33 days cluster-free with antihistamine + cannabinoid microdosing

[Penelope]

I have chronic cluster headaches.  For about three months straight, I was having attacks daily.  About a month ago, I started a new approach:

• Daily antihistamine (Zyrtec)
• Very small, consistent doses of a 2:1 CBD/THC tincture (microdosing (1-2 drops), not enough to feel high)
• Dosing every ~4-5 hours initially, then adjusting based on how I felt

Immediately, things started to change:

• My nervous system felt calmer
• Neck tension reduced
• Attacks stopped

I’m now at 33 days without a full cluster attack. 

I still get shadows occasionally, especially around my usual trigger time or with things like daylight savings or hormonal changes, but:

• They are milder
• I can usually stop them early with an extra CBD/TCH dose (and sometimes ibuprofen/Tylenol if it feels like the shadow might ramp)
• They don’t escalate into full attacks

A few observations:

• Timing consistency seems important
• Microdosing (very small amounts) works better for me than larger doses
• The antihistamine may be playing a role as well
• My overall stress/nervous system state feels significantly improved

This is just my personal experience, not medical advice, but after a long period of daily attacks, this has been a huge change for me.  Note that I am also on on verapamil and Emgalty (and have been for quite some time), but they were not working to stop the attacks.  

Happy to answer questions if anyone is curious.  

[Bejeeber]

Congrats on this success - pretty impressive.