Serious Cluster Head, questions about alcohol

[elpo]

I've been diagnosed with cluster headaches and am a definite sufferer. It's been 13 years now, diagnosis 6 years ago. Psilocybin has worked wonders,  and I'm a huge proponent. During a cycle I cannot have alcohol near me - even the smell of it will send me into a spiral. This said, there are times when the shadow is lessened by a few drinks. Have any of you felt relief from a few drinks when you are not in a cycle but just feeling bad shadows?

[diamondmaker]

I used to drink out of cycle... heard of the beer test? Tests whether you are completely out of cycle or not. Not out of cycle, always hit bad. Out of cycle far enough... didn't get the shadows. Shadows were how I gauged if I was out of cycle first. That's just me.

[spiny]

Agree with diamondmaker. I save the beer test for after I have been PF for about 2 weeks. Just because I have teased the beast before by hitting the suds too soon. It bit back.  >

[MoxieGirl]

I'm a rare one in that alcohol isn't a trigger. Thankfully so, 'cause I like my rum.

Also, I've learned that if I have a really bad migraine, and if by day 3 or 4 all the meds I throw at it aren't helping, I down 6-9 (more or less) shots of vodka and I wake up the next day feeling refreshed and pain free. Although I haven't had to resort to this 'medicine' very often recently, it seems mushrooms are also quite affective at reducing migraines long-term, it's nice to know I can if I need to and not worry about triggering an attack.

MG

[ThatHurtsMyHead]

The scary thing about doing the "Beer Test" with me, is the times I've been PF and tried the test just to find the CH was waiting for an opportunity to come back, it did.  Beer Test seemed to restart the cycle.  Personally I'd skip the beer test, or give it a bit longer anyway.

J

[didgens]

alcohol is also not a trigger for my son either

[ToniEvo]

Wine is a massive trigger for me, especially red; lager too.  I can sometimes get away with one  measure of gin/bacardi/southern comfort etc, but usually then get a bad migraine at some point the following day. Hardly seems worth it does it really...It's a party pooper that's for sure!!

[Fabalicious]

I down 6-9 (more or less) shots of vodka

Holy crapola MG! Thats a real woman right there!