4 years ago I have the CH pattern switch sides... a total switch nearing the end of the cycle. I am not sure that this is what you are saying, bit it is a close to that as I have ever been..

I was born left handed and switched in school; my Ch is usually on the right side only.

Rivkid73 wrote on Dec 14^th, 2009 at 8:38pm:


That has to be a royal pain...

When mine switched sides i thought i was ready for a break, but the swap was hard to get used too.

Do you have o2, and if so does it help for this condition? I would be learning and not helping in this instance.

All I can share is right now I have a shadow, which is light for the moment. It is likely to subside, but come back in some hours before or at mid night.

I am not ready to do what you are going thru right now... Not that anyone gets much choice.

Joni wrote on Dec 14^th, 2009 at 8:57pm:


I have used trex injections 5 times exactly. I found any time I did I got hit harder and more often. The first time I used it I shot the entire 6mg's, which was a big mistake.

Since then I swore off all drug meds having anything to do with ch. This leaves me with 02 working, as Red Bull and or coffee don't seem to do a thing for me.

My switch was in mid cycle. I think this is happening to Rivkid73.

I am 'so sure' you were pleased to have a swap sided return after the normal cycle. 

Joni wrote on Dec 14^th, 2009 at 8:57pm:


I can only imagine....

This cycle would probably end if the weather would stay cold. We had a weeks worth of winter and I thought that it was ending...then it warmed back up this week, and I get hit again. 

I can't remember a time when I was in cycle during the winter-I've always been done by Christmas. I'm not sure I'm going to be so lucky this year.

3 days running, from about noon on. I put off my order of seeds until I can detox again. And I absolutely cannot believe that I can't find any other busting 'tools' anywhere.

The left doesn't flare up until about 5:30. I've tried 1/2 a trixamet for the last 2 days(mon and tue), tonight I may need a whole one. Jan 6th is soooooo far away!
I've been managing by tightening my hat about 3/4" until my scalp goes numb but it doesn't make it go away.

Nope....I think it's playing with me. It wants me to completely lose my mind.

Rivkid73  I am assuming you use pills, but how do you manage that. Maybe I am reading wrong.

"I took 1/2 a trixamet @ dinner and slammed a monster which finally killed the shadow on the right side."

I tried trex pills once, and the CH was long gone before I knew the pill was working. Back then I would hit a kip 10 in a heartbeat, and was willing to try lesser to stronger in order.

The injection as I saw it was stronger, just because it was more invasive.

Then I found the injection, once I figured my dosage just aborted the CH, but the rebound was hell.

Since I got on welders o2 the problems are far less so long as I act quickly, and if I don't I suffer longer, but still the o2 works.

What I don't know is you are semi or so chronic, and getting hits on both sides, albeit different. So I don't know if o2 will help at all or it may take care of both sides at once.

I might almost bet o2 will take care of both sides at once and not have after effects..

If I were you I would get o2 asap and get on with learning how to use it in your special case. It sure won't hurt you.

If you have anyone who welds with gas, brazes and the like see him and try his o2. That would be anyone who works on cars, has a shop well equipted.

All you need to do is remove what ever tirch head is on the handle, make sure the acetelene tank is OFF at the bottle, the red hose knob on the handel os off, Turn on the larger green tank, turn on the green knob at the handle, feel gas flow, set the regulator to 10 to 20 psi, and breath a while. Breath out as far as you can and place the grip almost to your lips and inhale deep.

Hold your breath they say 30 seconds, but I just do 10. Sometimes I exhale thru my nose if it isn't spilling out goo.

Once the pain stops , stay breathing.

Also between breaths turn the grip knob off lightly.. No welder wants his rig turned off very hard.. When the knob stops the valve is closed off. It isn't a kitchen sink fawcett. Be gentle.

This may beat waiting for a doc and a script, and you may learn if this is worthy of more time.. My welding bottle is all I need..

Any garage man would be willing to take 10 bucks for this if you don't know him very well. If you were near by I would let you do it free.

Mac_Muz wrote on Dec 17^th, 2009 at 3:15pm:


Yes, right now all I have are pills. I haven't been able to find anyone with o2 tanks that I could try-my only hope is either the neuro on the 6th, or get a mask and rent my own bottle after Christmas.

...and I'm episodic...forgot to mention that earlier.

Mac_Muz wrote on Dec 17^th, 2009 at 9:00pm:


Nope, lots of lower cost O2 welding regulators available as a single. Some already with a barbed fitting on the outlet and no hose kit to save money.

Just thought I'd mention it..............

Marc

Still changing. I think the Trixamet ticked it off, royally. I'm leaning toward some sort of rebound HA at this time.

Today it hit hard and fast(what I not so affectionately call a tweaker). Not fun. But luckily it was short.

Rivkid73 wrote on Dec 21^st, 2009 at 8:20pm:


Rebound headaches occur with prolonged usage of analgesics, not occasional use of Triptans.

But, after many years of trying all of the Triptans many, many times: For me (and maybe me only) Imitrex which is in Treximet causes me to have more hits. Of this I am quite sure.

Marc