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QnHeartMM CH.com Sponsor Offline I AM a Phoenix! Posts: 1783 San Diego, CA Gender:	Re: Smokers Vs Non-smokers Reply #25 - Oct 14^th, 2010 at 10:59am AussieBrian wrote on Oct 7^th, 2010 at 6:54pm: I haven't had a cigarette now for one year, 10 months, 17 days and 10.5 hours and it hasn't made a blind bit of difference to my CH. Mind you, I've more money now for beer. Love your humor Brian!
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Re: Smokers Vs Non-smokers
Reply #26 - Oct 14^th, 2010 at 2:12pm

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One of the doctors who spoke at the last covention made a great point. If you are going to continue smoking, the majority of the treatments we currently use will be unavailable to those with lung and heart issues. He encourages all his CH'ers to stop smoking, not because it'll "cure" their CH, but just to be able to avail themselves of the latest and greatest treatments.

I took notes at the convention because I never would have remembered this, but the future treatments are:

ABORTIVES

CGRP, Antagonist
Inhalable Dihdroergotamine (Levadex)

PREVENTS

LLD

Hurt people.....hurt people. Think about it.

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Re: Smokers Vs Non-smokers
Reply #27 - Oct 14^th, 2010 at 2:40pm

Agostino Leyre wrote on Oct 14^th, 2010 at 10:26am:

Guiseppi wrote on Oct 14^th, 2010 at 9:20am:

Yeah Lance, some of our more research oriented posters have talked about that in depth. That the mechanism that controls CH has a relationship with addictive personalities.

Joe

Yep, which is a pretty darned good excuse to stay away from narcotics as a CH treatment.

It might also explain what a nurse told me when I was trying to get oxygen:

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Oxygen is a drug and we try to wean people off it as soon as possible.

I've been addicted to oxygen all my life with a 20% mix with nitrogen, however recently started "enjoying" 100% oxygen at times.

I don't intend to be weaned off this anytime soon.

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R33_Ian CH.com Junior Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 52 midlands, uk	Re: Smokers Vs Non-smokers Reply #28 - Nov 10^th, 2010 at 1:08pm Some interesting thoughts there guys. I would be interested in looking into the predisposition idea some more. In the meantime I'll just keep saying I'll quit some day. My wife says when I hit 30!
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midwestbeth CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 1123 Edwardsville, IL Gender:	Re: Smokers Vs Non-smokers Reply #29 - Nov 10^th, 2010 at 1:43pm I still smoke. I did quit for a short time, but when the Dr put me back on steroids, it was either smoke or kill people who pissed me off (everyone). Congrats to all the quitters!!!!!
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Reply #30 - Nov 11^th, 2010 at 1:28pm

Since I quit smoking 5 years ago (6 this coming March), my clusters have been a LOT easier to handle. When I use to smoke in cycle, it was evident that a CH would follow a cig. Everybody is different, but I blame smoking as one of my major earlier triggers. Some ask why....well, it doesn't matter if i'm by a by-stander smoke, smoke from a chimney, whatever...If I smell smoke, a CH will follow (only in cycle). What I don't understand is those that do smoke and say they can smoke during a hit just confuses me. I can't do anything during a hit, but suck O2. To end my babble, we all function differently so i'm not making a statement to quit smoking. It just benefited me for both my headaches and my lungs

When the PAIN starts, I FIGHT back!

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Reply #31 - Nov 12^th, 2010 at 11:57am

Quit smoking in 96, 97, and 98. Each time i did a little better... quit solid 99-05 then made the mistake of "just smoking a cigar" when golfing or fishing. Went back to quitting in 06 and 07, then off for good, almost. I still pinch a bit of skoal here and there. What an addictive thing it is...or I am, not sure which.

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