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  1. birdman, Most people would tell you to avoid the nap, true. But, I don't have a problem with it when normal sleep is already destroyed - I nap for an hour or so to make up some of the lost z-time. So, it affects most people ,but not all Cher's. You do need to fast for a few hours before taking seeds, don't you? spiny
  2. Red, Slap backs are common the day or two after dosing. Read: More intense, different times and just different. Then, they leave and relief is felt. Those shooting pains are usually called ice pick headaches. No 'ache' to it though. Just like a stabbing ice pick for a very short duration. But, very repetitious. Stay confident! If you get relief for 3-5 days and then start back again, dose again. Try to wait 5 days between, but push it back to 4 or 3 if you have to. As the pain stays gone longer, increase the days between dosing. Shaking up the beast is a good sign the medicine is working. All the best, spiny
  3. birdman, MOVING????? Bending over to pick stuff up???? *(&()&^$%$! > Lord, that bending will cause a hit some days!! You can also use your caffeine at night! Or I did with no adverse effect. Suck O2, suck caffeine, repeat till it quits and go back to sleep! Worth a try, at least once to see if the caffeine keeps you up. Best of luck, spiny
  4. birdman, I use 10mg of Melatonin every night at bedtime. If it is a bad night, I will add another 10mg 2-4 hours later. During high cycle sometimes it is 20mg at bedtime for relief. It helps some people a lot and some say they get no benefit. Hope your ice picks are the short duration that I know about. Mine are very short stabs from hell when I get them. D3 did not end my cycle last year, but I am back on it since last spring. Mainly because I really need the D3 itself and the other stuff is just good for you. Hope this helps a little! spiny
  5. SPUT = Drool fuel!!!!!! ;D ;D Does it turn you teeth purple too, sorta like Betel Nuts turn em colors???
  6. Ricardo, Potter is a very well loved 'pill'. ;D We would not know what to do if he gave a full paragraph reply! Do you need the 3% Karo in the water that I have heard about? After all, yeast needs sugar, right? Does sugar jump start your spores like it does yeast? Still stuck on the book thing!!!!!!!
  7. birdman, 'Daddy went to bed. His head hurt.'Â Don't know if it 'pins' your pupils or dilates them! But, your son might! Best of luck and hope tonight is the night!!! spiny
  8. Potter, Is there a book on this? Not a web site, a book. What you said has me lost!!!!!!!!!! Or can you explain? thanks!
  9. Domino, Hello again. I am so glad to hear from you without you being in pain!!! It is wonderful that you were able to help the teen with her migraines! 8-) 8-) Helping someone else become PF directly must be an awesome feeling. You definitely get three stars for that one. I have thought about the blood type diet too! So, it really does help you? Cool! 8-) Perhaps I should look into doing it again myself!!!!! Thanks for dropping in and giving us an update. It is nice to hear you are doing so great!!!! all the best, spiny
  10. Partner, Updates are valuable for all. I am so glad that things are going so well!!!!!! ;D
  11. Yes, Yes, Yes!!!! 8-) 8-) I am sooo happy for you guys! [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif] spiny
  12. Pos, Hopefully that is the last of the post dose hits. That PF time is precious and I am glad he is getting some!!! 8-)
  13. Pos, Until you get a higher flow you could try this: Remove the bag from the mask. Close a trash bag, unscented, tightly with a rubber band or tape. Now cut a small hole in a corner and attach it where the original bag was attached, using tape. Turn on the O2 and let the bag fill up. During this time, hit the energy drink. Start breathing the O2. The larger reservoir will allow for deeper, faster breathing. When the bag gets low on O2, drink some more of the drink while it fills again. Repeat. If the original bag is easy to remove (it was on my unit) and reinstall, then you have not damaged the original and can reassemble with no loss of equipment. Might be worth a try for an attack. Just be sure to set it up in advance. And stay on it for several minutes after the attack ends! Just breath normally during that time. Yes, Triptans are eliminated during the 5 day detox required for M. They don't play well together. But, sounds like he is much better!!!! Hooray! [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif] Perhaps the bad day was mostly the nasty 'slap back' and his is on his way to relief already! That would be grand. I am excited for his PF time! My understanding is this: take the M, have a slap back or a few the first day or two (these CH are often different in: time, intensity, duration)Â have PF for several days and then the CH gradually (or abruptly) returns. This should cover the 5 day period for many and the medicine is taken again. Initially, for some, the beast returns before the 5 day period is up. Over time, this period extends. Healing thoughts headed your way and a smile to for the relief he is currently getting! spiny
  14. Pos, I see you have upped the dose to 12gm fresh which is about 1.2gm dried. The 'standard' (if there really is such a thing) starting dose recommended is 1 to 1.5gms. Some reading indicates that taking some now and some later means that you don't get the full benefit of the later part. So, take it all at once and up the dose to 15gms fresh if he is comfortable with a stronger experience. Or, take 12gms again, but all at once. It will depend on his comfort level. O2: Please let us know more about his setup. 10LPM is waaay to low! Also, how is he using the O2? 10LPM is not high enough to support hyperventilation and that is usually the type of breathing needed at the beginning, until the pain is greatly reduced or gone. Caffeine at the start, with the O2 is also a big help to kill the hit. Good luck. This is so sad, I hope he gets relief soon. :'( spiny
  15. Jeff, I have much the same problem with food. > The best thing that I have found is to go out to eat. You don't have to smell it cooking and feel you stomach being turned over!! Normally I do not eat out at all, but when fighting the weight thing I try to eat something special several days a week for lunch. Lack of food makes me a space cadet! : And eating lunch out is much cheaper than dinner. The other thing is to load up on protein. Snack on nuts, peanut butter, etc. Keeps the ole brain working better. 8-) a few bites is much easier to handle than a meal. Hope this helps.Your weight loss is pretty severe!!!! spiny
  16. spiny

    Food

    Nutter, I don't know what your O2 setup is, but you can modify it to get high flow. If you have a reservoir bag, disconnect it and tape on a large trash bag (unscented) to the now open orifice for the bag. Then, cut a small hole in a corner and put the tubing into it. Tape it shut tightly. Let the bag fill up most of the way and then start hyperventilating. (While the bag is filling, slam some caffeine) The large bag will allow this. Breath in deep and exhale all the Co2 with force. Repeat. The pain will tend to cause hyperventilating anyway. Continue this breathing - deep and exhale with force - till the pain recedes. Then resume normal breathing (it will feel right to slow down at this point because the pain is less or gone. Stay on the O2 for as long as it took to kill the hit after the hit is gone. This helps to avoid a quick return hit. Also, 'chronic' means that you have less than 2 or 4 weeks PF for a year. Cycles grow or shrink as the beast sees fit. If your cycle continues for longer than normal does not mean you are chronic, just that the beast is being a beast! > Are you waiting 5 days between doses? Are you taking meds that interfere with dosing? But of these can affect the busting results. So sorry you are having such a rough time. :'( spiny
  17. Siouz76, Maybe, if you hits are like clockwork, you could set your alarm to wake 5-10 minutes before you expect a hit? For my nocturnal hits, I have to hit the floor running to get relief. By the time I wake up, it is ramping up like the Stig driving a Ferrari!!!! I grab caffeine, gulp 1/2 and start the O2 up on high flow. It bites to loose your best abortive. 8-) Jeebs covered all the rest superbly already. spiny
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    Melatonin

    Hello Pos, Melatonin: Consensus seems to be that it is ok with respect to busting. In the past, some said it is ok and others said we are not sure. but, overall, it seems to be ok. In cycle, our supply of Melatonin drops rather dramatically. Therefore taking it is actually replacing what is not there currently and raising the levels to 'normal'. I take at least 10mg about 30 minutes before bed. If 10mg does not give me any relief, I will take 20mg. Out of cycle, this would make me very wobbly when I get up during the night. In cycle, there are no wobbles. Hope this helps! spiny
  19. Wait. CH Hell is your 'spawn' supplier????? Where did fish come into this thread??? ;D ;D ;D Could not resist. My bad. No, just playing wid ya. : : Here:Thanks CH Hell!!!! [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]
  20. Sounds like the best part of your whole day!! spiny
  21. spiny

    AVM

    Brad, That is wonderful news!!!!! :) Carry on and conquer! 8-) You do have O2, right? spiny
  22. Pos, Using O2 correctly is key. High flow- 25LPM or higher. Exhale fully, with force. Inhale deeply, rounding out the belly and rib cage. Stay on it after the hit is gone!!!! Biggie. If it took 5 minutes to kill it, stay on at least another 5 minutes. Turn the flow down to match breathing. Start with a high flow to allow hyperventilation during the pain and dial it back for the remainder of time. Just using it till the hit is gone seems to buy you another hit pretty quick. Another thing. the next hit may still come on time, but you (he, she) were painfree for that time period in between instead of suffering the whole time. This is the way to get through the detox. Pred and Trex have to go. But, with the O2, it is not as bad as anticipated. To access the files Tuckerman was talking about, go to 'forum jump' at the bottom right of the page. Click on 'Clusterbuster files' and start reading. Playing well with Others (or similar headline) is a must read. The other files are full of info that you will need and find useful. Be aware that most of us get a return of the beast when our intake of Pred goes down below a certain level (10mg, 20 mg, etc). But remember, Pred cannot be taken indefinitely either. So, you give it up now or later. About six weeks of the stuff last year did not get me OOC. I still had to deal with stopping. all the best, spiny
  23. spiny

    Apologies

    Ricardo, Personally, I value your friendship on this board a lot more than you probably think. I can't add to all the great posts already here except to say thanks for being there for the board and me. 8-) You have taught me a lot. Like Tuckerman said "You Rock" 8-) spiny
  24. [move] [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif] [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif] AWESOME[smiley=dankk2.gif] [smiley=dankk2.gif][/move] I am soooo excited for your success Tuckerman!!!!! You guys have worked really hard for this to become a reality. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] spiny
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