I’m a 33 y/o male, episodic clusters since the age of 20.  I've had very predictable cluster cycles aprox. 1 every 11 months, each stretching 6 to 10 weeks, 1 to 2 hits a day getting more frequent towards the end of the cycle.  I've had limited success with ibuprofin, triptans, verapimil, and prednisone, and opiates.  The meds would always work at first, but when the cycle peaked, nothing could tame the demon and in fact everything I tried seemed to make it worse.  

Last year after reading this board and some of the other related sites, I decided I would try the clusterbuster aproach for the next cycle.  Two weeks ago I started getting mild shadows, so I ordered HBWR seeds over the Internet (I wanted to wait until the cycle started so I could confirm if it was the seeds).  Last Thursday I got the first acute hit, so knowing it was the real deal I tried 3 seeds that night.  Surprisingly I did notice the effects, but it was very mild... a bit of upset stomach at first, then increased relaxation, a little tingling and slight euphoria, and tiredness the next day.  All in all it was not too bad.  I also noticed some interesting parallels to the CHs themselves such as the fact that my nose ran about 3 hours in, which always happens to me when the bad CHs peak.

The results so far are very positive, some dull pain on and off for two days afterward, but for the last three days no pain whatsoever, and the CH aura I experience constantly during my cycles has been completely gone (common triggers like bright sunlight don’t bother me at all).  I’ll check in with a few more updates as time goes on, but so far, so good!

On a side note, something I’ve never read on these boards but I’ve noticed personally on at least two occasions is that if I take a plane flight more than a few time zones away from my home while I’m in cycle it seems to interrupt the cycle for 1 to 2 weeks (though the plane flights themselves are a trigger).  I’m just curious if anyone else has experienced that.  It wouldn’t be a very cost affective treatment, but I thought it was interesting.  It confirms that the CHs are related to the circadian function (at least in my case).  I just wanted to throw that out.

Thanks to everyone on the board offering support it has been a huge help to me.

-Jay

Hawiian Baby Woodrose seeds ROCK!
thebb

With one week past, still no pain or any sign that I'm in cycle.  

Tuck, I've never heard of anyone coming up positive for a drug test after taking LSA, but I shared your hesitency with trying it as well.  Luckily I don't have the testing concern in my current job. However I noticed in the research I did that LSD is filtered out of your system quickly (Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or ).  I don't know if you could conclude the same for LSA, but they are similar chemically.    It is a personal decision you have to make on your own but so far I have no regrets.

My understanding is that most companies don't even test for these substances, since that test is so expensive.

Also, it should be out of your system pretty quickly.

j.p.m. wrote on Jun 26^th, 2008 at 4:12pm:

, this is how i use RC seeds, then crack them in my teeth,[ spitting out the empty husks ], and rest them between the gum and cheek. seems to cause a need to breath deeply about six hours later. other than that life can carry on. andrew.

FastEddie wrote on Jun 28^th, 2008 at 1:06am:


I hope your wife recognises you  

A report on sleep is appreciated. All other activity need not be officially reported for the records.

Rock on J.P.M.
Hope the HBWR seeds continue to give you relief   Thanks for the reports.

Bobw

I did a second dose this past Saturday after I started feeling the aura again, but still no hits for 8 days.  

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and that is a wonderful thing.
thebb

I'm always glad to read that fellow clusterheads are enjoying PF time and enjoying life! Fantastic!

Sanna

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clusterbusters.com read the LSA faq's then dose.