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Gator Bill

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Thanks to you & PTL
Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 5:19pm

When I came back here a few months ago out of desperation, I was going on a year without a CH break. I was getting pretty depressed as my world had basically shrunk to the length of my O2 tube.

I quickly picked up from you some new tips that I did not get my last visit in '06. Red Bull does help abort attacks for me and is easier to haul around than O2.

But the life changer, so far, is the increased dosages and combo of lithium and verapamil. Right now verap 480 and lithium 600 has prevented attacks for 3 weeks with hardly any pressure. I had taken each of these drugs individually in years past with no benefit, but at lower dosages.

If it had not been for this site and you regulars who are here constantly making this site what it is....I would still be in that bleak, little, pain-filled world.

I just want to say thanks to all of you "regulars" who spend countless hours answering what are usually the same questions and responding to all us fellow clusterheads in our times of fear, frustration, and desperation!

THANKS!!

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JustNotRight CH.com Sponsor Offline CH version 15.0.8 member since 2005 aka GingerS224 Posts: 1300 Wilkes-Barre, Pa (USA) Gender:	Re: Thanks to you & PTL Reply #1 - Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 5:30pm So glad you were finally able to get some relief from the beast and that the others were such a big help to you Bill!! Positive feed back is always nice to see.
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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: Thanks to you & PTL Reply #2 - Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 6:15pm Damn we love success stories around here, that's just great news! Joe
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: Thanks to you & PTL Reply #3 - Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 6:30pm I'm speechless. This is so cool.
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George CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Black-Billed Magpie Posts: 8126 Boise, Idaho USA Gender:	Re: Thanks to you & PTL Reply #4 - Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 7:13pm Man, I love hearing stuff like this. Best wishes, George
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Re: Thanks to you & PTL
Reply #5 - Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 12:18am

Gator Bill wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 5:19pm:

When I came back here a few months ago out of desperation, I was going on a year without a CH break. I was getting pretty depressed as my world had basically shrunk to the length of my O2 tube.

I quickly picked up from you some new tips that I did not get my last visit in '06. Red Bull does help abort attacks for me and is easier to haul around than O2.

But the life changer, so far, is the increased dosages and combo of lithium and verapamil. Right now verap 480 and lithium 600 has prevented attacks for 3 weeks with hardly any pressure. I had taken each of these drugs individually in years past with no benefit, but at lower dosages.

If it had not been for this site and you regulars who are here constantly making this site what it is....I would still be in that bleak, little, pain-filled world.

I just want to say thanks to all of you "regulars" who spend countless hours answering what are usually the same questions and responding to all us fellow clusterheads in our times of fear, frustration, and desperation!

THANKS!!

Great news! Now, I want to focus on the last paragraph of your post where you said,

"I just want to say thanks to all of you "regulars" who spend countless hours answering what are usually the same questions and responding to all us fellow clusterheads in our times of fear, frustration, and desperation!"

You've seen the difference some can make by staying around and helping answer some of the "same" questions. Now how about staying around during your off-time and help with some of the answers. You never know what you will pick up that you can use at the beginning next time rather than having to come back in panic to see what progress is made.

THere is a seat and an oar open, and they have your name on them.

Jerry

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Re: Thanks to you & PTL
Reply #6 - Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 12:28am

SWEET

, Gator Bill. Grin

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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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Mike NZ CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Oxygen rocks! D3 too! Posts: 3785 Auckland, New Zealand Gender:	Re: Thanks to you & PTL Reply #7 - Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 1:01am It's great to see news like this and hopefully some people reading this topic are new to the forum and they get to see that there are ways to get on top of CHs.
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wimsey1 CH.com Alumnus Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 2457 MA Gender:	Re: Thanks to you & PTL Reply #8 - Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 7:55am I, too, am glad for you, sir. The world is a better place without pain, and with the Gators back in the win column! Pax and blessings. lance
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