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Welcome to the site. Many things on here for you to try out but the first thing you should do if you have not already is click the New User link at the top of the page. This will give you a good overview of things on this site. You said you have oxygen so you have a good head start on this game. Make sure you have a good mask that does not let any outside air in when your using it and that you are never waitin for the bag to refill. You will need o\to work on different breathing techs until you find the one that works for you. Some like to breath fast and others take deep breaths and hold it, this will need to be tweaked until you find what works best for you. Another trick to the oxygen is to down a 5hr energy drink or very strong coffee to help the oxygen kick in a little faster for you. You will want to look into the Vitamin D3 regimen that one of our members has developed, his name is now XXX on this site and he will answer any questions you may have. Busting is another option you will end up running into here and you will have a lot of information to read up on for that also. Main thing is you are now in a good spot to fight this and people around here will help you along the way with things they may have tried. Poke around and ask questions!

G'mornin ya'll! A few years back I had the pleasure of meeting and mentoring a fellow clusterhead from New Zealand on Facebook. Along with embracing busting as a treatment for his headaches, Craig became interested in Batch's D3 regimen....really interested!! So, he has teamed up with Pete and began working on an animated production explaining the regimen....this morning he posted this video on his YouTube channel along with our beloved Batch!!

BoscoPiko, I'm no doc, but that amount of Verapamil sounds scary. If your heart rate is too low, it can cause other very serious medical conditions. I'm a huge proponent of busting. It gave me my life back and many others on here. As FunTimes mentioned take a look at the new users info at the top of the page and the ClusterBuster Files section. Energy drinks can really help the individual attacks. For my night hits I keep an energy drink on the coffee table 24/7. As soon as I wake with a night attack, I slam half the can and get on the O2. Make sure you stay on the O2 for 10 mins or so after the attack stops and it'll help delay the next attack. I've never had an issue falling asleep after the energy drink. Post hit exhaustion and I'm out like a light (till the next one anyway (2nd half of the energy drink is for the next attack). Oh, on Verapamil. I know most docs script it as a first thing to take but... Studies have shown it's maybe 5 to 10 % effective. If you're in a really bad place a prednisone taper is an option. Definitely don't recommend that route for more than one (short) round though. When you're about 2/3rds away through the taper, CH comes back. From memory, it'll give you about 2 weeks pain free time. It's not long, but sometimes is long enough to regroup on your avenue of crushing the beast. Definitely don't do more than one round of pred though. It'll wreck your body. Staying away from foods that are high in Tyramine should reduce your frequency of attacks. Tyramine is a natural inflamatory and is present at some level in nearly every food. It's a byproduct of fermentation and aged foods breaking down. No fermented cheese, preserved meats or old fruits and vegetables. J

Hey Bosco, sorry that you have joined our club but welcome! You seem like a cool cat, you will get along fine here. You got this, a great place to be. It's a mental game, stay strong, I'm on year 23 after they hit when I was 27.