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(Message started by: Thomas_Martin on Jul 13^th, 2006, 6:35am)

Title: Full stop.
Post by Thomas_Martin on Jul 13^th, 2006, 6:35am

Hey people.

Just wondering here, but I had an experience with clusters that I never had before which was strange.

I was about 20 minutes into a kip 7-8 and was doing the normal thing that I do. Walking round in our living room, tears rolling down my cheek, using my left palm to press hard at my left eye.

During a hit, I will sometimes, when the pain gives me a tiny break, sit on the couch and "relax a little" before the pain spiral upwards again. While I was sitting in painheaven, the funny thing happened. It just stopped. It didn't just tone down like it normally does, it just stopped instantly.

This baffled me quite a bit, since I can't recall one time where that has happened.

Just so you know, I'm what you call mildly chronic, I seldom get hit by kip 9-10s but get hit by kip5-8 quite often. Also I'm on no medication.

Title: Re: Full stop.
Post by starlight on Jul 13^th, 2006, 11:48am

Thomas--

I am new here but have been episodic for eighteen years. That has never happened to me either--what you described. I am happy that you got some relief instead of having to wait for the beast to wind down. I am also hoping that maybe the beast is losing its power. It is definitely a reason to be hopeful.
Wishing you PF nights.
Starlight

Title: Re: Full stop.
Post by LeeS on Jul 13^th, 2006, 1:05pm

Hi Thomas - have you seen Charlie's circulatory technique? Although it has nothing to do with relaxation it sounds like you may be a good candidate.

http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=meds;action=display;num=1145555513

All the best with it.

-Lee

Title: Re: Full stop.
Post by georgej on Jul 13^th, 2006, 1:08pm

Never had it happen. If you figure out what caused that, though, and can repeat it, I'm all ears.

Best,

George

Title: Re: Full stop.
Post by MJ on Jul 14^th, 2006, 1:27am

Thomas how long do they normally last?

For me without drugs they just get gone. When the game is over its over.

Title: Re: Full stop.
Post by chopmyheadoff on Jul 14^th, 2006, 2:30am

Hi mate, i am mildly chronic in the way that most of mine are kip8-10s but i tend to have a 2 or 3 week break between clusters.

and yes. this happens to me regularly. about 25% of my clusters just stop, instantly, as if they were never there in the first place.

One minute im dancing on the floor, the next im like "oh . . . . its ... gone !! "

wierd innit ?
iv just accepted that as norm as iv only just found this site and other sufferers.

Title: Re: Full stop.
Post by brady713 on Jul 14^th, 2006, 8:11pm

I've had chronic ch for 4yrs. Most I wake with. If I wake with a mild one or feel one coming on I go to the gym. It hurts till I get warmed up, but then most times it aborts. Alot of mine work their way up the kip scale. It may start as a 3 or 4 then go away for a little while, then come back as a 7/8 sometimes worse.

Title: Re: Full stop.
Post by Thomas_Martin on Jul 15^th, 2006, 4:28pm

on 07/14/06 at 01:27:55, MJ wrote:

Thomas how long do they normally last?

For me without drugs they just get gone. When the game is over its over.

The attacks last around 30-45 minutes if they get to go full circle.