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Nicola CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 16 South Africa Gender:	Im getting oxygen ! Aug 24^th, 2011 at 4:42pm Im a month into my cycle and really battling.nothing seems to work and ive become paranoid about sleeping as i get hit by kip 10 attacks everytime. after 7 years of tring varius drug combinations i have convinced my doctor to perscribe O2,I am so excited!!Gets delivered tomorrow
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Kevin_M CH.com Sponsor Offline withered branches grow green again. Posts: 8754 Michigan, USA Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #1 - Aug 24^th, 2011 at 5:19pm Oxygen has seemed to work for me everytime, you too I hope. Get a good non-rebreather mask, like the one this site has available and start breathing quick when hit. Relief for this cycle, great!
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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: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #2 - Aug 24^th, 2011 at 6:10pm Hope it proves the miracle abort for you it's been for me. review the oxygen info link to make sure you get the most benefit possible. Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or Joe
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Potter CH.com Alumnus Offline Team MOOSE DROOL Stinky Stuff on a Hook Prostaff Posts: 3600 Blgs.Mt. Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #3 - Aug 24^th, 2011 at 6:28pm What Joe said. Potter
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Nicola CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 16 South Africa Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #4 - Aug 25^th, 2011 at 5:21am oxygen is here and set up . Is it just a matter of putting the mask on and breathing ?
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Kevin_M CH.com Sponsor Offline withered branches grow green again. Posts: 8754 Michigan, USA Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #5 - Aug 25^th, 2011 at 5:36am If your mask has side valves, tape them shut. It's a good idea to take any strap off the mask so its not used, this is in case you fall asleep while breathing. Fit the mask to your face so you inhale only oxygen, remove the mask to exhale and repeat.
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Nicola CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 16 South Africa Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #6 - Aug 25^th, 2011 at 6:08am thank you . one more question ,what about smoking - shoud i just give up ?
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Kevin_M CH.com Sponsor Offline withered branches grow green again. Posts: 8754 Michigan, USA Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #7 - Aug 25^th, 2011 at 6:36am If it was that easy. Don't smoke in the room you keep and breathe the oxygen.
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Nicola CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 16 South Africa Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #8 - Aug 25^th, 2011 at 8:24am so if i smoke a cigarette and then go breathe oxygen im not going to blow up
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Re: Im getting oxygen !
Reply #9 - Aug 25^th, 2011 at 9:06am

Oxygen itself is not flammable or explosive, it's an accelerant. Anything that is saturated with oxygen will go up like a roman candle if exposed to an ignition source. DO NOT smoke while using oxygen. After you have aborted an attack with oxygen, go outside for 10 minutes and let your clothing air out before you light up a cigarrette or go around a stove.

These simple precautions will keep you safe and sound. As to the how you use it, as soon as you feel beasty coming on, that tension in the neck, fullness in the ear, start hyper ventilating with the oxygen. Deep inhale, complete exhale. Using this technique I kill the beast in 6-8 minutes. Wishing you luck.

Joe

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Nicola CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 16 South Africa Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #10 - Aug 25^th, 2011 at 3:21pm it works!!!!!!! It took 5 minutes to abort ,i cant believe it !!!jumping up and down with happiness
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Kevin_M CH.com Sponsor Offline withered branches grow green again. Posts: 8754 Michigan, USA Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #11 - Aug 25^th, 2011 at 3:59pm Amazing how the pain backs off and vanishes into thin... oxygen. Fantastic!
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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #12 - Aug 25^th, 2011 at 4:37pm I'm really happy for you, Nicola. O2 makes CH a lot less scary.
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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: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #13 - Aug 25^th, 2011 at 7:22pm Damn we LOVE 02 success stories!!!!!!!! Joe
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Nicola CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 16 South Africa Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #14 - Aug 26^th, 2011 at 10:40am It only took seven years to convince me to try ,feel so silly now !!!
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Nicola CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 16 South Africa Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #15 - Aug 29^th, 2011 at 2:29pm had a complete fail today with the oxygen,mainly i think because i couldnt keep still and couldnt concentrate on breathing .im being hit every two hours, Ifeel so defeated !!!!!!
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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: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #16 - Aug 29^th, 2011 at 2:31pm Try chugging an energy drink while you abort. I use sugar free red bull, seems to speed the abort and pushes the come backer attack a little further down the line. Hang in there, high cycle sucks. Joe
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Mike NZ CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Oxygen rocks! D3 too! Posts: 3785 Auckland, New Zealand Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #17 - Aug 29^th, 2011 at 3:10pm I know what you meant about not being able to concentrate on breathing. I've had CHs where the pain was so intense that it was hard to even think about breathing at all, never mind trying to hyperventilate to abort the CH. However with practice, I'm finding this to be less of a problem, however K10s can be a challenge.
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #18 - Aug 29^th, 2011 at 3:23pm Get yourself one of those 50-foot hoses so you can dance around the room if you have to.
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Skyhawk5 CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1320 Ypsilanti, Mi. USA Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #19 - Aug 29^th, 2011 at 5:04pm Don't hesitate getting on the O2. The sooner we start the more likely we will abort quickly. Waiting to see if the attack is going to get worse is not a good idea. Don
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Re: Im getting oxygen !
Reply #20 - Aug 29^th, 2011 at 8:47pm

Nicola wrote on Aug 29^th, 2011 at 2:29pm:

had a complete fail today with the oxygen,mainly i think because i couldnt keep still and couldnt concentrate on breathing .im being hit every two hours, Ifeel so defeated !!!!!!

Answer my PM and you'll find out how to avoid problems like this... If used properly, oxygen therapy gives you a big hammer over the beast and the confidence to use it.

Take care,

V/R, Batch

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Nicola CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 16 South Africa Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #21 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 10:34am Hi Batch I did and you have sent the email to me .Thank you
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Kevin_M CH.com Sponsor Offline withered branches grow green again. Posts: 8754 Michigan, USA Gender:	Re: Im getting oxygen ! Reply #22 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 10:47am Nicola wrote on Aug 29^th, 2011 at 2:29pm: im being hit every two hours, Ifeel so defeated !!!!!! Oxygen is the friend that can stop the hellbound train, preventive measures and meds can keep it from ever building steam. Finding what suits you and works is a worthwhile search.
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Re: Im getting oxygen !
Reply #23 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:56pm

Hi Nicola,
It worked for you before, it can work again! Wink

Think for a moment about how you used it the 1st time resulting in successful abort VS how you used it the time you were unsuccessful. What changed?

i.e. Timing? Breathing technique? etc

"Practice makes perfect"

"try, try again"

"You can do it"

Keep us posted on your progress...PF wishes!

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Reply #24 - Aug 31^st, 2011 at 4:45pm

everyones absolute support is so wonderful here ,thank you !

Its been a week since i started aborting with the oxygen and only twice has it not worked which is brilliant . on both those occasions I definately left it too late and the pain is so bad i just cant focus on breathing and i go back to what I know,pacing and crying.

Something i have noticed is after aborting with the oxygen or towards the end Im exhausted.its not as easy as just breathing it in and out and I get thirsty.Not sure if thats normal.

Definately at the peak of my cycle and days can be hard.going to work feels like a punishment.feel much better checking in here once a day and working hard on curbing those negative thoughts like its so unfair and there is no way I can do this .Its easier said than done though............. Roll Eyes

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