Hi All,

It's been awhile, but I'm one of those 3-5 year cycle people. This time around I have a new job and new insurance that doesn't pay for Trex by injection! My doc's office does not have any samples and I just paid $294 for 2 4mg injections.

My stash from 4 years ago is low so I've been dividing doses, but it's lost some effectiveness.  I also have to keep my doses low because I'm on Cymbalta for a soft tissue injury to my hip last year.  To add to the misery, I've morphed from 1 attack per night to 2-3 per day!  I'm waiting for the Verapamil to kick in, but this is so unusual from my usual cycle.  Sorry, but just needed to vent.  Moan, groan, etc.  Sorry, but I just needed to vent.  Any ideas are welcome - here or via PM.  Hope some of my old friends are still around.  New friends are also welcome.  I think I'm going to need some support over the next few weeks.  Thank heavens for this board.

Kris

Besides hi flow non rebreather O2 as outlined in the oxygen info link on the left (of which I imagine you are well aware), there have been surprising numbers of middle aged, church going folks deciding to give the clusterbuster approach a go (and finding success) when conventional medicine failed them.

Have you seen this recent Newsweek article on the subject yet? (highly recommended):
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Hi Kris, you're the far-side stater.  Welcome back.   

New job and now day hits with it.  Have you tried to get the nasal spray trex.  I settled for that in the past getting many more.  They can take a bit longer to work, but it stops them.  I guess it absorbs more gradually, but check on its use with Cymbalta.

I take verapamil, and am not sure the taurine from energy drinks mixes well with it.  Fortunately, where I work there's coffee, but of interest to me, we have espresso. 

My hits at work seem to come just as I arrive at work.  What I've found is that a double shot, or if you want to make sure, a triple shot of espresso has stopped every hit in about eight minutes.  Sometimes just as the tearing and nose run begins, it can surprisingly turn it back to completely gone from that worrisome threshold level of pain.

Try it at home first.  Pick up a double or triple shot of espresso at a coffee shop and jump to a microwave to heat it up when needed, drink it in a few gulps.  If it helps, I'm sure your workplace has a microwave, pick up some on the way to work.  McDonalds should even have it on their cafina machine, just espresso, strong stuff, you won't need the taurine. 

At first it's a little hyper, which gradually wears off, but I've gotten used to it over a year's time, that aspect is less noticeable now.  It's saved me at work many times when stepping out for oxygen wasn't possible.  Now I don't even keep oxygen in my car, it's worked that dependably.  I stick with oxygen for night time breakthroughs.

I hope the verap can soon take care of this for you though.   

Hi again.    

Omg my old sister....
One of my original clusterbuds....please check your PM's


hugs

Eric