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Hi Batch,
So I started the vitamin D3 regimen in September of 2017 to profound results. I downloaded the treatment protocol and followed it closely. My cluster headaches mostly disappeared, and the headaches I did get were weak and only lasted about 10 minutes. From September to mid-December, I got maybe one headache per week (tracked using a free app called ClusterUck).
But around the middle of December, I started getting severe clusters again. Last night I got 3! I've upped the D3 dosage to 25,000 IU/day and I take Benadryl before bed, but I'm still getting headaches. There haven't been any drastic shifts in my diet or lifestyle over the past few months. Do you have any ideas about what I should do?
Thanks for all your hard work, Batch. I really appreciate you.
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Hey J,
Thanks for the update and sorry... Crap happens... I'm guessing your taking enough vitamin D3. That said, it may be worth switching to Bio-Tech D3-50 water soluble 50,000 IU vitamin D3 capsules. Many of us have found this form of vitamin D3 to be faster acting and more potent in terms of elevating serum 25(OH)D concentrations higher than the same dose of the oil-based liquid soft gel vitamin D3 formulations. One of these Bio-Tech D3-50 50,000 IU capsules every 4th day will give you an equivalent dose of the liquid soft gel formulation at 25,000 IU/day. I take one a week. You'll need to order it from amazon.com or iherb.com. In the mean time while you're waiting for delivery, 3 to 4 days of 50,000 IU/day vitamin D3 loading doses won't hurt.
https://www.amazon.com/Biotech-Pharmacal-D3-50-000iu-Capsules/dp/B000A0F2B2
Have you doubled up on the magnesium 400 mg with breakfast and 400 mg with the evening meal? I'd double the Omega-3 dose as well. After that I'd start taking 1000 mg/day Turmeric (Curcumin), 500 mg/day Resveratol and 500 mg/day Quercetin. Bot help activate VDR to increase genetic expression.
The complete list of additional helper supplements for CHers and Migraineurs follows:
6. CHers with Migraine and Migraineurs will need to add:
- 300 to 900 mg/day CoQ10 (300 mg 3 times a day). CoQ10 is a must for CHers and migraineurs if taking statins
- 1000 to 2000 mg/day Turmeric (Curcumin).
- Probiotic with a high colony forming count containing a variety of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus plantarum, Bifidobacterium bifidum, and Streptococcus thermophilus.
- 300 to 600 mg/day Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA)
- 500 mg/day Resveritol
- 500 mg/day Quercetin
- 4 to 6 grams/day (1000 mg every two hours) liposomal vitamin C
- 4 to 6 grams/day L-Lysine taken with the liposomal vitamin C
- Additional Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) a total of 100 to 400 mg/day
- Some Migraineurs find Feverfew and Butterbur helpful in preventing migraines.
These will appear in the next upgrade version of this protocol.
Take care and please keep me posted.
V/R, Batch
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Thanks Batch! I ordered the D3-50, and I'll double the magnesium today. I'll let you know what develops.
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Good moves...
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