My techniques when I have nothing effective to abort:
Pacing in an upright position
** Breath through open mouth to stop crushing my teeth. Exhale quickly and inhale deeply
Keep head upright, and shoulders back to allow deep breathing pathways
Keep body temperature down with cool clothing/ remove jackets /heavy shirts /jeans/scarves etc
' Do not lie down', for me the stabbing / pulsing increases 3 to 4 times from an already KIP 10 situation. Staggering difference between standing and lying down. I assume because more blood is flowing to the head !! When standing/pacing the stabbing through the eye is opprox every 20 to 60 seconds, if lying down can be approx every 5 to 15 seconds, Each stab can be like breaking a bone !! I feel sick to the stomach with pain and nausea ! so STAND and pace
Keep pacing
Cold or iced strong coffee and/or red bull / or any other coffee taurine energy drink if available
Darkest possible glasses to shut out the light so help not to squeeze the eye closed for such long periods
Try to eat anything with a high ginger / ginger root content
Where possible I remove myself from any social situation in a seperate space, as I can curse loudly and grunt and moan somewhat
** Reminder, to keep mouth open for breathing to help prevent the crush / grinding on teeth, so important for long term dental health, could eventually grind the molars flat which is costly to fix. If I have to grind to tolerate the pain, chew on matches/toothpicks or a soft piece of timber or thick silicon type of plastic that you cannot grind through
Cold/ice pack, if no cold pack rinse cold water over head or wrap soaked T-shirt /towel over head, and renew with cold water regularly
If noisy use ear protection, however with biggest/loosest possible fit as ear pads can push painfully on the side of head. Not noise cancelling as frequency is audible during the attack
Silence and darkness is best
More coffee and/or red bull/ similar, cold or iced
More cold packs if available
More deep breathing
The crushing and stabbing feelings are completely agonising so keep pacing and breath and try to meditate through it ' ZEN
Keep pacing, if I have to sit because have been pacing for an hour or more already, again keeping head upright sit upright, and pace again as soon as possible
This can last between 1.5 to 3 hours.
AND REPEAT daily until I can Bust.........
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