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How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« on: Jun 5th, 2007, 1:55am » |
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G'day All
A question to all, and one to which i got the answer wrong last year. if you're on a good preventative which is working effectively how do you know when your cycle is over.
last year Iwas on Topomax which, apart from making me a bit dopey, was very effective and banished the CH completely. I stayed with it for three months when I thought I should be out of cycle and then slowly stopped them, a week later the beast returned with a vengeance so I obviously wasn't.
Problem is these things are so unpredictable one is never sure if the cycle is finished, just taking a break or if the meds are working.
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Re: How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« Reply #1 on: Jun 5th, 2007, 10:13am » |
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There is no medical test. Your trial without Top/any preventive is the only thing you can do.
After you have gone thru this process several times you will get some idea of what your particular pattern is.
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Re: How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« Reply #2 on: Jun 5th, 2007, 11:16am » |
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My neuro sez after 4 pain free weeks start to wean off and see if you get hit!!!! Through trial and error I know they will always run 8-12 weeks. I slowly start the wean off at 8-10 weeks. As Bob said, it's one more of the annoying aspects of this damned thing.
Someone should creat a little EPT for this so you can pee on a little stick, if it turns blue you celebrate and go off your prevent! One of you really smart guys get to work on that will ya? 
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Re: How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« Reply #3 on: Jun 5th, 2007, 12:06pm » |
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i have heard weaning off your med very very slowly is a good way to do it. Take a full 30 days to wean off, towards the end of the 30 days, you should have a feel as to whether the beast is gone.
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Re: How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« Reply #4 on: Jun 5th, 2007, 12:12pm » |
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Have a few cocktails. You'll be able to tell mucho pronto. Screw that 30-day stuff. 
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Re: How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« Reply #5 on: Jun 5th, 2007, 6:22pm » |
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Glad you posted this question. It's something I've been wondering about myself.
Through trial and error I've found that I can have a few drinks without getting hit. Red Wine and Beer BAD. White Wine and Vodka GOOD....... in moderation (no more than three drinks)
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Re: How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« Reply #6 on: Jun 5th, 2007, 6:24pm » |
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on Jun 5th, 2007, 6:22pm, midwestbeth wrote:
So have a red wine or a beer, to test if you are out of cycle or not. It is a LOT quicker than waiting the 30 days!
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Re: How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« Reply #7 on: Jun 5th, 2007, 6:31pm » |
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on Jun 5th, 2007, 6:24pm, ClusterChuck wrote:
So have a red wine or a beer, to test if you are out of cycle or not. It is a LOT quicker than waiting the 30 days!
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I'm still waiting for the 30 day pf thing I keep hearing about  .
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Re: How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« Reply #8 on: Jun 5th, 2007, 6:33pm » |
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So have a red wine or a beer, to test if you are out of cycle or not. It is a LOT quicker than waiting the 30 days!
Chuck
Provided in the other hand you have your oxygen mask, and an imitrex jab close by!!!!
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Re: How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« Reply #9 on: Jun 6th, 2007, 1:24am » |
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As others have said, when you're episodic, you get a pretty good idea after a while how the thing is going to go. For me, it's always around 6-8 weeks. If I go seven days without a hit or a shadow, I take the "beer test". If I pass, it's over.
Besides that, I can "feel" that it's not around any more. I don't know any better way to describe it, but when it's gone, I know it.
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Re: How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« Reply #10 on: Jun 6th, 2007, 1:47am » |
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Thanks for the advice folks, I thought there was a technique I was missing here, last year I stopped off the meds in 3 days (which I thought was slowly), won't do that again in a hurry. so gathering from the above the strategy should be to chug back a few cold ones in double quick time and if I survive the experience without a hit then time to start weaning off slowly.
On the brew thing I have found something that I can drink socially without bringing on the beast, Vodka and Redbull. definitely not the same a a cold beer but it beats the hell out of clean coke. I've tried this twice now with only a shadow second time round. I got really hyper though which also wasn't bad.
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Re: How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« Reply #11 on: Jun 6th, 2007, 7:54am » |
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Whatever your preventative of choice is, always taper off slowly. I have learned over the years that a rushed taper is no good. Take your time. And the alcohol test works for me too.
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Re: How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« Reply #12 on: Jun 6th, 2007, 9:35am » |
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I use the beer test too, I'm not even a drinker, but that's what I do after 2 weeks or so...and here I thought I was the only one...
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Re: How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« Reply #13 on: Jun 7th, 2007, 10:20pm » |
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It seems a lot of us use the beer test, and it works well for me. I love good beers, and miss them during a cycle. Perhaps we users should start our own little group:
Cluster
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Re: How do you know when you're out of cycle??
« Reply #14 on: Jun 8th, 2007, 7:59am » |
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on Jun 5th, 2007, 6:24pm, ClusterChuck wrote:
So have a red wine or a beer, to test if you are out of cycle or not. It is a LOT quicker than waiting the 30 days!
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Went to a Cardinals game last night and had a beer.............it's kinda mandatory at Busch Stadium ............Anyway the beer only brought on a heavy shadow that lasted for about 15 minutes and then I was fine. I think I'm in a low cycle since I only get two or three a week now and the beer only bringing on a heavy shadow is a good sign to me.
Beth
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