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(Message started by: alobar on Dec 18^th, 2007, 10:48pm)

Title: Why is it so different this time?
Post by alobar on Dec 18^th, 2007, 10:48pm

This is my first post so I'll try to keep it short. I'm 51 YO and have been episodic for 33 years. I used to get about one bout per year that would last 5-6 weeks. In the beginning it was no more than one hit per day. As I approached 40 I started having 2 or 3 attacks on bad days but typically could beat it down with O2. I've been using RC seeds once/month for the last 2 1/2 years and thought I'd found my cure. Mr. C returned about 2 weeks ago and I'm just curious if anyone has had a cycle like this one. I have been getting hit every 60 minutes for up to 10 hours straight then I'll get a break for about 8 hours. O2 has been fairly effective but I'm not getting much sleep or quality time during the day. I guess I'm just checking to see if this is common to others. Thanks to all for the valuable information I've gained over the years from this site.

Title: Re: Why is it so different this time?
Post by plungerjoke on Dec 19^th, 2007, 3:25am

this sounds pretty similar to what my headaches have been like for the past couple weeks.

Title: Re: Why is it so different this time?
Post by Guiseppi on Dec 19^th, 2007, 3:54pm

That's why it's so important to stay up on what works for others. This thing morphs incredibly fast and unfortunately it is not at all unusual for a medication to lose its effectiveness.

Read up on the medication board, might be time for a new prevent. Lithium has been holding strong for me as a prevent. Some find relief combining lithium and verapamil. Sounds like you definitely need to change something as you're really taking a beating. Good luck. :-/

Guiseppi