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...the inject into another container then draw from that is what i would call a hack of desperation...like when folks run into issues hacking the statpens (seems its harder than it used to be with new design). what you REALLY need (besides OXYGEN) is the 6 x 0.5 vials of Sumatex/Imitrex. using insulin needles you withdraw 1/3 of vial which is 2 mg med....this works for most of us. you can always up the dose as needed. i could get 15 aborts per script with a much lower chance of rebounds. since you are already getting the auto injectors its just a script change. periodically this med in this form has shortages...i just checked and its available in half a dozen pharms in my area. call around ...last time i checked Amazon Pharm did not carry...but that was a while ago.... ...the D3 regimen is a near must...us seniors are low in D and it is critical for many health functions besides CH... ...now then, ALL THIS (except d3) CAN BE MOOT once you get OXYGEN. saved my sanity, perhaps my life starting decades ago. absolutely the best abort for most clusterheads when used at the right flow (15 lpm to start), right non rebreather mask, and a breathing technique best suited for you....and don't let 'em pawn off a concentrator on you...gotta have pure O2 and enough flow which they don't. ...get thee OXYGEN brother!! best jon

jon19 did say that. I checked. I just need to get vials and syringes. What do the vials look like and what size. order on Amazon? No problem re: calcium/PTH. I'll just have to include that with the other. Things are clearer to me especially since googled the test and it was explained to me clearly. As far as the O2 goes, that is still something I will look into in earnest over the Spring and Summer. If this cycle goes away as it should, it won't occur again until the Fall/Winter comes around. I get 2 cycles a year, historically anyway If the D3 really works, maybe it won't be necessary. I can only hope because this is destroying my quality of life to put it mildly. As always, thanks!

I will urge you to start the D3 right away, without waiting for a lab test. I promise you that unless you have been taking regular D3 supplements at high levels, your D is low. (If you had a thorough annual physical (Medicare, I assume), your D was probably tested then.) The best way, as you say, is to ask your doctor to prescribe the vitamin D test. If you don't want to go that way, or get refused, you can have the test done at a lab without a prescription. Your doc should be okay with ordering the test, just in general because most docs appreciate the importance of D. Also, if s/he has any respect for what you are experiencing with CH, it seems like it ought to be enough to say that you have seen some promising results from an anti-inflammatory regimen that includes D3 and you'd like to try it. (I would try to avoid telling the doc what the amounts of D3 in the regimen are, because some can get a little freaked out by that.) For the lab test, if you just google, lab vitamin d test near me, you should see places where you can go to get the test, and pricing, etc. There is also a mail-in test that you can order online (or maybe find at a pharmacy). I think this is the least reliable (and slowest) method. I hope you are splitting your Imitrex injections. Getting partial doses from sumatriptan injectors (Imitrex, Imigran, etc.) - ClusterBuster Files - ClusterBusters For a pill to have any chance of helping, it has to be taken at the beginning of -- or before the beginning of -- an attack (some people can do that if the attacks come at predictable times). I'm sorry you don't have O2. Some people get good abortive results from deeply inhaling cold air, from an air-conditioning vent or outside, if it's cold out. Please get back to us if/when you are considering busting. This isn't the right board for discussing it, so I'll just say that there are substances that you can legally buy and possess that are just as effective as MM (eliminating the sourcing problem you mention). And they are typically tripless.