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Hey Oxy-Man, You're likely vitamin D3 deficient and that deficiency is contributing to the frequency, severity and duration of your CH. If you think I'm blowing smoke... see your PCP/GP or neurologist and ask for the lab test of your serum 25(OH)D. This is the first metabolite of vitamin D3 that's used to measure its status. Take along a copy of the anti-inflammatory regimen CH and MH preventative treatment protocol and discus it with your doctor when you ask for this lab test. You can download a copy at the following link. http://www.vitamindwiki.com/tiki-download_wiki_attachment.php?attId=7708 If your lab test results for 25(OH)D come back under the following normal distribution curve for baseline 25(OH)D collected before starting the anti-inflammatory regimen, you might want to give this CH preventative a try. Data for this plot comes from an online survey of 257 CHers taking this regimen. This survey has been running continuously since December of 2011. Take care and please keep us posted. V/R, Batch

Hey Freud, I've been providing outreach information about the anti-inflammatory regimen since December of 2010, a month after I developed it. Since then I've received valuable feedback from from hundreds of CHers taking it. Accordingly, this knowledge base provides answers to most questions. The online survey of CHers taking this regimen to prevent their CH has been running continuously since December of 2011. As of 1 Jan 2019, it's collected 293 completed and submitted surveys providing excellent clinical data. With 80% of CHers who start this regimen experiencing a significant reduction in CH frequency from an average of 3 CH/Day down to 3 to 4 CH/week in the first 30 days and 50% of CHers starting this regimen experiencing a complete cessation of CH symptoms in the first 30 days, the anti-inflammatory regimen is the safest, most effective and least expensive CH prophylaxis available today. Moreover, thanks to the feedback and some dedicated research on other supplements, we are now able to address the 20% who don't respond to this regimen in the first 30 days. The most significant part of this regimen other than the vitamin D3 is diet. An Atkins-Ketogenic diet with zero sugars, zero wheat products and limited carbohydrates makes a huge difference. A Feb 2018 Italian study of 18 drug-resistant chronic CHers on this diet provided some eye popping results. -------- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5816269/ Introduction Drug-resistant cluster headache (CH) is still an open clinical challenge. Recently, our group observed the clinical efficacy of a ketogenic diet (KD), usually adopted to treat drug-resistant epilepsies, or migraine. Aim Here, we aim to detect the effect of KD in a group of drug-resistant chronic CH (CCH) patients. Materials and methods Eighteen drug-resistant CCH patients underwent a 12-week KD (Modified Atkins Diet, MAD), and the clinical response was evaluated in terms of response (≥50% attack reduction). Results Of the 18 CCH patients, 15 were considered responders to the diet (11 experienced a full resolution of headache, and 4 had a headache reduction of at least 50% in terms of mean monthly number of attacks during the diet). The mean monthly number of attacks for each patient at the baseline was 108.71 (SD = 81.71); at the end of the third month of diet, it was reduced to 31.44 (SD = 84.61). Conclusion We observed for the first time that a 3-month ketogenesis ameliorates clinical features of CCH. ---------- I've been in contact by email with the Principal Investigator for this study and provided data on the efficacy of the anti-inflammatory regimen. We're both confident combining both therapies will result in a jump in efficacy to over 90%. Sooo.... To my way of thinking, starting the anti-inflammatory regimen is a good move. Based on years of experience with this regimen, I'll wager your only regret will be you didn't start it sooner. Take care and please keep us posted. V/R, Batch

Moxie Girls first rule of Cluster Headaches: No two people's clusters are the same, and just as soon as you figure yours out, it changes. MG

Hyperventilating with 100% oxygen is 95% effective for 95% of CHers. The down side of this breathing procedure is it consumes a lot of oxygen... like 250 liters per abort. The key is hyperventilating as that lowers arterial CO2. Accordingly, hyperventilating at forced vital capacity tidal volumes for 30 seconds with room air then inhale a lungful of 100% oxygen and hold it for 30 seconds is just as effective. Repeat this sequence until the CH pain stops. That usually takes an average of 7 complete cycles (7 minutes) and consumes roughly 25 liters of oxygen... One tenth of what's consumed hyperventilating with 100% oxygen. Sucking ice water through a straw from a glass filled with ice and water so it washes across the hard pallet on the CH hit side chills the hard pallet and sphenopalatine ganglia directly above it causing a mini brain freeze. This has the same effect helping to abort a CH as slamming a 5-Hour sports drink.

One VERY important key to using O2 is get on it before the pain kicks in. As soon as you feel the attack coming. Slam the energy drink, and get on the O2. If you can do that before the pain kicks in, I'd bet you the O2 will work better. For me, if I can't get to the O2 till the pain starts, it takes 45 mins to work, if it even works at all. J