It wasn't my caveat that the technique is anything but a cure, was it? If so....

Charlie

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LMAO...good one Tatiannia.

Why must we all wait with baited breath til Sunday?

I'm sorry but we've been around the block with all the "cures"   for about 11 years now.  We've seen it all.  If something has worked for you and you are not selling something or pushing some quackery...you'd have already told us about it. 

TFH's at the ready...

Finallygone.......Meet JeffSavage.  You two got a lot in common.

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My technique sure is. The price is right though.

Charlie

It reminds me a bit like my technique and you never know.

I was 45 when mine disappeared for the last 19 years. I attribute it to being.........45.

Glad to hear you're doing so well.

Charlie

Donna is correct;  Charlie's posts of Dr. Wright's Techniques, and FinallyGone's technique all fall under the wider umbrella of biofeedback.

It's been studied, although not extensively, and even Dr. Finkel has mentioned it to me;

Here's just two articles addressing it:

American Family Physician

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We simply do not know enough about the mechanisms involved with this disorder to discount any sort of neurophysical reactions that might be controlled by biofeedback methodology in a way that allows for use in battling the beast.  It sure beats prednisone, IMO.

Besides, it's not long til I'm 45, so I'll keep my tinfoil hat on and fingers crossed

Cat

Remission is a great thing.

Joe, I don't believe it could be said better.  Well done.

FinallyGone/StillGone/and I hope ForeverGone,

Please take to heart what Joe said.  Personally, it didn't work for me.  I'm pushing 34 yrs diagnosed, with several years before with migraines/CH morphing into CH, and for the fun of it the last 8 or 9 chronic.  (I've quite counting)  I've gone a couple of years without it and thought it gone, but even though i moved it found me.  Be prepared.  DON'T feel guilt because you are PF.  Enjoy it!  I do hope you will hang around.

Jerry

Thank you Lady Luv, I was only trying to help those suffering not to give up hope, I would love to get into specifics, but it took me years to understand myself.  Still pain free.  I feel I can help, I just don't know how to take those that currently suffer down the same path I went or even if I could... God Bless All.

      I was around 18 years of age when I started getting Migraine Headaches; it was later diagnosed as a Cluster Headache.  My story is based on my experience as I remember it.  My story may sound a little off keel, but when you’re hit with this type of pain you’ll do anything to get rid of it.  My first headache woke me up out of a deep sleep, I was dreaming I was falling and woke up with immense pain over my left eye.  My father was a pharmacist, now retired.  He had sent me to every professional under the sun; finally I went to an ENT, Ear, Nose and Throat Doctor.  He stated I have a condition known as Cluster Headaches.  He told me there was no cure and that I could lessen the attacks by staying away from certain triggers like smoking, caffeine, chocolate and sunlight.  So I thought to myself, who does this guy think he is?  No cure, please; he can’t place that type of burden on me.  I then continued to seek alternative healing methods such as Chiropractors, Acupuncture and even a guy who put some kind of ointment on my head and burnt me with a hot iron.  If you’ve suffered these types of headaches you learn something about yourself, well at least I did, and displaced pain was a relief.  Seriously, I started burning my head with a hot iron and towel so it wouldn’t fry my skin; this is not a recommendation, but for me, it gave me temporary relief.  I snorted Cayenne Pepper, once again not a recommendation.  The headaches only came back stronger.  I looked into the mirror in my car while I was driving home one day and saw a thick ass wrinkle on my forehead, I frick'n broke the mirror off, yes the beast had me good.  I later found out that some individuals call this type of headache; suicide headaches, if you’re in its grasps you probably know what I mean. I went a little overboard missing classes and became a self involved sufferer, you realize that no one understands the pain you’re in.  So I went a little psycho for lack of a better word.  I really thought the rest of my life was only going to be about pain.  It's important to understand that I suffered in pain for almost ten years, not only physical, but I suspect some emotional as well.  If you’re a sufferer, you know what I mean.  I was taking a self defense class; it was from a private party.  It was from a couple, who had a pretty wild belief system, but the Kung Fu was good, and I owe them the world. They were a husband and wife team, he taught me and my friends, she made us dinner and meditated a lot.  She had me listed to this tape where you listen to some soothing music and think of your hand and forehead at the same time.   I found it a little weird, just my opinion.  However, when you’re in pain, you’ll try anything.  I decided perhaps I should try this, heck I tried everything else.  I decided to keep meditating / thinking of my hand.  I did this everyday for weeks, maybe months. I found by concentrating on my hand I could feel the blood flow into my hand, I later found out its called bio feedback.  I remember thinking, this is cool, after a while I could concentrate on all my figures, and then one at a time.  I truly felt like some divine intervention had stepped in.  Please understand I was not religious, at many times I had some choice words for my creator, and I can’t share it here. So I could control my blood circulation,  and then realized by controlling my breathing I could quicken the flow of my blood.  Wow, I really felt like I was accomplishing something.  I really hit my wits end. So here I am lying in bed defeated, thinking of my hand which was by my head.  I felt what can only be explained as a small current of electricity or energy; I’m not sure what it was.  I thought to myself, aha, I got something.  So once I realized I could control this energy, I focused on my pain and pushed and pulled through it.  The next day I was on my way to work and felt a sensation of blood flowing down the side of my nose under my left eye, almost like a popping sensation.  The headaches have been gone ever since.  I later went a little over board with the energy manipulation, but that’s another part of my life.  I’m not a doctor and this is not a recommendation and if you’re litigious, this is for entertainment purposes only.  This is my personal story, my name is Michael, and it’s been a bit over 20+ year’s pain free.  Don't worry, it's my last post here... God bless