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  1. Good point AO, glad I saw a lol on that post. I don't know about records, but I think the Hippocratic oath doctors take would not allow her to discuss-I hope and I think I'll just discuss with her the findings I read about the increase in BP in tests. I hope she's open minded, if not what are the LSA(seeds) going to do to BP , if you have any info on that.
  2. Thanks AO, Great link, I'll save it. Still think I better discuss this with my doctor, she seemed to be OK when I discussed possibly using Alternative treatments. By the way, on a lighter note, you've posted on my links a couple times, and on your mood icon it says "aggravated". Is that cuz your a Leafs fan? Go Av's...just kiddin if your not doing well I apologize. Got to try to keep a sense of humor.
  3. Thanks EZ, You might have something there with the marijuana, seems I was diagnosed with High blood pressure after i stopped smoking about 9 years ago. being from Colorado, their giving out "Cards" for pot without even seeing a real doctor. i bet if i told them i had Clusters they would write me a script. But there's still this Grey area, it's legal to smoke and grow it with the pass, but the company I work for still tests for it. Don't want to find out the hard way if they approve or not...but thanks for the links. By the way, does anybody know how long mushrooms stay in your system? Didn't see that on the FAQ's anywhere.
  4. Hello friends, I've decided I've had enough of the meds and loss of sleep, 2-4 episodes a night now. I thought i had outsmarted the demon by giving up drinking. Turns out I just avoided the 8:00pm hit. So it seems I'm in full cycle right now, and this is getting worse instead of better. The meds don't help thank God I got the 02 script it works pretty quickly 10 to 15 minutes now to abort. I have a relative in the state who has found mushrooms, just got to get to him before he eats them all... Read all the faq's and advice in the files, think I'm confident on what to start with. Although I did see some reports of potential harm to people with high blood pressure...which I have. Anybody out there can tell me for sure this isn't going to be a problem? Or am I going to have to discuss this with my doctor? didn't have to worry about that when I was doing those in my teens. Don't know how soon I'm going to pick these up, or when I can find time to be free from the kids and work, but when I do I'll chime in on results. Hope this works, couldn't be worse than what I'm feeling right now...Wish me luck!
  5. Thanks to everyone with 02 information, I'm going to get the best mask for me, through the doc or cluster busters. I was reading past posts on Apria, sounds like a few people are not happy with the big companies. I'm in the construction world and have a few welding/fabricator shops I deal with and have good friends there. I've seen that "welders" 02 is better? Do I just take the Apria tanks to them to have them refilled at their shops, or do they send them in to somewhere else. Does apri get wind of this and want their equipment back?
  6. Got to be alcohol, just stopped drinking 4 days ago, haven't been hit for 4 days...yeah! used to drink about 4 fingers of bourbon a night even after reading a lot of people here said alcohol was a trigger, didn't want to believe, more like didn't want to give it up but it's working. And i was in the middle of a bad cycle. But i do want to know where to find chocolate covered bacon..yum
  7. Hi Tingeling, I take Etodolac an anti- inflammatory and butabital a caffine w/acetaminophen. Got those once I got off the oxycodone.
  8. Welcome Weatherguy, Your in the right place, there's lots of people here with great advice and stories. I can't believe that story exactly mirrors mine. Couple years ago started to get allergies from out of nowhere, then started getting random disabling headaches for a couple days at a time now it's worked its way up to 4-5 nights a week of knock me down attacks. I'm just a newbee here ,but reading the advice and logs from the long termers here is helpful. The energy drinks work for a quick relief, ice packs, and what I've been prescribed Etodalac(anti Inflammatory) and Butalbital(Caffine/acitimiphine). These work prettywell given time. Just started 02, trying to find my way. good luck to you, hope someone here passes on some knowledge you find helpful
  9. Hello Friends, I just recieved my perscription for 02, been using it w/ the just the Nose Tube, I see and hear the masks are the better choice. But i have found when I use the 02 I get immidiate relief...Yeah. But after that i have seen my attacks become more frequent 2-3 a night, where before if I took my meds, an ice pack and used my CPAP I would get relief and not suffer any attacks later that evening. Is this just my suffering more Eposodic attacks, or does 02 have something to do with this? Bottom Line, is 02 right for everyone?
  10. Dave O

    CH song

    God that song hits home, everytime I feel one coming I think of SlipKnot and that 1st verse.
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    Hey Dan, thanks for the info. It does go to 15 on my "M-Tank" but i've read from alot of sites her, people are using Masks. My doc, after she lost my order for O2, sent the Appria lady over to hook me up with just the tube that goes in my nose. She was scared she didn't want me to get over a 98 on my O2 level. I asked her if she had any CH experince and she looked like a deer in the headlights. Should I find a mask???
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    Hey Leslie, Cassidy is one of the new and improved Olson twins. She's even more beautiful than the song. Butalbital is an acei mediphin and caffeine tab from Qualitest. they seem to work pretty well. Tried to log on and send this message last night, but as usual I'm having computer issues,. So if this comes across twice... I'm sorrry Got my Huge O2 tanks, man these are great. When I feel one coming on I set it to 8 and relax and all's well. I'll be checking in more often, thanks for the response.
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    I'm back thank goodness, my computer picked up a Anti-Virus ..Virus. Everyone beware. Since I last logged on I went to my Doc and she prescribed me O2...Yea, I'm waiting for her nurse to call and confirm which mask I'm getting and the tanks they are suppling. Also got connections with some steel fabricators. In the intrim, I've found a source for shrooms and i'm going to store them till I detox. Tried to cach up and read all the notes from new and old members. I'm in a cycle now, and I am able to control with the meds and caffine, there not too bad, don't know how the kip scale works. But every night around 1:00 i wake up with a "Slammer" and run for the Babutrial and Ice Pack. Going to strat reading the links and others advice on the O2 intake so I'm ready, and take a few days off work and revisit my old friends the Shrooms. Hey Leslie, I love your ClusterBuster name"Cassidy". That's what I named my daughter.
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    help

    Hey Bigfoot I'm not experienced enough to offer any advice like the other members, but find what works for you and don't give up!! If your a carpenter, got to know someone working with O2. Load up the caffeine it seems to works for me, till you can find some long term solutions. Wishing you the best, and some relief!!
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    Hey DD thanks for the tips, sounds good. I can come up with the stuff you suggested.Might be like a squirrel and stock up for winter. Had a bad night last night, didn't take my meds and woke up @ 4:oo with a slammer. I know I'm not chronic but I use "preventive " meds and sleep OK, and can get thru the day. I read a lot of the other cases and feel so bad for the people who are dealing with this everyday...Wish you all the BEST. Feel kinda bad getting all the help and responses from everyone when I'm only sporadic, but I know when I' get in the middle of of a full blown CH cycle I will be ready, and who's got my back. Thanks to all of you for input and advice.
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    Hey anybody out there can help me with a question? If I do find some shrooms...do they have a "Shelf Life"? Can I freeze these till I need them, or is it best to cultivate my own and keep em fresh?
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    Hey TX let us all know how that goes. Good news, I still have peeps who know where to find the Cilli's..yeah. But still going to work on having my own harvest when I need. These peeps tell the shrooms are"Seasonal"...What?this stuff grows in the dark how can it be seasonal, maybe that's just when they show up here in the Rockies, probably during Reds Rocks concert season when Phish and the "Further" festival rolls thru town. Don't remember who's site I read but they were talking about dosing and listening to Floyd or Beach Boys...Seriously the Beach Boys????? Try some "Grateful Dead"!!!! Tripped at every show I saw and LOVED it. Now I/m just rambling, check in later.
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    Raquel, I/m doing OK right now I seem to be between cycles...Thank God!!!. Can't log on all the time, Big Brother @ work blocks this site...What a bunch of Crap. Have to wait to get home to see all the goings on. Man look at all the great people sharing stories, and busts. I found the potency comparisons very helpful. i went on line to check all the strains available and was going to ask what anyone thought was the best "Bang" for the buck. Think I'll look some more and try to find all the info on what to grow these in and where to set up in the house...if I choose to do that. Got 7 year old twins running around here and might not be cool. might check with a friend down the road see if he's cool with this. Right now just chillin and taking those Caffine meds, seem to be working!!! Thanks for checking.
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    Hey Tx want someone to show their age? I remember Bill Bixby before he hent Cluster in Courtship of Eddie's Father...God I'm old!!! Hey Shaggy, thanks for the insight, I just came over from the other site and was reading on their experinces and suggestions when I read your text...your right on with where I'm at!!! I'm still trying to figure out what "RC Seeds" are short for. I'm sometimes dummer than a bag of hammers. Where on the the Shaman list or how do I obtain these? Do they have to ship in from somewhere other than Colorado?
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    Thanks Madstring, You know, no body has come out and say for sure I Have CH, I did a 2 hour CAT scan, checked out fine and the sleep doc was more interested in getting me to use the CPAP.My primary @ Univ. of Colo wants to refer me but doesn't know any neurologist in our program. You know I think I'm going to read all the postings on the site and see what would work out best for me. Thanks for the reply.
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    Thanks everyone for the response and the links. I will do more reading on all subjects and become more educated. It's great to find other people who can relate to what I'm going thru. Although I'm sorry for the fact any of us have this condition. knowledge IS power and the more I find out and the more people I discuss with WILL be benificial.
  22. Good Morning, this is my first login to the site. Choose to read some chats and busting info before I jumped in. Whata wonderful site with great notes and stories. I have been afflicted with clusters for probably the last 5 years or so. Didn't know what they were other than horrible headaches. I used to just take Excedrin migraines till my stomach was killing me, and squeeze my head all night till I'd pass out from exhaustion...wow that sucked!!! Last year week of Sept. 11th it was the worst I ever felt. Did not sleep for 3 days, and was afraid to go to sleep on the 4th. Finally went to the emergency room that night and described the symptoms, they told me I had "Cluster Headaches" Didn't know anything about them, they sent me home with some reading materials and a bunch of Vicodin. Probably should have told me not to in jest all of them at once. That night after the visit had the worst headache took all the Vicodin and some Excedrin. puked for about 3 hours and drove back to Emergency room. They hooked me up to oxygen, IV and pain relievers. I passed out for about 5 hours. I went to see my doctor, who knows nothing about clusters , and she sent me to see a Sleep Study / Neurologist. I'm now on a CPAP machine and sleep great, it also helps me when I feel one coming on and I breathe heavy and rest. They now have me on Etodalac & Oxycontin. Reading the warnings on both these scares the crap out of me and they kinda work, but the rebound headache from the Oxycontin is sometimes worse than the headache itself.. I've had enough of being in the FOG!! all the time. I am a veteran of the late 70's early 80's drugs, and used to love Mushrooms, now that I'm a father in my late 40s I wouldn't know where to begin looking for Shrooms other than asking my friends kids(That's just not right). Where I live in Colorado I hear having Shrooms is a class 1 felony...WOW! How do I locate any spores? And how long does it take to cultivate? Do I have time? My head is killing me. What are some other alternatives? Look forward to hearing from any or all of with suggestions. What might have worked for you. and where you think I should start my quest for a Semi-Normal life. Dave O.
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