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what Kip level do you wait for injection
« on: Mar 21st, 2003, 2:52pm » |
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What kip level do you wait before you finally decide to do the imitrex injecions? I try and wait til it reaches a 5 or 6. I recently started using the imitrex tip but only get 2 out of one injector instead of three. Maybe if I use 1/3rd of the injection instead of the 1/2 I should inject soon after the shadow starts. It usually only takes 10 mins to reach a 10 once my shadows appear. Any advice?
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Re: what Kip level do you wait for injection
« Reply #1 on: Mar 21st, 2003, 3:13pm » |
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Before I started having success w/o2 this year I was a BIG fan of Imitrex (and still am) and I would always shoot away when I first started to feel it ramping up.
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Re: what Kip level do you wait for injection
« Reply #2 on: Mar 21st, 2003, 3:26pm » |
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I've no advice.
I shoot my half dose at KIP 8. Fortunately (???) my beast grow from zero to 10 in minutes. If it's KIP 5 in the 10th minute it lasts KIP 5 til the end.
I'd like to shoot down my beast at KIP 5 but our hungarian insurance works on an other method. We don't get free Imitrex, we have to pay for each injection and it has cost me a fortune.
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Re: what Kip level do you wait for injection
« Reply #3 on: Mar 21st, 2003, 3:36pm » |
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yeah.. im faced with the same situation as far as the ins. company goes.. THEY SUCK!!!!! I HATE EM!!! but unfortunately i still have to have the imitrex and it is costing a fortune. I just recently started the 1/2 shots and have lost a couple. Twice I didnt put the needle in far enough and watched the med run down my arm.. Once I put the needle in too far and had a nasty green bruize on my arm. Im starting to get a little better at it now but still not perfected. Thanks for the replies though
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Re: what Kip level do you wait for injection
« Reply #4 on: Mar 21st, 2003, 3:51pm » |
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7-8 kip thats when i start
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Re: what Kip level do you wait for injection
« Reply #5 on: Mar 21st, 2003, 3:54pm » |
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For some strange reason, I always wait on the shots till I'm well on the way to banging my head. I think I may be hoping that it will voluntarily stop on its own, and I won't have to use up a shot. By that point, it's around a 8-9.
At night, my husband will wake up before I do when I'm being hit. He says I start moving and rocking in my sleep while it's cranking up. He just grabs the shot, and hits me in the ass before I'm fully awake. Works for me... ;D Unfortunately, he's out of town frequently.
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Re: what Kip level do you wait for injection
« Reply #6 on: Mar 21st, 2003, 4:10pm » |
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.... at 6-7 kip scale  .
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Re: what Kip level do you wait for injection
« Reply #7 on: Mar 21st, 2003, 4:38pm » |
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I always try feel them out, how bad they are going to be. On the KIP scale, would be 7 or 8. It takes about 20 minutes for the shot to take hold, thank god. Jeff.
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Re: what Kip level do you wait for injection
« Reply #8 on: Mar 22nd, 2003, 3:00am » |
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During my last cycle I would wait until I was SURE it was going to be a big one, that way I would not waste any Trex. Having stocked up between cycles and educated myself on this site I intend to take less Trex earlier in the attack. If what I read is true I should live through it!
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Re: what Kip level do you wait for injection
« Reply #9 on: Mar 22nd, 2003, 9:51am » |
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as soon as i know it's an attack and not a shadow. around a 5 i guess. i'm glad i started using 02 since my last cycle cause i went thru a ton of trex alot more than the recommended dose. ........Jack
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Re: what Kip level do you wait for injection
« Reply #10 on: Mar 22nd, 2003, 11:57am » |
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I shoot my trex shot the minute I know it's a full fledge beast attack.........somehow you know....at least I do
Results in 5 minutes tops.
thanks to this place though.....I'm working on getting my doc to prescribe me some O2!!!!! hopefully will be less need for the shots
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