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Bob Greenwood CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 116 Mass. Gender:	WOW, am I beat Jul 15^th, 2009 at 2:18pm I was fine and feeling great UNTIL I got a CH. I hit off the O2 and 20 minutes later it was gone. But now I feel like I ran 10 miles. I'm ready for bed and it's only 2:20. I am drinking a cup of coffee, but something tells me it's not gonna be enough. Do any of you get really tired after an attack? Or is it just me?
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: WOW, am I beat Reply #1 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 2:32pm Yes, I feel like that from time to time. Try a 20-minute nap (not enough time for the REM hit to come), then a nice strong cup of joe. Even if you don't sleep, it's kinda nice to close your eyes and rest a little. Listen to me - I sound like I'm a hundred.
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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: WOW, am I beat Reply #2 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 2:32pm Normally if I can abort an attack with 02, I don't get the exhausted feeling like that. Glad the 02 is working for you! Joe
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Bob Greenwood CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 116 Mass. Gender:	Re: WOW, am I beat Reply #3 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 2:38pm Brew, for some reason if I lay down and relax I get a CH. I almost dread going to bed at night because I know I'm gonna get one as soon as I'm relaxed. Guiseppi, The O2 works great. I'm glad I have it. I guess I can't have my cake and eat it too. I'd rather be tired than have to deal a full blown CH.
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: WOW, am I beat Reply #4 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 2:51pm Sux, dude. I have judged my preventative regimen by whether or not it will get me 6-7 hours of sleep per night. I'm on the right combo now, I guess. As for the beat up feeling after a hit, I don't know what to tell you other than grab some caffeine and keep pushin' on.
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Bob Greenwood CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 116 Mass. Gender:	Re: WOW, am I beat Reply #5 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 3:02pm I hear ya, I'm pushin The last few weeks it wasn't so bad cause I was getting all my attacks at night, but now my cycle is reminding me how unpredictable they can be. I'm getting them at all times of the day.
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Callico CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Author of "Stranded at Romson's Lodge Posts: 4916 Aurora IL Gender:	Re: WOW, am I beat Reply #6 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 4:12pm I'm not on O2 at this time, but I know the feeling the CH leaves afterward. I think it is because we put so much into fighting it that we are exhausted after. Anytime I have a K7 or higher I'm wiped for a while. Jerry
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Reply #7 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 6:21pm

I work with special needs and unfortunately from time to time I witness some of these kids taking seizures.The vast majority feel extremely tired after an attack. I'm sure the physical intensity of a seizure on the body results in this extreme tiredness.

The intensity of a CH may not reach the levels of a seizure but never the less this in conjunction with the pain and duration of an attack does yield similar results.

After a full blown attack I have but no option but to sleep. If I can abort with 02 then usually I'm fine and I don't feel tired at all.

Have you tried Melatonin Bob...!

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Bob Greenwood CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 116 Mass. Gender:	Re: WOW, am I beat Reply #8 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 6:25pm No Lefty, I've never tried it. What is it?
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Bob Greenwood CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 116 Mass. Gender:	Re: WOW, am I beat Reply #9 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 6:31pm OK, I just read a thread about it. Is it something I have to get prescribed from my doctor? This is all new to me.
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Reply #10 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 6:38pm

It's a natural sleep aid....

It works wonders for many on this site and allows them to sleep through those nasty night time hits... Have a look through the Medications, Treatments, Therapies section and there you shall find a number of very informative threads on the subject. Unfortunately you can't get it this side of the pond but I'm defo getting some for my next cycle. Wink

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Bob Greenwood CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 116 Mass. Gender:	Re: WOW, am I beat Reply #11 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 7:00pm Thanks I'll check it out.
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JustNotRight CH.com Sponsor Offline CH version 15.0.8 member since 2005 aka GingerS224 Posts: 1300 Wilkes-Barre, Pa (USA) Gender:	Re: WOW, am I beat Reply #12 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 7:01am I often feel like I've been hit a few times by a Mac truck after an attack. This is no joke I literally feel like I've been put through a meat grinder more than once after a CH attack. <<This is more of an accurate description. I don't feel sleepy tired, more physically worn out and definitely mentally deficient.
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Reply #13 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 10:59am

Yep, if I get hammered with a major attack that I don't abort, I feel seriously wrung out after the attack - especially since my attacks are typically kip 8 or 9, and last anywhere from an hour to two hours (with the occasional 2 1/2 hour attack thrown in to the mix). I think this is due to the fact that fighting severe pain really consumes energy.

If I take my abortives in a timely fashion (say 10 minutes or less after an attack starts), I usualy don't feel wrung out, other than maybe being overly tired from having my sleep interrupted by the attack.

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Bob Greenwood CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 116 Mass. Gender:	Re: WOW, am I beat Reply #14 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 11:41am The strange thing is I get feeling beat even if I do abort. I don't know why, but it does.
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JustNotRight CH.com Sponsor Offline CH version 15.0.8 member since 2005 aka GingerS224 Posts: 1300 Wilkes-Barre, Pa (USA) Gender:	Re: WOW, am I beat Reply #15 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 7:27pm I am the same way after a CH attack Completely Wrecked whether I abort or not.
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