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Hello - I'm sure this topic has been discussed a hundred times already, but I'm curious if there is any recent knowledge or experience relating to the impact of SSRI's on busting. Thanks all.

It's my (non medical and non expert) understanding that methysergide metabolizes into methergine in your body. That said, the molecules are different. I believe that methergine works on the same but fewer serotonin receptors than methysergide. Search Wikipedia for both - it has a pretty good description. Methergine was given for migraines I think and is primarily a drug used for vasoconstriction. I'd be interested in knowing if it's effective for clusters. If anybody gives it a try - please post your results. Thanks and good luck to all.

Not sure what kind of mask I have, although it is a re-breather. I do breathe deeply, and the O2 does a pretty good job of aborting the attack within about 10-15 minutes. Trouble with having large tanks on hand all the time is the cost of having them. That is what got me started with this concentrator thing. It seemed like having a tank for a year would equal the cost of the concentrator.

This year was the first year I ever tried O2, and did abort the headaches. Problem is that I would go through a tank per week and, when things were particularly rough, an entire large tank in one night. Getting a new tank delivered for the next night, especially on short notice, was not always easy. I figured that if I had a concentrator I could just use it without worrying about running out and spending hours the next day arranging for refills/pickups/dropoffs/etc. I think you're right though - getting a couple large tanks at a time is probably the way to go.

Two running at the same time would probably it way too expensive. I'm finding them to be a few thousand dollars each.

Thanks, Spiny. That's what I expected.

Sorry - I just realized this is in the wrong place and should probably be moved to general or theory.

Hi everyone - I'm wondering if anybody has an opinion on oxygen generators. Rather than having a tank that runs out and has to be refilled by a medical oxygen company, it has always seemed to me that it might be worth it to just buy a generator/concentrator. Issues I see at the outset (ignoring the price tag for a moment) is that they don't appear to produce 100% O2 (93% +/- an error) and that they might not be strong enough to produce a high enough flow rate. Has anybody purchased and been successful with a concentrator? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks very much.