Sorry for being thick about the books. I get it now !!! You have a good memory.

I passed through Oxford once when I was working as a tour guide, but we didn't stop.
It's a truly beautiful city from what little I saw.

Len says he did read a book once, about firemen (he used to be one) but he can't remember when.
Maz.

Hoppy,
Where do you get your data supporting a 5 hour reprieve?

Personally I think it is stupid to consume any medication without symptoms to require consuming medication.

Rebound attacks are common from Imitrex as are other side effects that can be prevented by not taking a medication before the actual need, hence consuming prior to bed while pain free.

Melatonin before bed is much more safe!  o2 is safe!  The anti-inflammatory regimen is safe! 

Unless i'm experiencing an attack, i'm not an advocate of consuming medication that has over 2 dozen possible adverse side effects until I absolutely must ingest it.

"To each his own"

-Gregg in Las Vegas

Hi Gregg
I know it's not the best practice to take imitrex before bed while pain free, but it does help me.  Surely it's no worse than filling your self up with preventatives which have to be taken all the time. I have taken so many drugs prescribed by my doctor which just didn't work. Indomethicin and gabapentin were taken long term, both dangerous drugs that I didn't need and could have caused more harm than good.

I've been on D3 since last june but still getting hit. I have 02 which is great but getting 4 hits a night -by the time I've spent at least 30 minutes each time on 02 there's not much chance of sleep. Melatonin at 15mg didn't work for me either. Still couldn't get to sleep (I'm an insomniac at the best of times) and still getting hit. I also have temazepam for my insomnia which helps me get to sleep but doesn't stop the beast waking me up 4 times a night. I just couldn't cope while exhausted from night after night with no sleep, followed by 5 or 6 daytime hits too. I was feeling so ill, and dark thoughts started to settle in. Incidentally, I don't suffer with depression at any other time, never have. My husband stays up all night too to watch over me.
So it's not doing him much good either. God alone knows what I may have done without him.

Yes, I have a headache the next morning, but as I said before it's an ordinary headache that I can take care of with OTC meds and I don't have any other adverse effects. If and when I do then obviously I will stop as I did with all the other useless stuff. I know it has to be counted as part of my daily allowance so I start the day one dose short, but now I have the 02 I can afford it, and I'm now taking far less imitrex than I used to.

I guess we all have to find our own way with this thing in our heads and believe me I've done far worse.
Maz.

Maz, My wife is the same never without a book. I was in
Portsmouth many moons ago when working as a Sales Rep.
Nice place to live.

Hoppy.

Hi Dears,
I am episodic and I have started a new cycle, just to transfer my experience,  I am trying a new treatment for my CH  attacks, when I feel that the attack is coming ( during day of course) , suddenly I start to exercise heavily, like fast running for about 5 minutes when i my heart beats goes up. until now 4 attacks have aborted by this action without any medicine. may be you my friends also can try this one!