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(Message started by: sabdet on Feb 6^th, 2003, 10:32am)

Title: When to use O2
Post by sabdet on Feb 6^th, 2003, 10:32am

In my 4th week of a cycle, hasn't been too bad (with limited exceptions). My question: When do you use O2, which I use to abort CHs. I usually wait until I am sure the CH is kicking in, as many times I get shadows or whatever that end up being just minor annoyances. I am worried that if I use O2 to abort them (when I probably don't need to), they will come back later stronger. Do you get rebound CHs after O2? Or should I just hit the O2 as soon as I get any sign? Thanks.

Title: Re: When to use O2
Post by Stampertje on Feb 6^th, 2003, 10:44am

O2 is my main abortive. My advice is to hit the O2 when that SOB starts to tease you.
I never had rebounds of the O2 and never heard of it, but that is me.

Hope it helped.

PFDAN
Rik

Title: Re: When to use O2
Post by ave on Feb 6^th, 2003, 10:54am

Same here, hit the beast as soon as it rears its ugly head. 5 minutes and he goes to sleep again.

If you are on a regular schedule as some of us are (every other hour f'r instance) talking about rebounds is academic.

Title: Re: When to use O2
Post by JDH on Feb 6^th, 2003, 11:00am

Hi Sabdet,
I'm with Rik. Why even give the beast a chance to get started? When you feel it coming on, go grab that mask on and get some relief.
Never heard of nor have I had any rebound ha's from the o2.
PFDAN's to you.
Jim

Title: Re: When to use O2
Post by catlind on Feb 6^th, 2003, 11:03am

Hit the O2 10 min ago when you feel a shadow. The worst that can happen is you abort a shadow and use up some O2.

As far as I know, there is no such thing as the O2 causing the beast to rebound worse later. Jonny and Ueli are the expert guru's on the O2 though.

If I get a shadow, or even if I feel my right side of my nose starting to congest, I hit the O2. I have done that and never got the hit. False alarm or abort, not sure but my money is on the abort.

Cat

Title: Re: When to use O2
Post by don on Feb 6^th, 2003, 12:06pm

Quote:

When do you use O2

1. When you can't breath.

Only kidding. Hit the O2 as soon as you feel the Beast kickin in. Hit it hard and deep at a high setting for as long as it takes to abort.

Title: Re: When to use O2
Post by jonny on Feb 6^th, 2003, 5:49pm

Its been said in every response.

I have nothing to add ;D

.......................jonny