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Lingering Shadows
Aug 28^th, 2009 at 12:06pm

I am working on my 02 stuff.
I have not received my pepper spray yet
i am taking feverfew, gaba, b12, magnesium, and using melatonin at night.

today i have a lingering shadow, about a 3-4.

when i drank a big thing of cold coffee, i think it got worse.

its almost like i want it to just get on with it- BUT I KNOW BETTER THAN THAT!!!!!

its' like i am sitting here with a demon circling me.

any suggestions?

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flyinfree CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 18	Re: Lingering Shadows Reply #1 - Aug 28^th, 2009 at 12:32pm 7 views and not one idea... or hug or nothing!!!!! lol i am fine! leave me alone! no hold me close get away come back @#%$^#$&^U&EE^RU*UUE^^E%%&$#^#$ that is all
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flyinfree CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 18	Re: Lingering Shadows Reply #2 - Aug 28^th, 2009 at 12:33pm oh-- the views are me. lol whaaaaaa
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Lawrence CH.com Veteran Offline There WILL be a cure Posts: 163 Merrillville, Indiana Gender:	Re: Lingering Shadows Reply #3 - Aug 28^th, 2009 at 12:37pm all of this is exhausting sometimes, isn't it
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flyinfree CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 18	Re: Lingering Shadows Reply #4 - Aug 28^th, 2009 at 12:40pm Lawrence wrote on Aug 28^th, 2009 at 12:37pm: all of this is exhausting sometimes, isn't it it's almost like i did something wrong in my las lifetime my FF'in gawd already
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Lawrence CH.com Veteran Offline There WILL be a cure Posts: 163 Merrillville, Indiana Gender:	Re: Lingering Shadows Reply #5 - Aug 28^th, 2009 at 12:42pm i think the same thing all the time. if I did, dont know what the hell it coulda been, but whatever it is im sorry as hell for it, lol!
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Re: Lingering Shadows
Reply #6 - Aug 28^th, 2009 at 1:08pm

i get up all happy cus i only had one attack last night, and then i get rewarded for that with this lingering threat of an attack all morning.

it's almost like no relief. One way or the other i am just gunna suffer.... bastards!!!!!

but it does help to know you are suffering too. that is so sick to say, but you know what i mean.

Shocked

at least we have this CH smiley!

hahaha

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Joni CH.com Old Timer Offline Knowledge is Power Posts: 476 Gender:	Re: Lingering Shadows Reply #7 - Aug 28^th, 2009 at 1:29pm Flyinfree- Drinking or eating anything too cold will trigger a cluster for me during my cycles. Was the cold coffee refrigerator cold?
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Re: Lingering Shadows
Reply #8 - Aug 28^th, 2009 at 1:35pm

Joni wrote on Aug 28^th, 2009 at 1:29pm:

Flyinfree-

Drinking or eating anything too cold will trigger a cluster for me during my cycles. Was the cold coffee refrigerator cold?

yeah.. i felt that impending beast headed my way, so i hammered a cup, and then it turned worse, and now is juts sitting there... like flickin my temple over and over, verses stabbing the heck out of it.
i hate this

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REDS DAD CH.com Junior Offline Slaughter The Beast! Posts: 26 concord, ca Gender:	Re: Lingering Shadows Reply #9 - Aug 28^th, 2009 at 7:43pm I don't usually have to deal with shadows, only full blown hits. When I do get the occasional shadow, I do the ice bag thing directly on top of my head and it seems to help. Give this a try and let me know if it helps. Mike (a.k.a. REDS DAD)
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jay CH.com Junior Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 35	Re: Lingering Shadows Reply #10 - Aug 29^th, 2009 at 11:24am I am a chronic suffer and do have to deal with the shaddows I find a combo of red bull and 02 can have very good effects on the shaddows too. I have been have nerve blocks each month for the last 4 months and that has also got rid of the shaddows for a couple of weeks at a time. Good luck and hope you get pain free soon
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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: Lingering Shadows Reply #11 - Aug 29^th, 2009 at 2:09pm I too am chronic and have to deal with shadows often. Been dealing with the little B---itch today as a matter of fact. Hot cup of Joe/java/coffee, 1 to drink and 2 hold the cup to my temple, and an extra Taurine capsule. Shadow is just now starting to fade.
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Re: Lingering Shadows
Reply #12 - Aug 31^st, 2009 at 4:09pm

This is kind of gross, but I find that energy drinks are effective for ridding myself of the lengthy shadows that seem to follow every major hit I get. The problem is that I can't drink them cold and carbonation is a trigger for me.

Basically, I open the red bull and let it sit on the counter for a couple of hours until it is warm and flat. Then I choke it down. Totally gross, but does the trick.

-Ken

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Re: Lingering Shadows
Reply #13 - Aug 31^st, 2009 at 5:18pm

Ken,

You might try the 5Hr Energy. They are just a couple of ounces, have no carbonation, and don't taste nearly as nasty as the others. I also find they don't tear up my stomach nearly as badly as do the others.

Flyinfree,

Sorry, but sometimes there is not a lot of activity here on the board. Don't know why, but I understand and share your frustration of needing some support and there is no one home. Sorry! Smiley

Sometimes it seems teh shadows just want to linger and there is nothing you can do to get them to leave. I understand fully your wishing it would just hit and be done. Been there! The anticipation is often worse than the hit itself.

Jerry

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Re: Lingering Shadows
Reply #14 - Aug 31^st, 2009 at 5:25pm

Ken_DFA wrote on Aug 31^st, 2009 at 4:09pm:

This is kind of gross, but I find that energy drinks are effective for ridding myself of the lengthy shadows that seem to follow every major hit I get. The problem is that I can't drink them cold and carbonation is a trigger for me.

Basically, I open the red bull and let it sit on the counter for a couple of hours until it is warm and flat. Then I choke it down. Totally gross, but does the trick.

-Ken

Ken , it is so good for me, and so bad for you, that I finally found someone who can't have drinks that are cold! Thanks for sharing. I don't have the carbonation problem, but I do have a bunch of little weird triggers. I posted them under "My Life With Clusters" (I think that was the name of it). Cheesy

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