hello everyone!
You have no idea how amazing this site is. I am a 28 year old who along with my father suffer from this horrible condition. I still remember my first attack around 8 years ago. Swore that I was going to die. Stinking cluster went on for three days.....rough start.  Both my father and I combat attacks with Indomethacin. (yes, I know that it is the primary med for gout, but it is the only thing that works!!) At the first sign of an attack, we will pop one of these and then give it about 5-10 min. Not only will it knock it out, but it will also give you a great night sleep. Another thing that helps is nitrous oxide gas ( I am a dentist, so its easily avaliable). I actually just finished a bout with clusters this last week and the combo of the pills and N20 gas worked great. Be careful with it though, both of those meds can lead to serious problems. Just recently obtained an imitrex pen for sub-Q injections. If anyone has used em, please let me know how you like it, the rep who gave it to me uses em and says that it will get your heart racing pretty bad.

Providing you are a dentist, as you have stated in your post,
don’t you think it is “a bit” risky to suggest the use of Nitrous oxide, commonly known as "laughing gas" with out proper knowledge of administering it,

It is a drug!

and if I am not wrong, it is (in many places) prohibited to distribute nitrous oxide for the purpose of un-trained human consumption.

Like Chuck, I would say "Oxygen is MUCH safer, and is extremely effective"

"O2 can do"........

Michael

Glad you found something that works for you, but a lot of us have found that N20 triggers CH in us and are VERY leary of it. (I won't let the dentist near me with it - shots are NOT bad at the dentist office )

O2 is (for most of us) our first line of defense and (usually) easily obtained and safe for long term use.

Welcome to Clusterville.

Hugs BD

Yeah by all  means get a decent oxygen set up that you can keep with you. When I'm on cycle that E-tank leans against my bed so when I wake up already at a 3-4, I can fire off the 02 right away! But with oxygen, time is of the essence! A delay of even a few minutes dramatically increases my abort time. Wishing you a short cycle and some pain free time soon!

Joe

Read the imitrex tip on the side.  It is a great tip, and it helps cut down on the heart palpatations that trex can cause.  Also, it helps conserve the imitrex, which alot of us know,  is more valuable than gold!!!!!

good luck,
try the O2
chrisw

I was wondering about the Cluster that lasted for three days?  This is not typical of CH either.  

I have great success with my Imitrex pen.    I don't feel my heart racing but my skin feels tight, especially in my face.  I am usually pain free within five to ten minutes after I inject myself.   Please do check out the 02.

Pain free wishes,

Jeannie

Yeah oxygen has totally changed how I look at CH. Knowing there's a better then 90% chance 02 will kick his arse in less then 10 minutes kinda takes a lot of the beasts power away. Really glad it's proving as effective for you. 

Joe