of extending longer than any in the past. FWIW,  I have used more immitrex this cycle than ever. Keep in mind this is only the second time cycle I have had immitrex in my arsenal.

No Audre, weather doesnt trigger mine. The comments from Kirk and Guiseppi , to be honest, scare the hell out of me!!!!!!!!!  i have fought this since i was 18 ,am almost 42 now, and was hoping things were beginning to lighten up, maybe even DISSAPPEAR!!!!                                                  somebody tell me some good news,,, HELL,, LIE to me!  Feed  me a line of @#$#@#, anything!!!!!!!                sorry folks, starting to get a bit worn down, thanks for letting me b@#$h and moan!         Tuck  

thanks Guiseppi, ya made me smile, and right now , i can use all the smiles i can get!!!! and by the way, YES i use O2, dont know what i would do without it!!! I am gonna start a cycle of prednisone friday, and hopefully the doc will up my dose of verap.  we'll see how that works. Thanks to melatonin, i have at least been sleeping pretty well.  Thanks again for making me laugh dude!  I needed it.

Just finished a 13 week cycle. My longest yet. I don't think its part of any worldwide movement at this point. Not sure if it is tied to Imitrex use, stress, sunspots, my carbon footprint, or bad karma induced from thinking bad thoughts. All I know for sure, I was ready for its departure.

My hits are not as repetitive and generally triggered so I'm pretty lucky as I can pretty much deal entirely with abortives (O2, Imitrex, Red Bull) to get through. Have never done preventatives except for a try with Kudzu and RC Seeds.

The thing about CH is tht you do end up spending a lot of time pondering the imponderables regarding every aspect of them. Who hasn't sat there and thought to themselves, "I wonder if my using ________ hasn't led to my problem with CH." And been able to apply every misdeed from the time you started making bad choices for yourself to following your doc's advice to the letter?

I hate CH.

Scott