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(Message started by: barbee on Sep 26^th, 2002, 12:26pm)

Title: Does this happen to you?
Post by barbee on Sep 26^th, 2002, 12:26pm

??? ??? ???
When the shadows start I run for the oxygen. Ten minutes at 12 l/m, and the CH is headed off at the pass. BUT it comes back big time about 1 or 2 hours later, and then comes the triptans, the ice pack, the pacing the floor, hitting the head, etc. You know the routine. So is the oxygen worth it???

Title: Re: Does this happen to you?
Post by ChristineL on Sep 26^th, 2002, 1:46pm

How do you know those shadow's couldn't have turned into big ones without the Oxygen? Then you might have had a bunch of big ones instead of just one.

I have aborted shadows and full blown CH's with Oxygen. Sometimes I need a bit of extra help from the Imitrex with the Oxygen for a bad one.

My thought for what it's worth - why mess with success - it might not get everyone of these bad boys but if it works even part of the time then I'm happy.

Chris L

Title: Re: Does this happen to you?
Post by ave on Sep 26^th, 2002, 2:05pm

Barbee, when I had no medication, I used to get hit at night every two hours, whatever I did.
Reading this board I find I am by no means the only one.

Maybe the second is "just" the next attack instead of the continuance of the first...

Title: Re: Does this happen to you?
Post by ChristineL on Sep 26^th, 2002, 2:17pm

I agree with Ave. Just to clarify - a few weeks ago I was getting hit every hour. The O2 was taking care of them after 10 minutes or so. I belive they were all individual Ch's and not the continuation of one. The last one was a beaut and I took a shot of Imitrex with the O2. It went away in 5 minutes.

Chris L