Hey everyone. Great site btw! The beast just left me and I'm just getting some aftershocks now. Glad to finally be able to talk to people who know the "beast" all to well. Been a episodic sufferer for 12 years now. I still remember the first one like it was yesterday. Its been 2 years since my last battle w/ the beast. Before that allmost 5 years and so on. This new battle started about a month ago. I seem to be winning this war with my new best friend     COFFEE     Every morning I buy a large cup of black joe and just leave it in the truck. As soon as I feel the beast creeping in the (allways) left side of my brain I start drinking my magic potion and I start feeling the beast subside after about 12 ounces somtimes it takes all 24 though. Wish I knew about the caffeine years ago. Thanks for listening and hope I can help some of you out too.

Have you thought about downing a cup of coffee BEFORE one hits? Might stop it in it's tracks. Might not. It's a thought. Keep the second cup handy just in case.

Hugs BD

Hey thanks for the replies. As far as the energy drinks go I cant drink them without eating a pack of tums afterwards. If the coffee stops working I am going to look into oxygen. For those major slammers I just shoot one those wonderful shots of Zomig up my left nostril and it sends the beast packing within 10 mins. I find that if I drink the coffee on an empty stomach the beast starts leaving after the first few sips (not allways the case if I start to get one right after I eat) It takes the whole cup then.  Thanks again for the imput.