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.....don't give up on the O2....when episodic there would be occasional cycles where i would get the wakeups like that. i suspect it was due to an inflammation/allergy that was "firing" things up....and that my vitamin D level was below optimal. get your levels checked and try the D3 regimen. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) may be helpful, with added benefit of drowsiness at an appropriate time...

Make sure you're hydrating. O2 works best when you're well hydrated and electrolytes levels are good. It's hard to get water in during a episode but you need it to get it in. What you do between attacks is included sleep positioning. Maybe try elevating your head positioning (like when your sick) to reduce blood pressure and increase circulation.

The general advice about O2 is to keep inhaling it even after an attack has been aborted, 5 minutes longer, or more. That can help prevent or minimize subsequent attacks. It's a bit surprising that a sumatriptan tablet is helping you, since many people find that tablets don't work fast enough. Nasal spray or injectable are more effective. You can split the 6mg injections so you get three aborts from them, which reduces the overuse concern and of course makes those expensive injections a little more affordable. Regarding the verapamil, that's a relatively low dose, and you should be using the immediate release kind, not the extended release kind (can't tell from your message which you are taking). The vitamin D3 regimen is a better and safer preventive than verap. You can read about that, and some other information and tips, in this file. https://clusterbusters.org/forums/topic/6213-basic-non-busting-information/