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JJ', Without oxygen and without the other standard pharmaceutical abortives (triptans, usually injectable but sometimes the nasal spray works), you might try quickly drinking an energy shot, such as 5-Hour Energy, at the first sign of an attack. (Since you're getting hit during the night, you probably are waking up with them, so "first sign of an attack" in this case just means ASAP.) That reduces the severity of attacks for most people, and sometimes aborts them. Many people think that the colder the energy shot is, the better. For some people, particularly in their early stages of CH, a strong cup of coffee will work. Caffeine is the most important element, but some people think that other elements in energy shots/drinks, such as taurine, also help. You can also try drinking ice water through a straw aimed at the side of the roof of your mouth where the CH is; the objective here is to create "brain freeze." Standing in a bathtub of water that is as hot as you can stand might help. You can also forcefully inhale and exhale very cold air, from an air conditioning vent or just outside if it's very cold. Some people find that very vigorous exercise helps, particularly vigorous exercise in cold outside air. Some people say that CBD oil has been an effective abortive for them, and apparently DMT is, too, for some people (two entirely different things, which I put together just because of the initializations and because I think they are cannabis derivatives). Since we're covering all the bases, I'll add that a few people have said that vigorous sexual activity, including masturbation, will stop their attacks. Those suggestions are presented in roughly descending order of possible effectiveness (in my view). Benadryl helps a lot of people as a preventive. 25mg three times a day and 50mg at bedtime. Or what you can tolerate. It will make you groggy. Do not delay about getting oxygen. A standard prescription might read something like "Oxygen therapy for cluster headache. 15-25 minutes at 15 liters per minute with non-rebreather mask." (Docs use some abbreviations in there.) Let us know when you have the prescription. Usually a doc will fax it to a provider. Sounds like you might request Apria as the provider. You might check possible triggers in the file of that name in the ClusterBuster Files section. Start on a loading dose of D3 ASAP, along with the other supplements. Most people do not think that chiropractic or other bodywork helps. Some people find that it does help them, so ask around among your peers. Acupuncture has been effective for some people. It is said that there is a medication coming to the market fairly soon that might be an effective CH preventive. If there's any way that you can count yourself as "lucky," it's in having received a fast diagnosis. The average time to a correct diagnosis is 3-5 years, during which time many people continue suffering as well as having unnecessary surgeries, tooth extractions, and many other useless treatments, or are treated as though they are crazy.