Hey Dagobah,
You've got the supplements and basic lab test schedule spot on. Kat is spot on about doubling the magnesium dose while loading to at least 800 mg/day.
We're finding faster responses and a higher level of efficacy if CHers load vitamin D3 with 100,000 IU/day (two of the Bio-Tech D3-50 50,000 IU water soluble vitamin D3 capsules) plus 0.5 cc/day of the Micro D3 for a total loading dose of 140,000 IU/day. We've also found that staying at this loading dose until CH pain free for at least two full days before starting a taper down to an initial maintenance dose of 100,000 IU/week ± 50,000 IU tends to result in a lasting and complete cessation of CH. Most CHers achieve success when the total loading dose reaches 700,000 IU of vitamin D3 (5 days loading) but some CHers and migraineurs need a total loading dose as high as 1,400,000 IU of vitamin D3 (10 days loading). The difference appears to be related to BMI and/or an immune system response to something like allergens.
If you're CH pain free after tapering to the initial maintenance dose, the labs at 30 days is fine. If you're still getting whacked after two weeks loading, drop the vitamin D3 dose to 50,000 IU/day and see your PCP/GP for labs of your 25(OH)D3, calcium and PTH. If your serum calcium is within its normal reference range and your PTH has not reached the low normal limits of its reference range, continue loading.
Take care and please keep us posted.
V/R, Batch