m5driver Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 The Green Pharmacy book, herbal remedies, suggests taking 1 gram of Red Pepper (Capsicum) capsaicin the active ingredient, 3 times a day to prevent cluster attacks. Studies showed 50% got complete relief, 40% partial relief, and 10% no relief. I tried it early this afternoon and haven't had any attacks, which were occurring one every 2-3 hours. My bottle is Cayenne Fruit from Spring Valley $3.00 capsule form. Other suggestions from the book are Bay leaves, Feverfew, Willow, Evening primrose, garlic, ginger, Ginko, Thyme, and Tumeric. Thought I would share. I will give an update on how the night goes. Nights are usually pretty bad. RC seeds tomorrow. Jeff Quote
m5driver Posted February 11, 2011 Author Posted February 11, 2011 4 hits at the usual times while sleeping but weren't as intense and the O2 worked quicker. Could be result of the Cayenne or just lucky. Jeff Quote
Bejeeber Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Interesting - I may just look into upping my intake of cayenne to 3 grams a day. What I think I remember reading about cayenne is it has all kinds of health benefits, it doesn't hurt the stomach (and is actually good for the stomach) unless there's an ulcer present. Pill form's an easy way to go, but it certainly is a nice hot food spicer upper when just eaten! Quote
TakinitEZ Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Oh man, that sounds painful Bejeeber. Quote
Bejeeber Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 I didn't mean just eaten by itself! I meant sprinkling on food! ;D Quote
alleyoop Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 The majority of what I eat has jalapenos or some other pepper in it. Maybe that's why I have to take 80mg of omeprazole daily. Quote
Pixie-elf Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 The majority of what I eat has jalapenos or some other pepper in it. Maybe that's why I have to take 80mg of omeprazole daily. As far as I'm concerned you can never have enough jalapenos... Then again, I'm cajun. I'll eat Jalapenos on their own. XD Quote
alleyoop Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Then again, I'm cajun. I'll eat Jalapenos on their own. But can you do the same with habeneros? I can eat them cooked in a meal, but I can't stomach habeneros by themselves. But then, I remember a cajun gal that would eat habeneros by themselves like candy! Bob Quote
Pixie-elf Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Then again, I'm cajun. I'll eat Jalapenos on their own. But can you do the same with habeneros? I can eat them cooked in a meal, but I can't stomach habeneros by themselves. But then, I remember a cajun gal that would eat habeneros by themselves like candy! Bob I can eat them on their own. They just seem a bit 'warm' to me. Funny thing is, my Mom can't stand hot stuff. My aunt likes it, but when my Papa was alive, he and I were the only two who could eat whatever I made...because I put too many peppers in it. Quote
alleyoop Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 As far as I'm concerned you can never have enough jalapenos... I wonder if being from the south has anything to do with it? Quote
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