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Mike NZ CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Oxygen rocks! D3 too! Posts: 3785 Auckland, New Zealand Gender:	Re: Where is the best place to inject sumitriptan? Reply #25 - Oct 15^th, 2010 at 4:43pm Tweeg wrote on Oct 15^th, 2010 at 3:15pm: Might try my belly next time. U think its smart to do so? Im a kinda skinny guy. Good excuse to eat that extra cookie or other goodies. After all, it's for a "medical" reason.
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Re: Where is the best place to inject sumitriptan?
Reply #26 - Oct 15^th, 2010 at 8:29pm

Tweeg wrote on Oct 15^th, 2010 at 3:15pm:

So in ur belly hurts less then thigh? I wouldt say the thigh hufts, but the feeling is kinda unpleasant. Might try my belly next time.

U think its smart to do so? Im a kinda skinny guy.

I'm kinda skinny too, but if you can pinch just a little fat, I think you're good to go.

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Strictly relying on doctors for CH treatment is often a prescription that will keep you in a whole lot of PAIN. Doctors are WAY behind in many respects, and they are usually completely unaware of the benefits of high flow 100% O2.

There are lots of effective treatments documented at this site. Take matters into your own hands, learn as much as you can here and at clusterbusters.com, put it into practice, then tell this CH beast Jeebs said hello right before you bash him so hard with a swift uppercut knockout punch that his stupid horns go flinging right off.

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Re: Where is the best place to inject sumitriptan?
Reply #27 - Oct 29^th, 2010 at 10:35am

clavers wrote on Oct 13^th, 2010 at 3:17pm:

I don't use this crap anymore, I used to but don't now. Instead I have found that RC seeds work great, and rather than being abortives are preventives. I resisted doing this for a long time, but when I finally tried them I couldn't believe how effective they were.

What is RC?

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Reply #28 - Oct 29^th, 2010 at 11:15am

I'd be scared to shoot it in my belly.

I shoot it in my arm, usually the arm on the side that the headache is occuring. I don't know about you, but I only use imitrex if it's really bad and it's kind of my last resort because they're soooo precious, so my CH is pretty full blown by the time I use the injection. It takes about 10-15 minutes to be completely PF, but I do find that if you run around extremely fast and pretty aimlessly, get in a scolding hot shower, dunk your head in a ice bin, or try to have a conversation with someone the time goes by faster. Good luck!

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clavers CH.com Veteran Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 142	Re: Where is the best place to inject sumitriptan? Reply #29 - Nov 1^st, 2010 at 2:07pm To Pedropedro, as to the use of RC seeds, see "cluster busters"
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Re: Where is the best place to inject sumitriptan?
Reply #30 - Nov 1^st, 2010 at 3:16pm

Kim D wrote on Oct 29^th, 2010 at 11:15am:

I'd be scared to shoot it in my belly.

I shoot it in my arm, usually the arm on the side that the headache is occuring. I don't know about you, but I only use imitrex if it's really bad and it's kind of my last resort because they're soooo precious, so my CH is pretty full blown by the time I use the injection. It takes about 10-15 minutes to be completely PF, but I do find that if you run around extremely fast and pretty aimlessly, get in a scolding hot shower, dunk your head in a ice bin, or try to have a conversation with someone the time goes by faster. Good luck!

I use the nasal spray 15mins PF abort. No hurt,no holes...

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IT'S JUST A HEADACHE,TAKE TWO ASPRIN AND GO TO BED!!!

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Reply #31 - Nov 1^st, 2010 at 6:23pm

Kim D wrote on Oct 29^th, 2010 at 11:15am:

..... I only use imitrex if it's really bad and it's kind of my last resort because they're soooo precious, so my CH is pretty full blown by the time I use the injection. ....

KimD - understood about the preciousness factor. In case you haven't seen it yet, following the imitrex tip allows you to abort 2 to 3 attacks (as opposed to just one attack) with one injector's worth of imitrex, so that can make a huge difference.
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CH according to Bejeeber:

Strictly relying on doctors for CH treatment is often a prescription that will keep you in a whole lot of PAIN. Doctors are WAY behind in many respects, and they are usually completely unaware of the benefits of high flow 100% O2.

There are lots of effective treatments documented at this site. Take matters into your own hands, learn as much as you can here and at clusterbusters.com, put it into practice, then tell this CH beast Jeebs said hello right before you bash him so hard with a swift uppercut knockout punch that his stupid horns go flinging right off.

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boski CH.com Alumnus Offline CH'S Suck for all that Suffer / The Pain The Pain Posts: 208 NYC Gender:	Re: Where is the best place to inject sumitriptan? Reply #32 - Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 1:40pm faster you use it the faster it works! So, stop waiting use less! I use to wait and use the full load now I shoot much earlier and take about a 1/6 and dam it still works. That's right 6 from 1 vial, Bridges to access to going to work for me now!
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Re: Where is the best place to inject sumitriptan?
Reply #33 - Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 2:14am

Tweeg wrote on Oct 15^th, 2010 at 3:15pm:

So in ur belly hurts less then thigh? I wouldt say the thigh hufts, but the feeling is kinda unpleasant. Might try my belly next time.

U think its smart to do so? Im a kinda skinny guy.

I did one in my belly by pinching the skin (I'm skinny too) but after administering it I let go and noticed I had TWO holes in my skin... I'd gone right through and wasted the injection.

Is it worth me putting on weight to make this easier?

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musophil CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 18 West Midlands, (olde) England Gender:	Re: Where is the best place to inject sumitriptan? Reply #34 - Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 2:16am Mike NZ wrote on Oct 15^th, 2010 at 4:43pm: Good excuse to eat that extra cookie or other goodies. After all, it's for a "medical" reason. Ah, question answered!
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TarHeel-blues CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 132 matthews nc Gender:	Re: Where is the best place to inject sumitriptan? Reply #35 - Nov 4^th, 2010 at 1:00pm as painful as the hits are id take 100 shots just about anywhere if you told me it would work,,i always used thigh for prob 10 yrs but recently noticed it wasnt working as fast,switched to bicep and it seems a touch quicker,just my .02
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jared CH.com Junior Offline Headbanging! Not just for metal-heads! Posts: 52 Early, tx Gender:	Re: Where is the best place to inject sumitriptan? Reply #36 - Nov 4^th, 2010 at 3:32pm Amen Musophil! I experience something similar (dizzy brain slow, etc), with the added addition of skyrocketing bp. However sometimes my headaches will stay gone longer when using it so I think it's worth it.
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Reply #37 - Nov 19^th, 2010 at 1:54am

I always inject into the thigh, alternating legs each time. I honestly don't think height makes that much of a difference in terms of how fast it takes for the drug to work. I would just think it best to inject into a meaty part of the body, upper arm is always good too. A good tip is to ice the area for a minute before injecting, if you can stand to wait out the pain the extra minute.

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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: Where is the best place to inject sumitriptan? Reply #38 - Nov 19^th, 2010 at 9:04am Welcome to the board Jamie, another West Coaster! You anywhere near me down here in San Diego? Joe
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Jamiekins82 CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 10 California Gender:	Re: Where is the best place to inject sumitriptan? Reply #39 - Nov 21^st, 2010 at 2:08pm Hello Joe. I am in Thousand Oaks. I have family in SD.
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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: Where is the best place to inject sumitriptan? Reply #40 - Nov 21^st, 2010 at 2:13pm Well lemme know when you're in San Diego would love to chat ya up! Us "normal" west coasters have to stick together against the great east tide! Joe
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