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(Message started by: jerod on Feb 24^th, 2004, 4:06pm)

Title: Short but frequent cycles?
Post by jerod on Feb 24^th, 2004, 4:06pm

I had always thought that i was more-or-less a chronic sufferer but the more I pay attention and document the occurences of my CHs it seems that there is a rough 2 weeks on/1 week off pattern emerging where I get approx. 3 to 5 bad CHs a day. It's the typical scenario consisting of slightly milder daytime CHs and then real cripplers when I'm ripped out of a dead sleep after about an hour and stand in the corner half bracing myself against the wall and half essentially punching myself in the face while wiping my nose and eye for the following couple of hours. I was just curious to see if anyone else had these shorter/frequent/intense cycles as opposed to the 3 or so months on with the rest of the year OK cycles. Maybe this is just how chronic CH behaves and I just don't know it. Anyhow, just looking for some additional insight.

Title: Re: Short but frequent cycles?
Post by thomas on Feb 24^th, 2004, 4:08pm

By definition, you are a chronic sufferer, friend. :(

Title: Re: Short but frequent cycles?
Post by jerod on Feb 24^th, 2004, 4:16pm

Thanks for the confirmation. I suspected that might be the case but I just wanted to compare with some other, more educated, Heads. I've been trying to keep a journal to gain a better understanding but I'm not sure it will be much help. Any good ideas on keeping track/knowing your particular cycles/triggers better?

Title: Re: Short but frequent cycles?
Post by thomas on Feb 24^th, 2004, 4:24pm

on 02/24/04 at 16:16:43, jerod wrote:

Any good ideas on keeping track/knowing your particular cycles/triggers better?

That's a tough one...... Only you can answer that, and the answer comes with time, trial and error.

Title: Re: Short but frequent cycles?
Post by jerod on Feb 24^th, 2004, 4:47pm

i guess there're no easy answers with this BS. thanks for the quick replies.

Title: Re: Short but frequent cycles?
Post by thomas on Feb 24^th, 2004, 5:27pm

on 02/24/04 at 16:47:21, jerod wrote:

i guess there're no easy answers with this BS. thanks for the quick replies.

If there were, a lot of us wouldn't be here. Sorry. But it is a long struggle, the key is to keep learning and to never give up the fight.

Title: Re: Short but frequent cycles?
Post by J.ten_Dam on Feb 24^th, 2004, 7:01pm

on 02/24/04 at 16:08:43, thomas wrote:

By definition, you are a chronic sufferer, friend. :(

join the club.

Any good ideas on keeping track/knowing your particular cycles/triggers better? I have not jet been abel to. I keep a very detaild HA kalender there is absolutly no rithem and my only trigger is heat and exertion in warm or hot atmosfere.