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(Message started by: Herwig on Nov 13^th, 2005, 4:02pm)

Title: Does this looks like the end of the cycle?
Post by Herwig on Nov 13^th, 2005, 4:02pm

Goodevening all!

Haven't been heer for a few years as I have been PF for that time. Sorry, but this doesn't mean I don't feel with you all what you're going through. I am a cluster patient for about 15 years now.

But as you all probably know.. luckily pain has a short memory.

Well unfortunately (for the pain of course) I am back.

I am in a cycle since the end of september. I'll try to share my experience of it with you.

In the beginning I had only night attacks skip 7 to 9.

Mu osteopate treated me 3 times and I was completely PF for a week about 2 weeks ago. I even had lotsa beers and wine and ..hehe fun those days.

For over 10 days I got back in a cluster and letted me treath by another chiropracticer who also did some acupuncture. After this first treatment, 4 days ago, I had 4 attacks in one night but only at skip 4-5 and they lasted for about 20 to 45 min. each. I tryed to stop them with gafergot (ergotamine) which was quite succesfull. No more immitrex or O2 in the house.

As from yesterday I have pretty good sleeps (with 6 grams melatonine before bedtime and 2 x 250 mg. Lithium a day). Now I have only about 3 light attacks a day. Severity is acceptable between skip 3-4 but the special is that they only last for about 5 minutes. Even when I don't use medication to abort them, they go away after that short time.

I know I am lucky when I read all your stories, but I have been bouncing myself and thus I really feel with you.

Now my question :

Do you think I am getting to the end of my cycle ?? Does anyone experienced a similar situation ?

As far as I remember my earlier clusters a few years ago(as I said, pain has a bad memory), I remember they suddenly stopped from one day to another.... and it was always 48 hrs. after I had seen my osteopath.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and sharing your experience.

Have a good and PF sleep you all!!!

Herwig

Title: Re: Does this looks like the end of the cycle?
Post by marlinsfan on Nov 14^th, 2005, 10:07am

Herwig, when my last cycle ended, I went about 2 weeks where I had 1 pf night, and 2 nights with attacks, then 2 pf nights, 1 with attack, etc. Did that for about two weeks, with low intensity in each attack. Then had 2 PF weeks, then I had 1 daytime hit, kip 8 or 9. Kind of like the last bang. Then for about 2 weeks I had only shadows, then it all stopped.

Hope this helps.

Title: Re: Does this looks like the end of the cycle?
Post by Herwig on Nov 14^th, 2005, 10:41am

Sure this helps... The one last bang is just what scares me now..haha.

Thanks for the reply.

Wish you a lot of PF days