As with any attempt to abort a CH attack these must be started at the first sign of pain.

Take a deep breath of air, hold it a few seconds then exhale as much as possible, even more than you think. Repeat until abort or failure.

Hyperventilate even to the point of feeling dizzy. Continue until abort or failure.

Apply ice (some preferr heat) to the back of the neck on CH side.

On CH side temple locate pulsating veins and apply pressure in an attempt to stop the pain.

Breathing cold air from an air conditioner or freezer can help with the above.

These things have worked for me at times but not always. For those with no meds they may be worth a try. The only thing to lose is pain.

Good Luck, Don

When doing the stick the head in a freezer or in front of the car ac vent...I plug one nostril and hyperventialte through the affected side nostril.........seems to be a little more effective.

I'll also add Red Bull.....a can chugged at the onset of an attack.

Joe

PS: great reminder thread.

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On CH side temple locate pulsating veins and apply pressure in an attempt to stop the pain.

suprisingly sometimes this works but i do it in a funny way.in prone position in bed hagging the pillow and apply pressure with the pillow in all the ch side of the face and especially in the temple.or it's my idea,i cant never be sure with these things

Good post and some excellent tips above.... I might add that once I feel the initial pain of an attack sometimes vigorous exercise is enough to abort its onset. I have also applied pressure to the bulging vein on my left side and this works to an extent but unfortunately the pain will win out and actually increase for me....


Lefty

Pushups... Doing as many as I can in one rep, I can feel relief sometimes within a minute or two. On the plus side, I can do like 40 pushups in a row now

If I wake up with a hit, other than 02, I use a burning hot water bottle (in a cover) on the right side of my head - find the extreme heat a bit of a distraction, enough to help me relax a bit and breath.  I must say I do find that the more stressed out I get, the more intense the pain!

If I'm awake and feel one coming, I do exercise, fast!  Works sometimes, sometimes not (can help with shadows). 

Kate

Excercise has also worked for me.  Jumping jacks followed by dancing, dancing, dancing ... followed by more jumping jacks.  It seems the better you can get your blood flowing (any cardio excercise would probably work) brings the pain down a notch.  O2 is a seriously good abortive and is inexpensive ...... don't ever forget with a script you can purchase it yourself.  :-)