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sandie99 CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Wish it, dream it, do it - inspite the pain! Posts: 11975 Finland Gender:	New year, new cycle Jan 10^th, 2009 at 5:27am Ok, here it is: cycle 2009. Ever since New Year's Eve I've got hit every day and most nights. Not my favourite way to begin the new year, but here it is anyway. I have plenty of energy drinks in stock, caffeine tabs and I bought more energy chewing gum yesterday. So, ch away! Here's to PF days, Sanna
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gizmo CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 522 Germany Gender:	Re: New year, new cycle Reply #1 - Jan 10^th, 2009 at 5:47am Sanna, I'm really sorry the beast is back. Oliver
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sandie99 CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Wish it, dream it, do it - inspite the pain! Posts: 11975 Finland Gender:	Re: New year, new cycle Reply #2 - Jan 10^th, 2009 at 6:04am Thank you so much, Oliver. I was hoping myself that ch is just bugging me for fun and will vanish just like that, but that bugger has just stayed. Still, I'm hoping for a short visit! Sanna
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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Re: New year, new cycle Reply #3 - Jan 10^th, 2009 at 6:53am May this be a very short cycle for you Sanna, PF wishes being sent as we speak. Kick his ass!!!!
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Re: New year, new cycle
Reply #4 - Jan 10^th, 2009 at 8:25am

Sanna,
I'm sorry to hear you're having to deal with this again, but you're a veteran, and it sounds like you're as ready as anyone could be. You might want to try the ginger tea again too. And if ice packs work for you on the back of your head and neck, they can really help at night when you may want to lay off the caffeine.
Wishing you the shortest cycle ever.
~Pat

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Jackie CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Go For It!!! Posts: 5903 Goshen, IN Gender:	Re: New year, new cycle Reply #5 - Jan 10^th, 2009 at 8:31am Love ya, Jackie
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George CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Black-Billed Magpie Posts: 8126 Boise, Idaho USA Gender:	Re: New year, new cycle Reply #6 - Jan 10^th, 2009 at 8:41am I'm sorry to hear you're getting hit again, Sanna. I hate this stuff--and I hate what it does to good people. All the best, George
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Melissa CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give up! Posts: 7238 Central WI, USA Gender:	Re: New year, new cycle Reply #7 - Jan 10^th, 2009 at 10:27am Sanna, I'm right here with you! Mine began about 4 nights ago. Wanna be cycle buddies? lol hugs, mel
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DennisM1045 CH.com Alumnus Offline One wave at a time! Posts: 3437 Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA Gender:	Re: New year, new cycle Reply #8 - Jan 10^th, 2009 at 12:49pm Kick his ass Sanna!!! I'm sorry it wasn't just a blip... -Dennis-
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debOUCH CH.com Old Timer Offline ..&^%%$(&^&^%.. Posts: 481 x0\|Holbrook\|USA\|\|0\|0\|NY,New_York Gender:	Re: New year, new cycle Reply #9 - Jan 10^th, 2009 at 1:07pm Hope it's a short & easy cycle for you, Sanna! Sending hugs and positive vibes! debs
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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: New year, new cycle Reply #10 - Jan 11^th, 2009 at 12:52am I'm as pathetic as you Sanna, I assume every remission is the LAST one and they'll NEVER come back......here's hoping you catch a short and easy cycle. Joe
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flipperlips CH.com Alumnus Offline Live, Laugh, Love Posts: 935 Mcallen, TX Gender:	Re: New year, new cycle Reply #11 - Jan 11^th, 2009 at 7:43am Sanna I'm sorry to hear that the beast hasn't lost your address
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Re: New year, new cycle
Reply #12 - Jan 11^th, 2009 at 10:08am

Thanks guys! I'm as ready as possible.

The beast did show some compassion - I didn't get hit during my friend's party last night (I did carry enough energy drinks for an army just in case!).

Barry, I plan to kick the beast in the ass!

Joe, I don't think that I will ever grow out of hoping that ch will not return. I call myself optimist after all...

Mel, let's be cycle buddies!

Let's fight this thing together!

I hope that this will be a short cycle for the both of us.

Pat, thank you for the reminder. I have ginger tea the cupboard. Let's see what the beast likes it this time around!

PF days to us all,
Sanna

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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: New year, new cycle Reply #13 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:42pm Sanna, I'm sorry you're back in cycle. I sure hope the beast leaves you soon, honey. Hugs to you! You too Mel!!! Jeannie
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sandie99 CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Wish it, dream it, do it - inspite the pain! Posts: 11975 Finland Gender:	Re: New year, new cycle Reply #14 - Jan 13^th, 2009 at 2:28pm Thank you, Jeannie! PF days to us all, Sanna
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Re: New year, new cycle
Reply #15 - Jan 22^nd, 2009 at 9:39am

Hello everyone, I'm a newbie here. This is my first post but I have been a episodic CH for many years. I too began another episode on New Years day 2009. Last episode was Dec/Jan 2006. This is typical for me episodes subside for years at a time and just when I think I've kicked it for good the beast returns.
Ok, so the last few episodes have been morphing each time. Usually Prednisone 5 days kicked the cycle. However last episode Prednisone 5 days and the beast returned in force, so a 10 day Prednisone kicked it. Now with this episode the beast has once again changed. I have intense radiating pain in other areas of my head besides the temple, Pain below my eye, behind my ear, and a very very sore neck. Prednisone 10days did nothing and now I'm on Verapamil which is finally working to relieve the sharpness & intensity but I now have what I would classify as a typical migraine nearly 24hrs a day and no pain meds seem to help.
Has anyone else had this happen? Ice/pressure does work for me, to help numb the pain but the beast persisting is quite worrisome. HELP.

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Re: New year, new cycle
Reply #16 - Jan 22^nd, 2009 at 7:14pm

My current cycle started on the third. Seems there's some sort of planetary alighment cursing us all this year! At least it hit in january; last cluster was December of 2005, starting the day after Thanksgiving. it sucks to have to spend the holidays sober and worried about getting hit.

Melane, I have the same issues. For 15 years, mine come every 18 to 36 months, and every time what worked last time seems to work differently or not as well the next. So far tho, Verapamil and Prednisone have been best for me to lessen their frequency and intensity. Abortives keep changing on me. Imitrex, Cafergot, Malalt: I sort of cycle through them as my insureence will pay and hope they work. Usually, I have to take slight overdoeses of them to get any effect. The last thing to try is O2, which I'm going to try to get in order so that next cycle, I can try it Anyway, the best suggestion I can make is to during this cycle, make a lot of notes of exactly what you're taking and how it seems to be working, and how long the cluster lasts, etc, so that next time it hits in a year or two, you can quickly pick up where you left off.

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