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helliknowpain

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Jul 27^th, 2017 at 7:29am

So I've been playin' around with the D3 regiment for about 9 months (not the full regiment) with limited results. A month ago my attacks ramped up so I decided to go full regiment (with antihistamine)over a week ago and have now had 7 days with no hits

While on the regiment I still have other symptoms - stuffed, swollen feeling in one nostril and a stiff neck. Also, my sleep seems to be a little disrupted, almost like CH is waking me up like it normally does while sleeping, but without the ensuing attack - a pain free attack...

Is this something others experience while in cycle and on the full D3 regiment ?

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Re: Other symptoms
Reply #1 - Jul 27^th, 2017 at 12:04pm

HIKP,

Thanks for the feedback and good on you for trying the antihistamine... It's a great feeling knowing you can control the CH pain isn't it...

I've been using Children's Benadryl Allergy Relief Dye-Free Bubble Gum Flavored Liquid - Diphenhydramine HCL and found it works more effectively than the 25 mg tablets. It's terribly sweet and I would prefer a Rum, Whiskey or Kahlúa flavor rather than the bubble gum... but it works...

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The increase in effectiveness comes if you hold the liquid in your mouth and swirl it around under your tongue and between cheeks and gums for 3 to 4 minutes.

This sublingual application allows the 12.5 mg (5 mL) dose of Diphenhydramine to pass through the mucus membranes in the mouth directly into the blood stream in minutes where the 25 mg table form can take 3 to 4 hours or more to reach the same serum concentration.

Here's the other benefit of taking the liquid Benadryl this way... It also works as an abortive in 10 to 15 minutes... At $3.79 from Target, one bottle is good for over 20 aborts... or ~ 18 cents/CH abort... That beats the crap out of sumatriptan succinate SC injections at $100 USD a pop...

I suspect the stuffiness in the head and sinuses is due to allergic rhinitis and that may require some additional magnesium and water to go along with the Diphenhydramine.
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I take a 400 mg softgel of the Nature Made liquid magnesium in the morning and another 12 hours later. I also try to drink at least 2 liters of water a day. Taking a double dose of the Omega-3 fish oil a day can also help reduce the stuffiness as it's a natural anti-inflammatory.

Finally, there's Vitamin C. I've been taking 4 to six of the Kirkland 500 mg çhewable tablets a day...
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We need a daily supply of vitamin C for good cardiovascular health because our bodies cannot synthesize it. Accordingly, we need to take if from dietary sources, (Yellow and Orange Bell Peppers have the most), or from supplements.

Take care and please keep us posted.

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Re: Other symptoms
Reply #2 - Jul 27^th, 2017 at 6:20pm

As always thanks Batch! I neglected to say, I am also on the Vit C - No stone unturned Wink

I'll have to check on the Children's Benadryl Allergy Relief w/ Diphenhydramine HCL. Don't know if it's retailed in Canada

As for Rum, Whiskey or Kahlúa or any other form of libation...don't tease me, I've abstained for well over a year and I'm too chicken to even get a sniff, maybe someday, but not this one Undecided

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