Just a general question to all when does everyone decide to take thier meds? I fluxuate between during a shadow when I have that gut feeling. And always when woken up. Just want to see if its tuff for everyone to decide when to takeem when your on a limited budget or limited meds

I'm sorry should have been more specific I do take the shots but until next friday my GP for some reeson didnt give them to me even though I asked repeatedly for them and they kinda blew me off. Sonow I have relpax and meltak and I'm so used to having the shots around.

To me it varies, and I've learned to handle this beast depending on its activities.  Imitrex pills work well for me and relatively quickly, when I know I have enough time to let it kick in.  Imitrex injections work almost instantaneously for a suicidal degree of pain, which hasn't happened in years.  So if the attack is full-blown and I couldn't stop it for some reason, a small amount of injectable can give me immediate relief.

While the beast isn't too mad, all I need is O2.  The sooner I get to O2, the easier it is to kill.  Even when I don't know if the low-grade pressure/pain is pre-CH, I hit O2 anyway to see if it clears my head.   During high cycle, O2 alone knocks the beast unconscious, but often it revives in an hour.  I need to take an Imitrex pill before I suck on O2 or hit O2 again for the re-attack.  I'm one of the lucky ones to have CH that takes a little time until it peaks and O2 works real well for.

One shot of Imitrex isn't enough for some whereas 1/3 is plenty for me.  Never tried 1/4, but I think it would work too.  The lesser the easier on the body and the wallet.  The best thing is to get Imitrex in a tiny multi-dose vial and use 0.3cc insulin syringes.