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Terrific update!! Works in progress are amazing, considering where we started from. Kudus to all who can attend HOH and these many other events. Getting the word out that we are here and we matter is getting results. THANKS!

Sorry to read this jimmys. I will add some questions to my wishes for your PF time to start today!!! Do you hit some caffeine right at the start of a hit? Energy shot or drink, coffee, or other form of caffeine? It can abort a hit. Have you tried the D3 regimen? For some, it starts working right away. Some take a week or three before they are PF. A few get no relief. Then there are those that get lower, fewer attacks being on the regimen. Seeds can be ordered and arrive in a few days. Have you considered taking them? Then there are the shadows. Some use caffeine and some use ginger. Ginger can be added to warm water and stirred well and chugged. Add more water to the remaining ginger as it does not dissolve well and finish it off. Some take the time to make a ginger tea for relief. I hope that your cycle is ending and this uptick is its' last hurrah. But if not, then perhaps this adds some ammo to your arsenal.

Good to hear from you Fabac! I wondered if you were going thru a rough time or something. For you to be without the net is a rough time!!!!!! ;D Glad you are ok down there. spiny

gartozi, I wish that I had an answer for you! But, I don't. It really sucks when a med that really helps another condition kicks your head into motion.

didgens, I am so happy for you!!! [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] You must be a rock of granite. Wait, diamond!!!! Hugs!

Shadows: alley says try ground ginger mixed with water. Warm I would suggest. It will be hot - ginger is hot. Chug it and add more water to get the remainder. It does not dissolve. It works for many. I found ginger chews or just chew ginger helps. Energy drinks and coffee work for shadows too. Be sure to eat on your regular schedule. It helps. Stay hydrated. It is your call as to which med to use. Preventatives work on the schedule you choose, based on your CH. Some, every 3 months.Some, every month. Your head will dictate. You will know. It is based on episodic or chronic. If you know when your cycle will start, you know to start preventing before by a few weeks. For chronics it is very different. You go by the relief, not the calendar. spiny

Thanks Purple! Good article!! I hope that you are doing well. spiny

That is beautiful DD!!!!!

Taper way back on the Melatonin when this cycle is finished. You could find that even 10mg is too much out of cycle. If you wake up groggy, drop it on down. If you wake refreshed and all, keep it at that level, be it 0 or 3mg or 9mg. I take 30mg in cycle too. We do what we must sometimes. ATB spiny

Happy New Year to you too!!!! I look forward to your update. This site is a lifesaver for many and will continue to be so with all the great people who spend their time here. Thank you so much! You are changing history and leading others to a more PF and happy life. May your year be full of happiness and health!

I really hate to hear that!!!! Ralph has been great and done a huge service for us Cher's. Please tell him that we are pulling and praying or thinking of him. I don't know him, but his services have been beyond value to us. He deserves all the best of everything. He has earned a ton of good Karma!!!!

Bet they would grow indoors with proper care and pruning! ;D

What a gardener you are J!!! On the pods: Do they each hold 4 or 1? Seems like I read that they only produce about 4 per bloom. And you will be giving classes when? Is the fishing expedition included or extra ;D

Sergical, that is wonderful to read. [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif] May it just get better and better for you!!!!!

Glad it turned to the good side for you Moxie. Merry Christmas!!!

Right back at you ClusterHeadSurvivor!!!!

Happy Holidays Sergical!!!! Glad that Santa came early with that awesome O2. May you not need it!!! Truly, I hope is quiets down for you this holiday. Fabac: If you can, I will call that a miracle !!!!! ;D

Thanks for posting Callico. Glad that you are doing well!

[smiley=vrolijk_1.gif] There is no greater wonder than waking at a proper time and going "Wow" Being from Louisiana, I also know of the propensity to put peanuts in the can!! ;D Do miss an occasional Dr Pepper. I wish to heck I could still find Delaware Punch!! Loved that stuff. But, I digress. Sounds like you are now ready to rock out the Holidays! 8-)

One more reason to ask and push for a scan!!!!!

Fabac is from Texas, so she drinks Dr. Pepper! So glad that you got a solid block of sleep! 8-) It is the most amazing feeling after days or weeks or months of 2 hours!!!!! [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]

Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas to all!!!! And don't forget that today is the Winter Solstice. So, the nights will start getting shorter tomorrow night!!!! May the spirit of the season fill all hearts with joy and heads only with visions of sugar plums! [smiley=vrolijk_1.gif]

Trex is a definite no=no.

Someday soon, may we all meet and hug and feel the love. 8-)

Well, not really. CH is weird!!!!! Initially, all my hits were daytime. For the last 6-8 years they have been all nocturnal. Like nonstop from 8pm to 6am. Until two weeks ago. So, there ya go. Got hit hard at the hairdressers last week!!! I had her running to get the coffee made for me. Then, got the nighttime ones too. Weather slams me from barometric drops. But, I should be CH free! > I hate winter weather changes - they hurt!!!! You are not being a downer!!!! CH during the holidays is awful. But, we plow on and those who love us understand as much as they possibly can. Your girls will be on vacation soon, like really soon for the holidays. Pick your best likely time (you will know when that is) and spend it with them. Get out in the cold and play something (cold air helps many) or pile them up in your chair with you and watch holidays films together!! They won't understand what you are going thru, but they will love the time with you! I got one of my worst hits Christmas Day last year with a house full of people. I ran from the room and did not return. It was extremely embarrassing is an understatement. Funny thing is that no one noticed!!!! When I apologized later, everyone was like 'What?' Yes, it does get you down. But, I doubt that you are being a 'downer' to those around you. BTW: My cycles run from Aug-Sept thru Mar-Apr. So, I totally know what you mean about the winter ones being the worst. We hate not being at our best during the holiday season. We want desperately to be happy and cheerful with the rest of our family. You do your best and figure out how to keep the stress level down. Keep after it. You will win. I truly think there is no stronger person than a CH warrior. :-*