Racer1_NC

Bumping this up just as a reminder....

I've messaged a member of the Busters that has direct experience with some of these issues. Hopefully he will be by to connect...

I haven't followed this story from the beginning so forgive me. When I looked at the first picture, I thought "Abby doo"? Odd pet name for her S/O..... Then I saw the dog...... I'll just leave via the back door.....

It's good thing to try various techniques. What works for one doesn't work for all. I talk to people that have successful aborts in a short amount of time using methods that would just serve to piss me off while getting hit. It works for them and that's all that counts in my book. I would recommend a complete exhale in every breathing cycle as a starting point. Where someone goes from there will vary with the individual....and maybe from hit to hit.

Now that's what I call going in for a major overhaul. Pulling for ya!

Email ainslie@clusterbusters.org She may be able to hook you up.

Well.....until you confirmed it, for all she knew, I was full of beans.

Great photos! (damn, I look old as hell it's self) @BoscoPiko They were intro cards.....name, where you are from etc. No super secret initiation rituals....but that's an idea for future gatherings.

Something is better than nothing....

People are wandering in now....

Surprisingly most Docs I've encountered recently have been knowledgeable enough to at least have an understanding of how much pain clusters cause. I've even gotten a "Damn. I'm sorry." out of one... If they don't have a clue, they get educated in a hurry.

I tell them I have Clusters, so my assessment of pain levels will reflect that fact.

If you do decide to come off Verapamil, TAPER down. Don't go cold turkey.