Cocaine? Jeez.
Ya might as well start shooting up smack as soon as a hit starts. Makes you care a whole lot less about the Beast.....

Sarcasm off.

Pascal. 

Icedragon : I do get less hits the day after drinking ( 0 - 1 as opposed to 2 - 3) Not sure why that is though.                                                                                                                                                                                        Kevin M wrote "The question though has been "why" use these kinds of triggers known to yourself?" My answer to that is ; If I am going to be dealing with CH the next 30 or so years I want to take advantage of the time that I get them now while Im still young to figure out what not to do in the future. Right now I have a high tolerance to pain ( due to the CH) Who knows 10 years from now. I also have some breathing exercises that eases the pain (5 or under on the KIP scale)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 BarbaraD  wrote "I found some Molly Jane in Jamica that stopped a hit dead in it's tracks"  I was just wondering if you remember what it was that you smoked ??                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   BarbaraD  Also wrote " Don't bother me at all to sit in a bar and drink tea or coffee.."        Thats good for you but its not my cup of tea to sit in a bar unless Im drinking and Im sure that gos for a lot of people here.                                                                                                                                                                                      mezza wrote " I think that's where some may differ from you- the definition of living-  snorting cocaine( not medically prescribed lidocaine) and smoking pot recreationally is not on my top 100 list of fun things to do to stay on top of my social game.   In or out of cycle.   That kind of 'fun' living is associated with far too much risk for me- the ultimate one being the livelihood of my family"     I can appreciate that what Im doing is a risk for you b/c of your family but I am single and dont mind the risk. As far as " snorting cocaine" gos I only dabble a few times a year (unless Im having an episode that year then maybe a few extra times)                                                                                                                                                                    Linda Howell wrote "Please don't thank him Mezza.   He isn't a Guinea pig for anyone HERE and is in my mind...a moron.  he is serving only himself, and badly at that!"               I dont know where you come off calling me a moron but you are right about me being a Guinea pig for myself. As I stated before these are MY findings for MYSELF and maybe some people that get CH like to party like MYSELF!!  So since sometimes I get an episode for 5 - 6 months and I dont want to stop partying; I know not to mix wine and weed or I CAN smoke just weed as long as I have a cup of coffee ready just in case AND know if I drink that cup of joe the beast is gone within 15 mins and can still enjoy the rest of my high.    OR when my episode starts now I know I can buy a gram of coke for $50 bucks to just leave around the house for the 8s 9s and suicide 10s on the KIP scale ; one little bump and a 10 KIP is gone in 10 - 15 min Yeah I'll take that and still have more than half the gram when my 5 - 6 month episode is over . I dont think that makes me coke head.     I  dont have insurance for medically prescribed lidocaine or else I would try it                                                                                                                                                I REALLY hope I didnt offend anybody here. Thats not what I set out to do. I know I am new to this message board BUT I am not new to CH!! I am just trying to see what works best for ME and writing my findings here. I AM NOT TRYING TO TELL OR PERSUADE ANYONE HERE INTO ANYTHING I'M EXPERIMENTING WITH. I just think that there are some sufferers here that like to party and might want to know. Its nice to talk to people who suffer b/c I dont know anyone personally who does.                                                                                                                                                                            P.S.  As far as partying gos :  I like some red wine or beer a few times a week ; some pot a few times a month ; and some coke a few times a year. And the occasional mushroom (concerts and camping) which I will also be experimenting with for the CH as I hear they are good for them and keeping hits down. NOT THAT I'M SAYING GO EAT AN EIGHT OF MUSHROOMS !!!!!!    

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Thanks for that, Thomas. I certainly don't agree with his methods, but I will try to be kind.

Pain free wishes to you, hatethebeast. You, too, Thomas. 

hatethebeast wrote on Sep 30^th, 2008 at 1:58am:


I see that if you replace "dealing" with "partying", it makes more sense.


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Choices, for "living".  Future reporting could be titled more informing.

Holy Crap, hatethebeast!  When I'm in cycle even the sound of a beer being opened puts me in panic-mode. The thought of adding any more chemicals to the cocktail of abortives/preventatives running through my system makes me shudder. I'm finding that the cleaner I try to go, the shorter and less severe the cycle.

Potter wrote on Sep 30^th, 2008 at 10:54am:

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!

Jeannie

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I couldn't agree more. You rock Linda.
the bb

Just as you wrote this, I edited my post.  I apologized for calling him a moron and changed it.

I STAND by the rest of my post however. 

George,
I am sure you have seen posts saying that O2 does not work for some suffers, Yes?  You don't have to buy it, but it is for sale.  Just as one man's trash can be another man's treasure, what one man considers to be trash can be another man's savior...   Not everything is black and white.

I haven't read though this whole thread and I can only imagine some of the comments, but here is my input.  Smoking anything whether it is a cigarette, cigar, weed, or even bystander smoke is a trigger.  It's the #1 trigger for me even over alcohol.  I like my occassional dank bud, but NEVER during a cycle.  I'm pretty much rec. drug free (except shrooms) over that period.  All my habits change including those foods that trigger.  I actually exercise more which is a good thing.

Safe Alcohol ????       Please don't tease.   I've got a pile of Miller Lites calling out to me and I don't dare even hold one.
Just Kiddin.

I did have a great idea years ago that maybe if I got completely hammered that I wouldn't notice the pain.  Not one of my better ideas.  Trying to cope with the beast while inebreated was a very difficult task.

I think I'll wait!

I seen .38 Special in concert