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Well, they were probably just guessing about it being helpfull for autistic children or being a cure for homosexuality

@ChrisZ, The CBD oils will NOT block any busting that I am aware of.

This has been my go to since my first cluster 10 years ago. I start with a cold pack or cold wet wash cloth to my face or head and then usually end up in a hot shower. It works more than half the time although I have had nights where I have had 3+ showers before morning and have even fallen asleep in the tub as the pain receeded. It's usually my last resort as actually getting myself in the shower after the pain starts isn't easy.

I will get in the shower, sit on the floor and keep turning up the heat everytime I get accustomed to it, sitting it covers my whole head and shoulders and I get it to nearly blister heat and it can help a lot, never abort but cut the sharp corners off. I know I have read on here others who use hot showers or baths to help them as well.

Hi Brett, A change in cluster patterns is usually a sign that the busting is working, or at least doing something. Yes, they can come faster and harder, but will eventually break. I never know which side of my head the next attack will be on. I get more on the right side than the left, but the left are MUCH more painful. I've had the odd one or two on both sides at the same time and occasionally they'll swap sides during an attack. Or perhaps it is two attacks back-to-back on opposite sides. Hard to tell. The only rule with clusters is that no two people have them the same and just as soon as you figure yours out, it changes. A changing pattern is part and parcel with cluster attacks, even if it takes 10 or 15 years, they will eventually change in some way. I am one of those people who like to chop and change busting meds. After busting regularly with shrooms for months, I'll switch to seeds for awhile, then back again. I've learned that my body quickly adapts to any medicine it is on, so changing often is good. Although people here can give you advice based upon their own experience, and a list of things to try (Oxygen, sumatriptan, energy drinks, coffee, Vitamin D3, etc.), we have all entered a realm where we are our own doctors and chemists, and probably know more than the doctors we go to see about this condition. As such, it's hard to say what will work for you. There are no charts that says if you are this or that gender and this body weight you should take x grams of mushrooms or so many RC Seeds. We know rough ranges that most people find affective, and the ranges where people experience a minimal trip - most people that is. My advice. Try everything. Start with very small doses and work up. Find your comfort level, find what seems to have an impact against the beast and stick with it for a period of time. And most of all, document all attacks and meds taken. It will help you find a pattern that works, and to help know if you are having an impact on the pattern. MG