TripleToe
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3 minutes ago, TripleToe said:
Thanks for the response. It could be that mine are just smaller ones perhaps but that's just a guess. I have found it takes much longer to subdue the headache if I let it really get going, or especially if I take the triptan on a full stomach. I've only had maybe 2-3 "clusters" over the last 10-12 years and they seem to disappear after 2-4 weeks so I'm hopeful that will happen here. Given the pain that some of the posters on this forum have gone though, I do feel fortunate so far. I've asked my doctor about also getting O2 to see if that would help without resorting to the triptans. I just wanted to be sure I wasn't getting into the overuse category and it wasn't clear if it was based on the number of milligrams consumed vs just the action of using them that counted as 'overuse'. I appreciate your input.
I suppose it could also be the situation that I'm just having a session of migraines vs true CHs. Not sure how they differ to be honest.
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16 minutes ago, CHfather said:
Overall, I'd say you are not incurring any overuse risk, particularly if it's sumatriptan that you're using. Sumatriptan has a very short half-life, so your daily 25mg is fully out of your system before your next dose. I don't know whether you're messing with anything significant by breaking them up, but I would think not. (They do come in 25mg doses.)
You are very fortunate! We rarely -- if ever; I don't remember it happening at all -- see anyone here who stops a CH attack straight off (or at all) with any dose of a triptan tablet, let alone a dose that small. Even with migraine, where the tablets are sometimes effective, it usually takes a while for a pill to have an effect.
Thanks for the response. It could be that mine are just smaller ones perhaps but that's just a guess. I have found it takes much longer to subdue the headache if I let it really get going, or especially if I take the triptan on a full stomach. I've only had maybe 2-3 "clusters" over the last 10-12 years and they seem to disappear after 2-4 weeks so I'm hopeful that will happen here. Given the pain that some of the posters on this forum have gone though, I do feel fortunate so far. I've asked my doctor about also getting O2 to see if that would help without resorting to the triptans. I just wanted to be sure I wasn't getting into the overuse category and it wasn't clear if it was based on the number of milligrams consumed vs just the action of using them that counted as 'overuse'. I appreciate your input.
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I've had CH about 5 yrs ago and 5 yrs. before that. I'm having another round during the past 2 weeks. I found that tripans really stop them in their tracks. I've also found that I do not need much at all to knock them out. My doctor gave me 100mg tablets, but I've been breaking them up as I've found that I need 25mg or less per day to get them to stop. So my question is this: is the "medication overuse" problem with triptans related to the number of days I use triptans to stop the CH or does the amount I'm using also factor in? What I mean is, should I worry about overuse problems if I'm taking such a small amount? Or is it just that stopping CH with any amount for more than 10 days is a problem?
Question about overuse: is it based on days or amount?
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Thanks so much Jonathan. I’ve got a dr appt next week to see about getting an o2 canister as that seems to be the best option to bypass the triptans. I haven’t done much research on D3 but I’ll definitely check it out. Nice to get this type of feedback for sure!