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Well the shower trick.. i stand in cold and alternate between the two, hot & cold.Been doing that for sometime it's successful some times! The ice water with the straw Ill have to try!!!

Thanks for the Info I started the D3 today !!! Im getting 4 a night NO SLEEP..2 In the day time! Its hard when you have children and have to juggle money! Any advise to help is greatly appreciated!!

My Story.. Hello, Im a 47yo male who was a Chronic sufferer since being in elementary school! My attacks were daily in same classes where the teachers put me in a dark corner and let me rock and shake my legs!!!! At the time no one diagnosed me with CH...It was everything Sinuses, Allergies, Even been Put In a straight jacket and thrown in the ultra bright rubber room, during one attack at age 11(A Torture I will never FORGET!!).I Suffered Daily for years, The days without a attack were All HOLIDAYS ROLLED INTO one! Not Counting the mental toll that it takes on your life...a Headache...JOBS, FAMILY, FRIENDS, COACHES...ETC! The Worst part THE HEADACHE seemed to talk to me!!! Telling me the craziest Ideas to to stop the pain! Or how I burdened my family and friends cause i could not make it for a road trip!! Or the Girlfriends who quipped "YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO GET ONE WHEN I WANT TO DO SOMETHING!!". So THE BEAST told me many times how i could end it and how to do it! I remember one time I was in college & at a 9 attack on the scale, went to EMERGENCY ROOM, Only to be denied treatment and accused of being a DRUG SEEKER & Removed from the ER By security! As I sat in my car rocking back and forth with THE BEAST telling me to do it between the tears, the pain, & a cold 9mm beretta rubbing against my temple ..It vanished !!!! I Think I slept there for a hour i was exhausted from the fight! Well needless to say around the age of 27 I started having Dizzy spells along with the CH Attacks and I also produced breast milk! Turns out I had a Pituitary tumor that required Surgery & when describing the headaches The Doctor put a name to my PAIN for the first TIME...CLUSTER HEADACHES!!! He was a URGENT CARE DOCTOR!! I was so happy i cried I was not crazy..didn't even care about the tumor they found with the emergency MRI had to wait a few days to hear it wasn't CANCER! So after having my pituitary partially removed I was headache free for 2 yrs! They came back with a vengeance Lost my Job was sent to a "HEADACHE SPECIALIST" I started working out HARD every morning for hour and a half..Took c4 Pre workout NO HEADACHES for 6yrs! My Finances have recently took a dive in the toilet, couldn't pay gym membership or buy pre workout for about a month still did what i could in the garage at home but kids would interrupt! THE BEAST IS BACK With 4 to 6 attacks a day! The night ones are the worst cause they wake you up on full blast! Had o2 tanks, But now getting o2 is a pain! Going to the DR is hard Im struggling to keep what I have Im in Survivor mode. I cant afford a $40 a month gym membership, You really think i got $$ for co pays and 02, Future looks bleak at 47. Now have Anxiety attacks along with the CH , Im in a walking nightmare! To go from that torture everyday 20plus years then to be free for 6yrs..then thrown back into the fire!!! Im really staring into the abyss! Thanks to you all for allowing me to vent & your understanding. I would not wish this on Anyone, hope for relief to all that suffer at the hands of this Disease!