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Shagnasty
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Hi, I'm new to this, but has anyone tried coffee? Strong black coffee is the the only thing that works for me. Coffee works,(about 15-20 min) and lasts longer than O2, but O2 is faster, so I use coffee (about 1/2-1 cup, hot or cold) then the O2. Seems to limit the duration to 10-15 min.and the frequency to 1-2 per night. Thanks Shagnasty
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #1 on: May 1st, 2005, 9:18pm » |
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on May 1st, 2005, 7:10pm, Shagnasty wrote:
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #2 on: May 1st, 2005, 11:55pm » |
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I drink so much coffee that I don't even get a boost from it anymore. But you are not the only one that uses coffee as a CH aid. Also my grandpa.....way back when.... used to use what my grandma calls kettle coffee. You make VERY strong coffee in a coffee can. Just piping hot water poured over tons of grounds, then drank it. I tried it once, couldn't barely get it down, and it didn't help anyways.
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #3 on: May 2nd, 2005, 3:44pm » |
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I've been on the caffine kick when my cycle comes around for a few years now (soda for me, no coffee). However, now that my cycle is over I noticed that I am getting very dull CH like headaches (especially when I first wake up). I think this is due to the caffine addiction. I'm trying to ween myself off of the caffine - but what a kick in the rear it is to be over your CH and then still get mild headaches.
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on May 1st, 2005, 7:10pm, Shagnasty wrote:| Hi, I'm new to this, but has anyone tried coffee? Strong black coffee is the the only thing that works for me. Coffee works,(about 15-20 min) and lasts longer than O2, but O2 is faster, so I use coffee (about 1/2-1 cup, hot or cold) then the O2. Seems to limit the duration to 10-15 min.and the frequency to 1-2 per night. Thanks Shagnasty |
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eerrrrm, I'm confused. 02 aborts attacks in 10-15 minutes anyway, what difference does the coffee make?
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #5 on: May 2nd, 2005, 9:53pm » |
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Sorry, Guess I wasn't clear. The effects of the coffee seem to last longer. With just the coffee, I only get 1 or 2 Ch a night, but it takes a little longer to take effect. The O2 with out the coffee is much faster, but the CH come back sooner and more often. So the combination of both seems to work the best for me. Shagnasty
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Got Coffee?
« Reply #6 on: May 3rd, 2005, 12:58am » |
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[CH Aside] Dark Roast Coffee
My kid came back from a Spanish class cultural immersion one week trip to Costa Rica. They went to a coffee ranch. She came home with several pounds of CR coffee beans. Not only is this nectar, but it's rocket fuel to the max. Interesting note of her education was that Dark Roast coffee is made with dried cows blood. It retains color and longevity rather well, and still fits under the All Natural Ingredients blanket. Thought this was worth passing on for all the self righteous PITA Vegans you might know. Laff internally, knowing that the colon is rotting and poisoning their systems from within, unknowingly. Let's brew another pot.
I thought it was a wry twist. Cow's blood. Heh.
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #7 on: May 4th, 2005, 8:24am » |
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It's great that you've found something which works for you...
I used to drink coca cola diet with lemon to help me deal with the side effects I got from my painkillers! It helped with that...or at least it made me feel better! 
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #8 on: May 11th, 2005, 9:59am » |
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Sometimes gallons of strong coffee works as a preventative for my migraines or my chronic daily headache but not my clusters - HELL NO!!! although it can reduce the severity though - I think
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #9 on: May 11th, 2005, 10:23am » |
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on May 11th, 2005, 9:59am, Dark_Funeral wrote:| Sometimes gallons of strong coffee works as a preventative for my migraines or my chronic daily headache but not my clusters - HELL NO!!! although it can reduce the severity though - I think |
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #10 on: May 11th, 2005, 10:33am » |
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D and I drank more and more coffee .. .we drank coffee 24/7 .. he still got whacked, but it kept us awake, which kept off the sleeping attacks .. . .for my h/as, if I can catch it in time, the caf works well for me .. .but, if I wait to long it just adds to the sick feeling . . .
Costa Rica? I have a friend who is 1/2 and his family owns a coffee plantation .. .mmmmmmmmm Costa Rican Coffee is my favorite . . .but Dan never told me about the blood thing *L*
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #11 on: May 11th, 2005, 10:35am » |
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I used to sell gourmet coffees, and my understanding was that dark roasts are left in the roaster longer. Cow blood would have an effect on the flavor...I think.
Anyway, for me, coffee knocks out stubborn shadows but does nothing for a hit.
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #12 on: May 13th, 2005, 7:44pm » |
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Coffee anyone?
The active ingredient caffiene is also in Cafergot, sometimes effective. Caffiene is a double edged sword.
I was up to about a case and a half of mountian dew a day delaying the beast and it began to trigger as well as the rebound effect. Works in a pinch. Coke and a aspirin? Coffee and a smoke ? Whatever works. Hey but thats just me.
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #13 on: May 23rd, 2005, 11:09am » |
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Yes as Thebbz said, rebound, it can be a killer. But then in saying that I use it still sometimes!!!!  Extremely strong and about 8-10 cups per day
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I drink 3 12 cup pots a day, sometimes more, hell I should never get hit lol.
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #15 on: May 23rd, 2005, 11:34pm » |
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Just read some interesting info on coffee-was on one of the headache links on ch.com. basically caffeine ramps up the action of analgesics, is vaso-active (constrictor) and they seems to think the addiction/rebound really isn't a problem. I slam a cup of the strongest coffee I can make at home (we're talkin serious stuff here) and 4 aspirins for shadows-it helps sometimes.
Left the cup sitting on the counter one time and my husband took a sip he has never done that again 
Also, BO (before oxygen) I would drink coffee all night to keep from sleeping-so the beast couldn't get me.
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on May 1st, 2005, 11:55pm, taraann wrote:| I drink so much coffee that I don't even get a boost from it anymore. . |
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Triple-Shot of expresso mocha on the way to work every day !!! 
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #17 on: May 25th, 2005, 10:16pm » |
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Double mochas until I found out how many calories were in them 
counldn't understand why I wasn't losing weight
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #18 on: May 27th, 2005, 7:47pm » |
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C-o-f-f-e-e that is the one for me. Shadows happen later in the day when I haven't had coffee since AM.
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Re: Coffee?
« Reply #19 on: May 29th, 2005, 8:42am » |
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Never thought of coffee as a way to help. I drink a lot of water right now and that seems to be helping with this episode (but then again, I may just be winding down). We ran out of bottled water the other night and I drank a few glasses of iced tea. I had a miserable night. Between having to pee and getting ice packs (actually packages of frozen corn) and battling the beast I got very little sleep. I will admit though that the shadow I woke up with this morning is gone now that I've had a cup of coffee. I may try the coffee at night, but I'll admit it worries me.
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on May 25th, 2005, 10:16pm, kcopelin wrote:Double mochas until I found out how many calories were in them
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 I'm hooked ...but that is usually breakfast and lunch...
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