D3. Should have written AI, for Anti Inflammatory...

Guiseppi, you're not kidding!! She's a migraine sufferer, so she has a bit of an idea of what's going on.

OK, so I started the anti-inflammatory regimen on Thursday night, and aside from some very mild shadowing, I have not had an attack since Thursday morning. Anecdotal evidence? Absolutely. Is it working? No idea if I'm waning or if it's the vitamins, but either way, I'll take it.

For what it's worth, I tried taking my wife's Maxalt during a couple of attacks last week to see what would happen, and it was totally useless on my headaches. The first night it made me a little nauseous, and the second night it just left a bad taste in my mouth.

On a side note, I quit smoking almost two years ago, and now I "vape" only. I have a feeling that not having all the chemicals contained in cigarette smoke in me has probably made a huge difference in my clusters.

Well, for the past two nights, I've had attacks. Red Bull has stopped working, and I've used both Imitrex injections. Insurance won't cover more for a month (WTF?), so I'll be paying out of pocket for another pair of shots tonight. Still taking the supplements.

I think the thing I hate most about these damnable headaches is how unpredictably predictable they are.

Batch,

No, I haven't tried the accelerated D3 dosing, but I'll certainly look into it. Thanks for the tip!!

Maxalt seems to be working, but only if it's not taken as an emergency abortive. In the middle of the night, Imitrex is still king. During the day, if I realize that I'm getting an attack, I can take a Maxalt and it's been working OK.

It's now Tuesday morning, and I haven't had an attack or any significant pain since Saturday. Go figure.

Thanks, Joe!! Same here. I think I'm going to try to use this thread as a headache diary.

Always great to hear Jack!

Hi Jack.
If your insurance will only cover a limited number of injections per month, stockpile a few while you are in remission, to help you through the next time. But hopefully the D3 will prevent next time happening.
Hope your remission lasts for ever.
Maz.

Welcome to the board michen, if only it were that simple! The actual cause of CH is still a bit of a medical mystery with most research centering on our hypo-thalamus. Avoiding triggers will reduce the number of attacks but will not prevent CH. My triggers are alcohol, sleep deprivation or dramatic changes in sleep cycle, and sustained stress. If I religiously avoid these triggers when I'm on cycle, I'll reduce the total number of attacks, but won't stop my CH. Off cycle NOTHING triggers an attack!

Glad you checked in on the board, Bob has given you some excellent advice in response to your first post. You'll find your greatest weapon against the beast is knowledge and there's a boatload of that here. Welcome to the board.

Joe

I totally agree with wimsey and Joe. Sure, when I'm in cycle, the fumes from welding and the fumes from the lubricants I use daily while machining can certainly be triggers. But what caused them, then, before I began welding and machining? I'm 43 now, and have been in my profession since I was in my 20s. I've had clusters at least since my early teens, if not earlier.

Anyway, still no pain. Back to work today after having been off since December 20.

Thanks, Hoppy!! I hope so, too. And maz, that's the plan. 

And... Still PF.

Thanks Joe. Stress apparently isn't a factor when it comes to being out of cycle with clusters. I know this because my mom passed away about a month ago, and while I have been extremely stressed (and sad, and scared, and heartbroken), I haven't had any clusters at all since this last cycle ended.