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Well that's incredibly lousy - I'm sorry to hear that. Let me ask you a couple questions. Prior to your 3 1/2 yrs pain free, were you chronic or episodic? Did the cycle start at the time you were supposed to go into cycle or high cycle? Were you feeling like a cycle was ramping up prior to that maintenance dose? Did anything happen in the off period that might have precipitated a cycle? How old was the MM that you used right before the cycle? Was it from the same batch that you had been using for the prior 3 1/2 years (and therefore, was it 3 1/2 years old)? When you do use MM now, do you feel any effects of it? How long has this cycle been going? Have you tried any of the other tryptamines to put the cycle down? The more info you provide, the better job we can do trying to figure out what may have caused it. Thanks.

Hi Grace, I'm so sorry to hear that you've had some headaches the last few nights. I had two pregnancies with CH and it was different for each. I hope the info below helps. My doctor was comfortable with oxygen being used during my pregnancy with the first, and while nursing with the 2nd. During the first pregnancy (15+ years ago), I was CH free through most of the pregnancy, and then when I got to the last 6 weeks, I started to a full blown CH cycle. I tried oxygen then for the first time that pregnancy, with my Dr.'s okay, and it did help some. Not being able to use other medications was rough, but there weren't many other options. I did try meditation tapes for times I didn't catch the CH in time, and I do think that helped me keep a little less anxious during the CHs. The doctor agreed to induce me at 38 weeks, as I thought the shift in hormones might break the cycle. It took some convincing, but he was willing once we got to 38 weeks. I actually had a CH during labor, but literally a day after she was born, the CH cycle ended. With my next baby (10 yrs ago), I was fine the whole time, but I did end up starting a cycle a week after he was born. It definitely felt like the huge hormonal shift after birth triggered it. I used oxygen again because I was nursing him, and I also took Verapamil with Dr.'s okay. Sending you good thoughts!! Lori