Hey, all...it's been a while...my question after the 2nd line, but, please read between the lines as well

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I hope to finally get a blue themed skin for here soon...once that's done, I may well make more, so, if you're using Firefox and some colour combinations work best for you, PM me, and I'll see what I can do....I have a very busy life, so, please expect me to take a little while...you'll need the Firefox add-on, Stylish (Google "firefox stylish" and it should take you straight to it).  The add-on is completely free, as are my skins...my way of giving a little back...
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Anyway, my question...can a trigger start a cluster?

My only real known trigger is chocolate, which I absolutely MISS, but, avoid completely.  Red wine can also be a trigger for me, but, there are plenty of drinks that aren't...

Anyway, my summer bout usually starts early July...although June 21st last year.  I had a week of anogy beore the Verapamil kicked in.

So, yesterday, a friend took me out for ice cream.  (I know I'm fine with ice cream).  I had a rasberry crunch sundae.

Raberries and a nut topping...I thoroughly enjoyed it.  I did experience a little pain...I ate a little fast, and not only have I got sensitive teeth, but, am missing a filling right at the side.

Then, I felt the beast.  Not an attack (well, maybe a kip 1 or at very most, 2), but, heavy shadows.

While it made me wince, not in any real pain, but, from where it was coming from on my head, I knew what it was.  I have grown to recognise where it attacks even in shadows and I'm sure that many of you will agree, even shadows have the unmistakable signature of the beast which distinguishes a CH or even shadows from other types of headache....

Anyway, I got home, and went to bed for a few hours...this morning, I was fine.

I thought nothing of it until about half an hour ago, when I got shadows...but, not a CH attack.

So, two questions....firstly, are rasberries at all known as a trigger?  The only ingredient I don't know I'm fine with....

Also, can a sensive pain/missing filling/cold combination trigger the beast?  (When I'm being attacked by the beast, heat helps, cold makes it worse).

My second question is....can a trigger actually trigger a cluster rather just one episode?

I'm thinkig of phoning my GP in the morning to get my ECG early.  Am I panicking?

When out of cycle triggers don't usually have any effect on episodic sufferers. I myself can drink and pretty much live a normal life outside the cycle, but when in cycle I have to watch out for all the things like alcohol, hunger, etc.

Hye there, JanglyMark. You wrote:

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Never heard of raspberries as a trigger, but...you also had nuts, and nuts have been known to be a trigger. As is chewing, especially something crunchy. And with a bad tooth. I don't see a mystery here. Get the tooth fixed.

Second, I think you mean can a trigger set off a cycle? Because a trigger is self-defining: it is the direct precursor for an attack. Since I'm always in cycle, I can expect my known triggers to kick off a hit. For episodics? Not sure. It's a good question, but even here, you suggest your cycle may be starting early, or earlier than it used to. I should think just setting off a single hit, if you're close to cycle or in cycle, could set off a full round. Blessings. lance