spinebob

I used the gammacore as an abortive treatment perhaps 4 times while also using it primarily as a preventative treatment, in all cases it worked just fine and stopped an active attack in about a minute. I've suffered from episodic CH since 2004. I have a complex etiology with cervicogenic injuries and advanced osteoporosis, too complex for this chat room, I am a one in 20 million patient with rare and complex injuries resulting from trauma. I take 160,000 IUs of D3 monthly for bone density and do not see a reduction in CH from D3 intake. Too much D3 can destroy your kidneys so you should be monitored closely if taking more than 100,000 IUs of monthly D3 supplements. When you buy the gammacore you own it outright and can modify it however you wish, they only guarantee it for 30 days of consecutive use once activated and you must activate it within one year or it expires. The gammacore is not "rocket science," but rather a simple device with 35 individual rheostats on a circuit board that make it look crowded inside. Very simple to bypass the timer shutoff and use manually with an external rheostat device, similar to light switch dimmer, just connect the batteries directly to the transducer electrodes and put the rheostat in-line, drill a small side hole for the wires and reseal the gammacore. By the way, you can't post pics on this board, 0.49 mb is way too small of a limit or I would post the gammacore internal pics.

I have used the Gammacore for the last month and it works great as a preventative treatment for me, I use it for 4 minutes twice a day. I paid $598 for the gammacore device that has 300 two minute sessions and a 30 day shutoff timer that shuts off the device after 30 days of use (or non-use.) Once activated the gammacore expires in 30 days, I used it 90 times in a month so 300 uses is more than enough for anyone in a month. I also underwent Botox for a year prior but the side effects of Botox were too much for me so I prefer the gammacore. I am a retired Electrical Electrical Engineer that served on a nuclear submarine so I know a little about acoustical energy, I took the gammacore apart and the 2 silver round electrodes on top are actually sonic transducers that emit sound waves - NOT electrical waves. Underneath the electrodes are two clear plastic balls filled with a gel in which the sound wave is transmitted into the vagus nerve. 2 electrode screws are inserted into the gel to transmit the sound energy and the frequency is adjustable. This stimulation of the vagus nerve is by sound, quite similar to the Yoga chant "oooohhhhmmmm" that also can vibrate the vagus nerve slightly while the gammacore can REALLY vibrate the vagus nerve! The Gammacore is powered by 2 three volt batteries in parallel so if you know what you are doing you can "bypass" the 30 day shutoff timer and use the single gammacore for months and save thousands. You will need a couple electrical jumpers and a small rheostat to adjust the sound frequency, can get at radioshack for $5 bucks. I will post the detailed instructions and photos as to how to bypass the gammacore timer and have a permanent device, I cannot recommend this for novices due to safety risks and always wear eye protection when working around batteries. And I predict gammacore will start selling a permanent gammacore device soon, $598 a month is ABSURD!