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What Mystina said. With an emphasis on this part:

Just thought I'd add, in case it's at all useful, that gabapentin is otherwise known as Neurontin. My casual, anecdotal observance of message board comments by CH'ers about neurontin is that some swear by it, probably more swear at it. Personally, when I was on prescriptions for CH, I found high doses of neurontin to be helpful as a preventative.

You bustin' today jimmys? Best o' results to ya if so!

Sorry, I can see I veered this thread back into off topic-ville. Doh! :-[ I wasn't finding the correct topic regarding the Goadsby visit, but now it's back on the radar, complete with Ron's account. Here it is: http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cb/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1322612397/25#25

Hi Sanni, I think right now is definitely the time to bust for prevention. Busting works best when done before a cycle goes full blown, and for most of us busting is the most effective preventative out there. If you could get psilocybin or seeds or tabs right away, well I would get to it at the soonest opportunity. If not, you could order RC seeds online and have them overnighted to you. For RC, I would personally go with a reasonably substantial dose of 50 seeds before bed. The most likely side effect will be a deep restful sleep. Some folks are really conservative with their first dose and will only take maybe 20 seeds. The way I see it is you have a very critical situation threatening to explode on you any moment and this is no time for being timid in dealing with it. Meantime you could be working on procuring or growing some mushrooms as a backup, because for some of us RC doesn't work, but mushrooms do (and for others the opposite is true). It may be possible the verapamil could interfere with the busting some - that hasn't been definitively established yet. It's more than likely that you'll still get plenty of benefits from the bust. Looking forward to the day when you report a successful busting. 8-)

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LOL!! [smiley=laugh.gif] In complete agreement with FunGuy on this one. 8-)

Well today's the day. Here's a call for all positive vibes, prayers, well wishes, etc. from our message board family members here to go along with Michael and Ron to the appointment today.

Renee I figured I'd take a quick glance at your writing and next thing you know I'm all absorbed and involuntarily continuing to read and read and anxious to know what will happen next. I think that's a very good sign that you indeed write well.Â

This Thursday - the day is finally arriving! Please, let Doc Goadsby have something new, something good up his sleeve for Michael.

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I happened upon that top row second from the right button, "Insert Marquee", that looks like this: and the coolness just flowed from there. ;D 8-) Please reply with a marquee in order to confirm that you have mastered today's lesson. ;D

Me neither, with the occasional exception, such as when I've taken RC seeds before bed, but does anyone routinely sleep through the night completely uninterrupted? That's such a foreign concept to me.

What Ron said. Well maybe except for that one colorful comment. Â ;D Really hoping that the busting can reset the hypothalamus regulation of hormones for ya, or whatever it's known to do in the brain there that will "untrigger" your predisposition to CH.

Not sure if this is a directly related note, but relief for PTSD is a real benefit of busting with psychedelics, which are also being used in clinical settings to effectively treat PTSD unrelated to CH. My personal experience is that post busting I can no longer summon up the sheer terror regarding the possibility of CH attacks that used to always be there (not that I'm assuming future visits from the beast couldn't undo all that - don't wanna jinx myself too bad here! )

Thank you everyone for researching this, and for providing the Cliff's Notes sort of synopsis of your findings that folks like me who haven't researched it yet can use as crib sheets!  ;D

Way to score the GABA action Ron! [smiley=thumbup.gif]

From what I remember, this is how I've seen the other successful cases reported - that it needs to happen in that same 'onset' time frame where O2, an energy drink, imitrex injection, etc. have the possibility of aborting an attack.

That's cooler'n heck!! 8-) I wanna buy a sitar from you one day......

That sounds like a good call to me because I've found both the iHerb outlet and the Now brand of supplements to be high quality types.

Well there have been some guys who have reported that when they got their testosterone levels raised back up to normal their attacks went away, and they had better energy and mood. For them it was like a magic bullet. So that sounds like something to be hopeful about coming up really soon in 2012, no? Hang in there BP, it certainly sounds like you have a tough case, due to the incredible 480v blast that caused it, but there really may be something out there that can help, and considering that O2 helps you, I would hope some of the other cluster remedies you haven't tried yet could help too. You're not on verapamil now are you? Just asking because many report losing all energy when on it. Merry Christmas to ya, and here's to a kick ass, testosterone fueled, energetic 2012!Â

Hey BP, And while we're at it, the D3 regimen that has helped some clusterheads and migraineurs might be something for you to also consider? It is reputedly something that can be just plain good for your general health anyway, especially if you're not out in the sun a lot every day. Here are the details: http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cb/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1314134804 If you belong to Costco, here's photos of everything that can be easily found there (copied from a recent post by "Batch"): Anti-Inflammatory Regimen Supplements The original or "Basic" anti-inflammatory regimen I've used for over a year consists of the three supplements shown below purchased from Costco for $35 or 20 cents a day for a five-month supply. The daily dose is two tablets/capsules of each supplement as shown below.

Oh definitely not - nobody is the "one" who violated my pet peeve of the day! I'm cooking up a new pet peeve for tomorrow though so everybody watch out.Â

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Very very intriguing, I'll definitely be following this with interest. Thanks L2.