Things I did different that helped

[NeitherHere]

This last season was harsh and violent. Things changed pretty dramatically worse than they already were. I didnt think they could get worse but this is atleast the third season I've said that. 

 

This time I changed things juuuust a bit. 

 

Instead of drinking water I started exclusively drinking body armor hydration drinks strawberry in particular. I also started getting melatonin in my system. I slept when ever I could. I exercised as much as I could. I noticed I kept gasping for air before and during the attacks so I stsrted practicing deep breathing through out the day.

 

Within 3 days it started to fade and within 5 days it was GONE. Im getting very very light shadows this week from the persistent overcast but its a whole nothing burger. 

 

The body armor drinks are full of :

magnesium

B12 

Potassium

Vitamins A C E

NIACIN

B6

and zinc

 

I think flooding mysystem with those was what made the change. 

 

I have a hard time getting myself to drink water during cycle and the coconut water in these drinks seemed to not only get me hydrated but KEPT me hydrated. 

 

Something in this has probably already been mentioned multiple times already but I wanted to share incase it hasn't. 

 

I also recognized that my attacks really start up around noon and again with much more intensity between 5pm-3am. This gave me more time to prepare knowing those times in the day were going to be "no go times" 

[FiveofClubs]

Congrats on finding help.  I started taking magnesium and saw some improvement in shadows.  Nice to see a list of other potential things to try.

[NeitherHere]

I found more hope. This one might be hit and miss for others

 

LAIRD brand coffee, particularly their "performance" line. It has lions mane, chaga, and other fungi. 

 

Caffeine is onenof those tricky things for ch heads. I respond to it pretty well. If it doesnt work them the worst thing I get is increased restlessness and let's be honest I wasn't gonna sit still anyways. 

 

To my surprise after a few sips the clusters backed off and I fell asleep with the thermos on the recliner. I finished the thermos after I woke up and was pain free all night. This morning the shadows started slowly rolling in as the barometric pressure started to climb up to 30. This particular brand seems to be more effective than the other coffee products we've tried this year. 

 

It might be worth noting that I get clusters and migraines usually ontop of eachother or back and forth between the two so this could explain why I feel relief while other ch patients are freaking out about how thats a cardinal sin. Ita also worth nothing ive had repetitive concussions, heat illnesses, and dehydration events so my eggs have been scrambled beyond just ch. 

 

Hopefully this helps. This is the second time I've noticed immediate and persistent relief from Laird brand coffee out of colorado. The one I use is "performance" and its red on blue labeling. About $15lb/bag. They also have organic powdered creamer that is pretty much powdered coconut. I think the mct oil in that can help some too. 

 

This is all just speculation of course. Correlation is not causation but thisbis what im experiencing this week. We were going to add in "p" but it was unnecessary each time with this brand for some reason. I also drink it black no sweetener 

[dhuddly]

@NeitherHerewere your concussions before your first ch cycle?