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I think this story is a bit different.. My name is uriel , 32M, from Jerusalem, Israel. Had short cycles every 2-3 years since 11 years ago, never cared to much, not even enough to get checked. Since 30 days ago im in a cycle that i've never had before, the kind the DOES make you go check... Attacks every 48 hours of 2-5 hours, pain level 3-7, consistent, stubborn and long cycle, far longer than ever before. I was emotionally shocked- I suffered PTSD from violance in childhood and I can feel the similarity in the emotional symptoms, like many of you - I have seen a lot in my life, and i can clearly say that this is the most traumatizing experience that i've had in my adult life. once i realized that my symptoms are of CH, I started trying: Mushrooms, LSD, Magnesium, and other stuff - nothing changed in a way that was close to satisfy me. Then, 8 days ago, I started taking 3 "Kudzu" (81mg) a day, and with first signs of pain - I drink half a "Red-Bull" and im extremely happy to say that the both pain levels and attack lengths have reduces about 90%! (attack last 20minutes-1 hours and pain level is 1-3, frequency went down only 10-20%) But here's where the story is twisting. 48 hours ago i suddenly felt an extreme "sugar-level-drop" that led to almost fainting and I had to sit on a sofa and couldnt really walk for an hour, friends bought me some food and after about an hour i could walk again, then - yesterday i felt weak, dizzy and disoriented but not "faintish". then felt good again, then today- again - an "attack" of this weakness that almost made me faint. had to sit in a coffee place for 30 minutes till i got the courage to try walking again. so.. im confused... what is happening to me ? i couldn't see this symptom in CH-cycle symptom research, and no "Kudzu" side-effect related from what i've seen. I do have some loose ends. Seems to me that this feeling is triggered 2 minutes after the first feeling of hunger in the stomach. for some reason I have this feeling lately even 1 hour after a meal, so sometimes i would just eat a piece of bread to prevent this feeling and triggering this "weakness attack", and I can also say that I think that this hunger feeling is also a trigger for my CH attacks. so... something about my digestion system ? i've read that CH is related to the Hypothalamus in the brain which is also related to hunger/thirst sensations... I will see doctors within a few days and go for CT scans for the first time. But when I put it all together, I see a CH cycle like never before, and now these extreme "weakness" attacks...so i wonder if there is something more that only CH which is happening in my brain right now. anyone has any idea ? ever heard of similar symptoms? any one know of a Hypothalamus for sale? 2nd hand is fine thanks a lot and thanks to whoever made this forum!

Yup, sounds familiar and many share your experience. There are lots of good summaries on the board for nuances on treatment standards and not everyone responds the same way. Also the perception of effectiveness differs individually. Some folks feel anything but complete resolution is a fail while others are delighted with a decrease in duration, intensity or a lower threshold for things like oxygen or a lower dose of imitrex working. There is also a difference in treating while in cycle, busting a cycle or trying to prevent a cycle. Keep this in mind when browsing the repository of knowledge and experience here. Figure out your options, try them systematically and be flexible with what works. Educate yourself and direct your care as best able. Once you digest the info available in places like this you will be more familiar with option than most docs. Anyway, to directly address your question. Growing is a bit art and a bit science stirred with lots of patience and perseverance. The best way to start is pfTek which uses canning jars and outlined in detail on this site. (I don't know how to link but it's relatively easy to find, the more senior members are very helpful with such shortcuts). The video "Let's Grow Mushrooms" is available online in several formats. Search the title plus roger rabbit and it should pop up. It takes more time than you would expect to get fruit but it you follow the directions success will come even if you get a fail once or twice. I am sure better advice will follow this post but it's a starting point. As an afterthought, It might be the barometric pressure changes not actual stress (Katrina) triggering you when I get to the southern coast and a front moves in I am toast in or out of cycle. Consider coming to Chicago next year. Just finished my first conference and it was extraordinary (coming from a cynical soul) plus it's beautiful in Chicago that time of year (mostly). Good luck

Hi all! Wow what great support and feedback! Thank you all. I am going to try a different specialist. I agree with all of you. I want to try MM again, I just need to figure out my schedule. I work full time and I'm a full time student so finding time to do the MM while being away from home so much its difficult. (needing my oxygen instead of using injects, etc.) And thank you for the info on prednisone. My goal is to get myself feeling back to normal...as normal as I can. Thank you all.

ErikaLeigh12890, Silly question, but if the magic M helped you years ago, why not hit it again? Or Change to the RC seeds? PFW, J

Very good topic, for years I couldn't understand why I got a headache 30 minutes after I left work regardless of what time I left, I was blaming the dusty atmosphere until I read Relaxation was a trigger, It was a epiphany! It all made sense. I am very fortunate to have identified most of my triggers and it's a short list. relaxing after stress. daytime naps, baths, and number 1. Alcohol.

Shrimp, some perfumes, any change in sleep patterns especially if I am startled awake. I do great while under stress but as soon as it goes away I am hit. Amoxicillin. Any time I get sick I get hits.