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(Message started by: SteCo on Jul 2^nd, 2003, 5:25pm)

Title: Mushroom Assistance
Post by SteCo on Jul 2^nd, 2003, 5:25pm

Been 9 mos. since I've been here....Beast is knocking at my door
I gotta make this quick, cuz need to take son to T-ball, but will write more when I have a bit more time.

I have been doing the "small pieces under tongue" trick to dodge CH's(working so far too YES!!!) until I can dose this weekend.

When I last checked (again 9 mos. ago) the small pieces were not enough to "close the door" for the 5 day waiting period. The thinking for this still true (I hope)??

Thanks
SteCo

Title: Re: Mushroom Assistance
Post by jminmilwaukee on Jul 3^rd, 2003, 4:28am

Although it does vary from person to person and strain to strain, small pieces DO sometimes abort but do not close the door for me. My longterm relieg came in the form of 1.5 G PRican in tea form (two doses) one week apart. The beast returned in a "mild" way intermit after but I kept a jar of tea in the fridge for that. I would take a quick gulp and problem solved!

Good luck man, wish you the best.

jmin

Title: Re: Mushroom Assistance
Post by SteCo on Jul 3^rd, 2003, 12:31pm

I have more time to write now. Could not find my old password and screenname; put it in a safe place, and it still stays there…where ever that may be.

Jmin, thanks for your input.

Last year about this time I was about 1 week into my cycle and discovered the site and uncovered the shroom therapy. Finally found some shrooms at the peak of cycle. Dosed pretty good and followed up with a couple of smaller doses and finally kissed the beast goodbye.

This year I began feeling some twinges about 4 weeks ago…very isolated and mild, so I stayed in the denial state thinking it is a coincidence. .About 2 weeks ago the slight pressure build up began, with the drooping eyelid and the occasional runny nose; slight shadows begin. Still in sort of a denial. Roughly 1.5 wks ago had to grab a small piece and place under tongue; ¼” x ¼” and aborted one rolling up. Two nights ago, while trying to comfort my wife after a surgery, I feel the beast crawling up. I tried to tell myself of all times please, please not now. But the friggin beast could give a Sh*t. She sees me begin to grab my head and crouch over. Tells me to grab a piece, which I did; smaller than before and wrestled with one rolling on strong and it finally gave up. Yesterday at work about midday, I get another starting to knock….I tell myself I am just going to have to work thru it somehow,,,,this shadow lasted for a long time…got really close a few times going over the edge…but it eventually subsided and my head cleared up. This brings me current to today, July3 AM. I woke up to a clear head, and nothing last night which I am somewhat surprised at, and doing okay for right now. The occasional slight twinge/pressure but that is about all….but I can tell the beast is in the planning stage. Just hoping and praying I can get thru today without a visit, then the weekend is finally here and I can take on the beast head on with a proper like dose ;D.

So I am at the beginning of my cycle…..My attitude is GREAT, knowing I have the tools to combat the beast face to face. And if I can hold off till July 4, those fireworks will be a little bit more entertaining and after that I have prepared for a good setting and more entertainment. I believe attitude and setting are very, very important items. This is the first time in years that I am not sweating bullets about taking Imitrex and getting horridly depressed about being in cycle. Okay, a little fearful about making it thru today, but I am prepared. Have a small piece with me just in case. The small pieces seem to work well and if worse comes to worse, I will take at work and still be able to function okay. But that will be a last resort, because I do not want to risk closing the door on the treatment for the larger dosing.

I know this is long winded, but from the number of views on other mushroom threads this treatment is gaining a lot of interest, so I feel it is important to explain a lot.

That’s my story and I am sticking to it. I will provide updates as they occur. And if anyone else can chime in on the closing the door and the small pieces, I am all ears

Thanks and PFDAN !
Steco

Title: Re: Mushroom Assistance
Post by SteCo on Jul 3^rd, 2003, 1:01pm

PS
A little more on me.

I am 43 yrs old and family man with 4 kids and a wonderful supportive wife. Business owner. Episodal (1 battle per year) These puppies have gotten way more intense in the last 7 or so years.
Would I do shrooms if I did not have CH? NOPE
I am sold on this treatment and works well for me.
Last dose.....roughly 9 months ago to end my cycle.
I will be doing the tea again as well. I did the tea last year for the first 1.25g dose. Hit a high level 2 or low level 3 (saw some AWESOME closed eye shows) but felt like a hangover the next day, but at the same time an incredible sense of peace and the beast was thousands of miles away. Then had the typical beast return visit two days later and heavy shadows the following week. So I followed up with two smaller doses for the next two weeks; smaller and raw YUK!! With the last two doses the potentcy was alot less and smaller sizes. Just got the equivalent of couple of drinks buzz if that. Species unknown. And after that my fear along with the beast was GONE....peace at last....Until now (9 mos. later)...

Time to put on the boxin' gloves and fight back !!!!
I am so pumped ;D

PFDAN
Steco

Title: Re: Mushroom Assistance
Post by jminmilwaukee on Jul 4^th, 2003, 5:40am

Steve, glad to here this is offering some relief. I too would never touch the stuff if it were not for CH. The updates are much appriciated as we (the clusterbusters) are still in the earlier stages of trying to come up with some good guidlines pertaining to this treatment. Kindof an underground grassroots medical study that we hope will evolve into some very affective relief if not a cure for some. If you have not already, check out clusterbusters.com.

Be carefull on the small amounts as pertaining to frequency though. It is very easy to "shut that door" and tolorence builds quickly. I made the mistake at one point of shutting my door. Still got some relief but no true extended PF periods until I dosed properly twice at one week apart. After that, a gulp here and there along with O2 did the trick.

I went from 6 to 8 nasties a day to an occasional shadow with one or two nasties a week apart or so.
Hang in there, contact the clusterbusters and ask for an invite to the group if you like. We can always use some real world reports such as yours to assist with our growing data base.

BTW - Hope your wife is doing ok!

Jmin

Title: Re: Mushroom Assistance
Post by tommyD on Jul 4^th, 2003, 7:09am

SteColor, is that you? Good to see you back. Sounds like the shrooms worked well for you.

It's Independence Day!

WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary to kick the Beast's Ass, we hold a little fireworks display inside our heads, and send that fucker packing.

WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Pain-free Happiness -- That to secure these Rights, we hereby ignore the Government's unreasonable efforts to prevent our pursuit of these Rights.

So Screw you, King George (Bush II) and Prince John (Ashcroft), We declare this Independence Day! Up the Revolution and Down the Hatch!

Good luck Ste. Let us know how it goes.

-tommyD

Title: Re: Mushroom Assistance
Post by SteCo on Jul 4^th, 2003, 12:27pm

Hi All,
me again
Jmin, Yes, the wife is doing better now. thanks!! moving slow as molassas, but that is way faster than she has been lol. And yes I am somewhat familiar with the Clusterbusters. I was kinda there in the begining of it, but there seemed to be much more knowing folks in there than anything I could contribute, plus between moving and getting out of cycle, I lost track of it. BUT is the message board deal still there? and Should I contact Pinkfloyd for the invite? Much congrats to all of those who were able to put that together...very well done.

Also, I briely scanned thru it to search for the kick ass tea recipe.....all I could find was just to boil water and strain...I was hoping to find the one with the orange juice etc. I will try to find it in my mushy file...if I can find that...but the move dislocated alot of shit LOL

Hi TommyD....Yep.......That would be me....great memory you have..and I must state the independence day thing you wrote was truly Exquisite !!!....If I may be so bold I might add ", that among these are Life, Liberty "CAPS" and the Pursuit of Pain-free Happiness -- "

I recall a about a year or so ago Mr. BobW (I think)writing something to the same about his independence day and the blues being bluer etc. I can feel his sentiments right now

this therapy is truly indepedence is all sense of the word

The tongue and piece trick has definitely helped...so far all I have done is the two times...all the CH that have come or rather TRIED to come have not been able to grab a solid foothold..get close...but fizzle out. had a small one last night....thought about grabbing another piece...but decided to ride it out so as not to risk shutting the door..but this one too fizzled. Have had some needles poking up there today, but so far just the needles...nothing more. I am thinking there is something or rather alot to be said with simply just the small pieces, particularly at the start of a cycle. Now wouldnt that be nice if that is all I had to do !!!!!

Oh yeah...looks like The pink one is still around...if you read this...thanks again...you saved my bacon last year with walking me thru stuff. I can not thankyou enough

Happy 4th all and PFDAN
SteCo

Title: Re: Mushroom Assistance
Post by Mastifflvr28 on Jul 4^th, 2003, 2:37pm

Welcome back STE and glad to hear of your success.

http://www.clusterbusters.com/treatment.html

scroll to the bottom, there's the link to the tea.

Good luck,
happy 4th
Mast

Title: Re: Mushroom Assistance
Post by Pinkfloyd on Jul 7^th, 2003, 7:05am

on 07/04/03 at 12:27:21, SteCo wrote:

this therapy is truly indepedence is all sense of the word

Happy 4th all and PFDAN
SteCo

Steve,
write me with your new email address if you have one. You're still listed as a member.

Why didn't you use the 6 month maintenance dose? Forget all about it living that life without pain? ;-)

BobW

Title: Re: Mushroom Assistance
Post by SteCo on Jul 7^th, 2003, 5:28pm

Update

First off; thanks Mast

BobW Will send you an email tonight. Yep...forgot about the 6 mos. booster. Will remember this year!!!

I had a loose theory on the tongue trick. I did that twice to dodge (AND defrazzled) (aborted) two coming up on me. I did have some close ones come up that fizzled out within a day or two of each tongue trick. I was thinking the piece under the tongue helped with that??
BUT....(here's where the theory could work or not work)
1 the tonge trick lasting help, lasts only for a day to two (in other words, whatever is in your system will help defang a full attack)
2 the beast was not in full swing yet
3 my theory is all wet to begin with
Thoughts?

I was even getting to the point where my confidence with the piece and tongue bit was very high (last piece was July1 at night).July 2nd had a heavy shadow that lasted a LONG time.. the entire day before and most of the day of July 4 my head was incredibly clear to the point I was thinking I may not even need to dose....... BUT
the beast hit me full throttle July 4th in the afternoon. Took me down to my knees with a good kip 7-8....friggin HURT OMG.....I forget in between cycles how bad those fuckers hurt.

Anyway that night did my first dosing for this cycle.....1 gram dried. I wanted to err on the side of being conservative and did not follow the kick ass recipe exactly. I ate fatty foods and left out the crushed Vit C and boiled only once. I figured since I am the at the beggining of cycle I would not need to go way on the other side. So I ended up a very easy level 1 (equivalent to a couple of drinks buzz) Felt great the next day..head very clear. And it is now Monday afternoon....still clear cept for ever so slight twinges if I think about them. I am holding my breath to see if this one takes.

Will update as events happen (or not happen; wouldn't that be nice!!!)
PFDAN
Steve

Title: Re: Mushroom Assistance
Post by _Binger on Jul 25^th, 2003, 5:51pm

I don't really have time to explain in full detail, (already have on the disaster w/ shrooms link) but I highly, highly recomend the herb skullcap when on mushy's. Got this idea from a book talking about eating the mushy's recreationally, saying it helps to keep you relaxed, and calm without laying you out drooling all over yourself. These days I am a big fan of the tea just to help me relax, to take the edge off if I'm feeling like a Ch is coming on, or just to relax while I'm trying to get rid of a headache w/ the shrooms. I can not recomend skullcap enough with this therapy.