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Jul 13^th, 2009 at 8:07am

yesterday i felt one hit coming and i went to o2 immediately,5 minutes there and k,then after 1 hour the hit came again ,more 5minutes of o2 and fine,then it came again past 1 hour and i didnt even went to the o2,i decided to take it,it only took 30m and not at full force(maybe cause i didnt stressed out,when im alone i can deal with hits better than when im surrounded by people even family)so my question is DiD the hits keep coming back cause of only being 5 minutes in o2????
Do i need to stay longer in o2???
(Also i dont have and clustermask,i used the one provided,but i put my finger in the holes when inspiring...)

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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: 02 question Reply #1 - Jul 13^th, 2009 at 8:11am I always stay on the O2 for a full five minutes beyond the point where I feel any pain. Sometimes I'm back on it in an hour, but mostly not. It's usually at least a couple of hours between them. Usually.
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Bob Greenwood CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 116 Mass. Gender:	Re: 02 question Reply #2 - Jul 13^th, 2009 at 9:13am I'm new to O2, but I do the same as Brew (lol boy did that rhyme or what). I stay on the O2 at least 5 minutes after an attack. If I don't the shadows seem worse and the CH will come back and I'm back on the O2 anyways. Good luck.
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Reply #3 - Jul 13^th, 2009 at 9:15am

O2 therapy tends to have a cumulative effect for many of us. In other words, the problem you describe reduces over time. Keep using it to kill each hit, and the time between hits can increase more and more.

This works particularly well with very high flow oxygen - enough to actually hyper-ventilate for a few minutes at a time.

As Brew said, keep breathing the O2 for an extra few minutes (at a more relaxed rate) after the pain is gone.

Good luck,

Marc

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Shaka CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 21	Re: 02 question Reply #4 - Jul 13^th, 2009 at 9:34am tks for clarifying me,im using 12lpm seems enough to me feeling better in 2-3 minutes...
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Marc Ex Member Gender:	Re: 02 question Reply #5 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 9:12am Have you seen any improvement by staying on the O2 a little longer?
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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: 02 question Reply #6 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 9:45am Then there's the small minority....me included.......that get the return hits 20 minutes after the 02 shuts off. I now take 1 oral cafergot when I start the 02. 02 beats it down, cafergot buys me up to 12 hours pain free time. Joe
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Marc Ex Member Gender:	Re: 02 question Reply #7 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 9:50am Can't argue with success, Joe - and you've been at this a long time! You're using a demand valve from memory? Marc
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Re: 02 question
Reply #8 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 10:44am

Shaka wrote on Jul 13^th, 2009 at 9:34am:

I dont have a clustermask, I use the one provided, but I put my fingers in the holes when inspiring.

I'm using 12lpm seems enough to me feeling better in 2-3 minutes...

You should get a regulator that will go to at least 15 lpm. Also get the O2ptimask. Much better seal, and the reservoir is bigger (3 liters).

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Shaka CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 21	Re: 02 question Reply #9 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 1:08pm ye it improved the time beetween hits by staying in o2 longer,last hit was avoided by using only 8lpm and i reduced to 2lpm after pain was gone and stayed there for more 5-10 min. a total of 15m. It was only the second time using o2...
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: 02 question Reply #10 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 1:12pm You might want to consider bringing that lower number up from 2 lpm (say, 6-8). With a non-rebreathing system, you could just about suffocate at that rate. Glad it's working for you, though.
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Shaka CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 21	Re: 02 question Reply #11 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 1:17pm no worrys brew,when im off pain that 2 lpm i dont even cover the holes of the mask so np
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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: 02 question Reply #12 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 2:34pm You're using a demand valve from memory? Marc Yes! Joe
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