You're taking verapamil too right?  If so, go easy on the energy drinks.  Taurine and Verapamil are both calcium channel blockers!!!  I went overboard on Taurine one night and I'm not anxious to repeat the experience 

How is Oxygen working for you?

Hang tough brother...  You are tougher than that MF is 

-Dennis-

Sorry to hear it, bud. I can't give you any medical advice you haven't heard before.

Maybe this: Start cheering for the Brewers. It's got to affect some kind of chemical change in your body. Maybe it'll help.

im getting sucker punched right now to Dave. i won't give in if you don't. i am pulling for you bro.  please vent away!!!!!

karl

Dave,

I know how frustrating it can be.   The worst for me came last week when my wife actually saw me have an attack.  I have somehow managed to hide away during attacks for the last three years.  When I came out of it, she was on the deck crying and that seemed to make it even worse.  Hang in there and don't let it get the best of you.  I've learned that the why me syndrome does not get me anywhere, but I still can't help but be pissed and angry that it is me, so rant away.  We will listen and understand.  Wishing you some pain free time.

Regards,

Malcom

Dave as all have said before my heart goes out to you man.  My Prayers are in for you.   I am an ole fart so my sons are grown but I remember the first time my oldest saw me have a 8kip and he was in his mid 20's he almost went crazy.  The impact on our families is something we don't fully understand for them to have to see us suffer and to sit helplessly beside us and in most instances (I am a lucky one I can be) not even be able to touch or hold us.  I know everyone has to deal with their headaches as they seem most appropriate, but I did not see you reply as to how the O2 was working, so I assume it isn't. Are you staying on an extra 10-15 minutes after you have aborted?  I know I have aborted at work and got off too quickly only to get hit again within the hour.  Just a thought and not trying to suggest you don't know what you are doing.  Good luck and like someone said maybe this is a sign your cycle is at is peak is about to end, lets hope and Pray that is the case.  Wishbone.

Sorry Dave Hang in there.

  Barry

This is the best family a person could have. What excellent advice. Sandy you truly have a way with words. And I do tell my little guy that it's just that I could see the worry in his eyes, for a boy he is very affectionate even more then my daughters.

Ok Dave, here goes Granny's theory on kids (oh you KNEW I had one!).

My little Caleb has been watching Granny have headaches since he was born. When he got big enough to know what was going on we sat him down and explained that Granny had headaches and had to suck O2 and don't touch her when she was on it. He'd sit and watch me and when I'd pull off the mask, he come over and ask if I needed a hug "now".

As he got older, when I'd start rubbing my ear, he'd run and pull out the O2 bottle and start yelling, "Breathe Granny Breathe". He's been my best little supporter.

He's six now and likes to "breathe" the O2 occasionally. I'll be puffing away and he'll stand there and tell me, "Granny I've got a headache, I think I need some oxygen." I told him he was a hypochriandric, so now he stands there and tells me, "Granny I'm a hypochriandric, I need some oxygen!" He takes a couple of puffs and his hypochrindia goes away.

I've never believed in sheltering kids - explain what's going on - they really understand more than you think.

At my age, I don't get embarrased much any more and I don't apologize for having CH. If I'm out in public, my O2 tank isn't far away. I just go to the truck, suck on the O2 until the CH passes, then come back to what I was doing - no excuses. I'm an accountant and during an audit I had to leave a couple of times to go hit the O2. I explained to the auditor that I had CH and was in a high cycle and had to have some O2. He dealt with it.

But ya just have to come to terms with having CH. There's nothing you can do to stop it - ya just have to learn to deal with it (easier said than done, but ya can).

Now go whip some CH rear.... and give that baby a hug from GrannyB

Hugs BD

Sorry to hear about the bad cycle 

Hopefully things will start looking up again soon.  I'm glad that you are able to come here and rant though, maybe it helps just a bit to know you're not alone yah?

Jeannie wrote on Sep 18^th, 2008 at 11:08am:


I'm glad that other people have said this too.  I love my wife, and she's an amazing supporter, but when the hit is over she can't stand to be near me.  She just wants to go off and mope for a while...  Sometimes it makes me feel like I've done something wrong, and she's mad at me.  I really hate that feeling.

Any better today?

My cycle this round started out mild but is starting to get more intense as I get further along with it. History makes no sense to me as what it was like last round compared to this one, but I am expecting quite a fight.

Dave, we are here for you Bro, and will help in any way! PROMISE!!! Fight this f*#@!&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excuse my language, but that is how I feel when a family member is hurting badly and I am sitting here helpless. It sucks!!!

MR_FLOOR wrote on Sep 19^th, 2008 at 5:01pm:

Sorry I didn't see this earlier, Dave. If I had, I could have given you a definitive no. Had to play taxi driver for the boy who started his volunteer work for WUWM, the radio station affiliated with UW-Milwaukee.

Hopefully we'll see you at David's fund-raiser on the 4th.