What kind of meds do you have?

I'm running out of imitrex injections and i'm trying to save them for the plane but i just hit a 2 hour 7-8 and had to end it. that's all the stuff i have. i heard something about some kind of over the counter mix of sinus meds and something? i'm not sure.

i dont have a dr where i am and dont think i'll be able to get to one before the flight..

Here's a free-from outpouring of ideas - in lieu of an imitrex injection...

Don't panic. Get up earlier and take your hit if you need to early and be done. Get enough sleep. Don't drink before your flight. Avoid any triggers. Breathe. Contact the airline about arranging for 02 to be on the plane in case of emergency.

Try to stay awake on your flight. Buy a "red bull" in the concourse to bring on the plane with you. Ask for ice from the flight attendant at the first sign of a hit.

Def contact the airline about O2 on the plane.  Also, get oyur fave abortive (sounds like trex inj) and save it for the plane.

Def find an energy drink with taurine AT THE AIRPORT.  First sign of a hit...... ice it and chug it.

Some people find relief through message or that relaxation method (anyone got a link??).  If a bag of frozen peas does the trick, ask the flight attendant for come ice (as crushed as posible).

For me, i use Zyprexa as a last resort abortive but you wont be able to get it without a doctor who has seen that it can work.

Keep reading and replying to this thread.  I have flown while in cycle and my hits did not get WORSE because of the flight.  Just know what you can use and beat down the beast.

mathieulives wrote on Dec 11^th, 2008 at 1:52am:


I could be wrong, but you may be thinking about Sinutab--it's a combination of chlorphenaramine maleate, pseudoephedrin, and tylenol.  Don't know if it's still around.  There was a single reference to it in a medical journal some years ago--that it might be of use in aborting a CH attack.  Can't put my hand on it right now.

My doctor at the time was all over that.  He had me take it during a couple of cycles in the mid-seventies.  Unfortunately, (for me at least) it did little or nothing.

I wouldn't depend on it--better to listen to some of the other suggestions made earlier, IMO.

Best,

George

Marc wrote on Dec 11^th, 2008 at 10:52am:

Thanks Marc that's not a bad idea. Thanks everyone these are all good suggestions! Please keep-em coming.. I fly out in 20 hours.

Thanks to all! Well the insurance company can kiss my ass. Good thing I have insurance, no wait, it does nothing for me - well except take $300 a month out of my check. So I have to ring up a $1000 bill before insurance helps - good thing imitrex costs so much. That's about 2 days of shots. good times. Then I only pay a percentage.

Thanks for letting me vent. I will save an injection for the flight, I will buy a big red bull at the airport, i will bring my note, and run my ass into the bathroom to suck on the vent if I can. I'm concerned about the limited space, I'm not a huge dancer, but I can't be bound by anything unless I do it on my own. - Anything other suggestions and I'll totally listen.

I have this new thing i'm doing where I roll up a sheet, sit on one end, and wrap it up on my back over my head and grab the other end, and I pull down as hard as I can and rock back and forth.. I dont' know how I came up with it but its what comes natural when the beast hits.

You all are the best. No one understands like you do and I'm glad I have you all as family. I hope one day I can be help to someone too.

Here's to the future of pain free days!

PS - US health care sux.

The flight went great! I was ready with my note - to warn the flight attendants, 2 red bulls (one for take off and landing) I had 2 imitrex injections. The flight already had O2 - even though it's never worked for me.

At take off I started to shadow, tried to chew cinnamon gum (for some reason) and it started, so I hit a cold red bull and it worked or at least kept me shadowing. I drank about 2 diet cokes on the flight and then hit another red bull when I was shadowing on the discent- and I was all good. IOther details:  had head phones on the whole time and i was trying to listen to something soft. At times I had to turn it off. I couldn't really read anything when I tried. So I had to just sit and chill. I couldn't sleep. It was a 3 hour flight on AA. I only had eggs that morning - I've cut out dairy.

I 4 more flights in the next week. So I'm gonna just do the same things and monitor closely.

I can't thank you all enough! Let's hope it continues to work!