Bejeeber

Have I personally had it switch sides? No. It's hard for me to even imagine. Do I know other headbangers who have had it switch sides? Yep, definitely, leading me to believe it's not uncommon.

LOL there ARE certain conveniences associated with CH brain burn. I've enjoyed some movies more than once. ;D

I wonder if the phosphatidyl serine is particularly good for CH'ers with memory issues? Well I guess it could take a study to determine that, but we know it works for you and me Jeff, to which I emphatically state YEE-eee-EEHAW! 8-) Will be very interested to see if we get some reports on whether it's working or not from from Dan, Spiny, b.g., et al. Well you got people here keeping fingers crossed and/or praying, depending on religious affiliation, that it'll be GOOD. My money is on good. [smiley=thumbup.gif]

WOW. Both to the thought that anyone could withstand that long of a chronic stretch, and to the incredible D3 results! Now THAT has really gotten my attention regarding the D3. Might be worth thinking about whether you had ingested any busting substance during that time without realizing it was a busting substance. 8-) Lotsa CH'ers look back and realize they were PF back during a recreational phase of their life. Or since you respond so well to D3 , were you per chance subject to a lot of sun exposure in 79-82?

One before / after example. The human face can contort in amazing and grotesque ways indeed:

So there's this new "Bad Picture Monday" movement where people intentionally post super unflattering photos of themselves. Fast forward to the http://www.reddit.com/r/PrettyGirlsUglyFaces/ site and there's plenty of laugh out loud material available for viewing. The transformations in this one titled "Release the Derp" immediately caught my eye and it's a must see IMO: http://imgur.com/a/0X3OE ;D ;D

That would explain the head banging noises reported to have been heard coming from inside the coffins of deceased CH'ers. Sorry. Maybe I took that attempt at a bit o' CH gallows humor a little too far. You started it MoxieGirl.

That's a very smart move to be checking the forums IMO. I guess it depends on one's perspective, but it seems to me there's actually a LOT going on lately in the realm of CH prevention. I define "a lot" as CH'ers (especially episodics) being able to completely prevent entire cycles these days. I know that's what info gathering at the forums has done for me. A couple of us expounded on that in response to your post at the imitrex thread here: http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cb/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1363108766

Beebee be rockin' the hill! Beebee be rockin' the hill! [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif]

That's just plain awesome. 8-) That's just plain funny. ;D

Just FYI before this thing spins completely outa control, this is an old thread and that anniversary was actually last July LOL. ;D ;D Aw maybe I shouldn't've said anything......the lovin' sentiments from nice folks are still 100% valid.Â

Well yeah I think I can see how after 50+ years it could get ANNOYING. YIKES. Please tell me you haven't been chronic for 50+ years (I've had 'em for 30+ years, but episodic, which of course would be equivalent to only a fraction of those years compared to a chronic headbanger). Good news is now that you've passed your golden CH anniversary (yuck!) I bet you'll be finding info and advice here that will seriously enable you to experience a whole lot less CH. (Speaking of golden, anything you see posted here by CHfather is golden advice that should be taken very seriously). 8-) Imitrex injections too expensive? Well how about instantly getting 3 times or so more aborts from your current supply? If you're not doing this already, join the legions of imitrex injecting CH'ers who have very successfully adopted the method of extending your imitrex outlined here: http://www.clusterheadaches.com/imitrex.html Then you'll definitely want to look into high flow 100% O2 (NOT the old, ineffective low flow / rebreather O2) And busting. A much more effective preventative than any prescription out there, successfully employed by young'ns, middle aged folk and seniors alike (in my book you're middle aged LOL). Here's a super interesting Newsweek article on the subject of busting for CH: http://www.newsweek.com/2009/10/14/the-psychedelic-solution.html A great video talk on the same subject by our fellow CH'er Bob Wold: http://vimeo.com/10918637 And a rivetingly excellent National Geographic episode (starting around 30:50) covering the topic, featuring our esteemed forum member here Hipshot/Dan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjteSZu_JqM

Well based on the reports of others here who have taken lorazepam right during a mushroom bust for anxiety and haven't seen it interfere with the effectiveness of their busting, it seems reasonable to me to hope there'll be no major issue there. Hoping the slapback factor has died down for you Donnie , and glad to see the good people here have advised you well with the O2. 8-)

I'm absolutely with b.g. on the seed dosage thing and glad to see you're on the same wavelength Donnie. Plus 30 seeds seeds isn't even going big in my book, it's more like going cautiously low-moderate. 40 is the lowest I've ever taken. Personally I find 1.5g of mushrooms to be decidedly in the going big category, while 65 RC seeds before bed is still comparatively....nothing. The only benefit I can think of with an ultra minuscule 10 seed sub therapeutic dose (which is still officially recommended in places - I'm not sure why) would be that someone who is out of cycle, or someone who doesn't mind getting hit with devastating CH attacks for 5 more days (who is that??!!), could dip the tip of their little toe in with it to see whether they have an adverse reaction. Not that I recall anyone ever reporting any sort of allergic type reaction.

Hi Sabiga, glad to see you're getting excellent info and advice in the replies here. As those who've seen my posts have come to expect I would like to point you at some info that details how to inject partial doses, which actually work as well as full doses but help con$erve supply, lessen side effect risk, etc. : http://www.clusterheadaches.com/imitrex.html

Hey JBF! It does sound to me like you'd otherwise be in a hell of a cycle right now, but the busting is working so effectively that the attacks only break through when strongly triggered. Days off, relaxation, sleeping in (and of course beer!) appear to be very common triggers indeed - I've seen many a headbanger report mainly being hit on days off. So getting up early every day and staying engaged in work-like activities all day long sounds like a good strategy to me until you're through this cycle. I've also seen others report the nature and severity of their breakthrough hits morphing after busting, with severity often being lessened. Congrats on giving the beast a blast he'll never forget, and kicking him to the curb!! [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] You are one rockin' buster. 8-)

You are consistently CRANKING out the zingers as of late, BB. [smiley=thumbup.gif] ;D

Whoa I'm confused here - are you calling Potter big boy or are you calling the K tank big boy? ;D

I know "stay stressed" is a mantra for many a headbanger. I like to think that stay engaged can give stay stressed a run for it's money for helping keep the hits at bay, but with less wear and tear. For some of us anyway. I will second BB's Never Relax (if the busting isn't kicking in). Not that 'ol you know beasty who doesn't patiently wait, knowing that eventually ya have to fall asleep. >

Well I do ROCK when it comes to seconding motions where other headbangers end up doing the work! ;D 43 DAYS. That must've seemed otherwordly for such a severe chronic case as Michael's. Thank gawsh for that attitude, and here's really hoping the busting will kick in again and/or the "almond" implant will become available (for Dan too!) and will work, whatever can be done to get back to that place of being a PF flyer.

....Starting to read about it and finding some intriguing stuff right away - including these bits: "an implantable neurostimulator that is smaller than an almond." "February 5th 2013 - New clinical results demonstrate that SPG stimulation with the ATI Neurostimulation System is highly effective in achieving fast pain relief in patients suffering from the debilitating pain of cluster headache"

WHOA Mr. Ron, if that one is actually working for Michael, that would be about the best news I've ever heard, at least since I heard from a little birdy around Christmas time that busting was starting to work for Michael again. -Jeebs, not as pretty as Dan, but still quite alluring.

Now THERE'S an inspired slogan! ;D Maybe it can be adopted as the official theme of the 2013 C-Busters conference.Â

;D Fair enough - I guess some people's spouses do act as their own personal Phosphatidyl Serine supplement, and with free shipping to boot.

Brilliant post there Ricardo, [smiley=thumbup.gif] and impressive use of the word "stipulation". ;D