im trying to figure this cycle out and its not a normal one. usually i get hit and a week goes by and another and a week goes by and another then im in a full blown cycle. then as each day goes by i have more and more hits. well this past week it had seemed that the cycle had peaked because i was only getting hit 4 times a day which i can handle.now for the past few days im back to having 8-9 hits a day. WTF is going on here? this doesnt follow the pattern of my cycles. ive been drinking the energy drinks as much as i can, not to exceed 3 in a day, and taking excedrine daily. ive also been taking 20mg of melatonin a night before bed, is that too much? and what natural or non-narcotic med can i take for the knots and muscle spasm in my neck and back? im trying to go the non-narcotic route this time because i feel they were making the pain worse.but i must say im getting to the point ......im just soooo fucking physically tired and wore down. i havent slept in what feels like forever and im about to my end.life just sucks right now and im very uncomfortable! and the hick town docs aren't helping the situation. my insurance doesnt start til next month so im stuck in the position im in. and help or suggestions would be great. thanks.

yeah ive done the busting thing before. i live in an Oxford house right now so they wouldnt like it too much if i did that. plus id get kicked out. but it does work...i did it for 2 cycles and was amazed!!!

What's an Oxford house?

ETA: Nevermind. I looked it up. How much longer are you slated to be in there?

Oxygen.  It's the best non-addictive, no side effects abortive there is.  Read the info on the left about the RIGHT way to administer it and the proper equipment.

If you can't get a doctor to prescribe it, go the welding O2 route.  It should be much cheaper.  Search this site for welding or welders oxygen.

If out and about I'll have an oxygen cylinder in the car. If I'll be more than a couple of minutes walk from the car I've a small cylinder that I keep in a small rucksack, complete with a few cans of Red Bull that I can carry pretty much anywhere. Since it just looks like a normal backpack people take no real notice of it.

If I need to use it whilst out I'll try to find somewhere quiet away from people to use it, which has varied from an empty office, training room, my car, a stairwell. I've got a habit of keeping an eye out for suitable places when I'm somewhere new so I don't have to think about it too much when the beast arrives.

And if I was somewhere where there wasn't anywhere private I'd just use my oxygen there and then, after all if people have a problem with it then it's their problem. I've once had a hit whilst eating outside of a restaurant next to the street. Getting that oxygen to kill the CH was all that mattered.

In many ways it's a bit like breast feeding or someone with asthma using an inhaler.

i can handle up to a kip 5 hit. most if not all of mine are 10's. got to pace and bang my head on the wall and shit. and i know they will end....its just waiting for that day that my cycle is over that is killing me. i want to be "normal" with no headaches. like i can wake up and not have to worry about it. i hate this shit. i really really do. its been 22 years now. when will my time with it be up???? i pray to God that each cycle i have is the last one.