hi all..
it's been a while, just thought i would let you all know , how
i am getting a bit of relief (ch of course   )
started a cycle 3 weeks ago ..roughly 2/4 hits a day, kip 7/8
on the 3rd day i started a course of champix (to stop smoking)......about 4/5 days later the hits stopped..just a light shadow all day  (maybe just a coincidence?)
anyway finished the champix....and hits starting again.

i dont use the injections no more ( have found they prolong my episode's and the next hits are bigger)
i use 480 verripemill....1000 mg taurine and coffee
i still get hit....but i have found a way to cut these attack's
from 1 1/2 hours to 20 mins...here what i do.

the bath as always got 6 inch of freezing water in
when i feel the head is starting...i go to the freezer where i
have a ice pack (big enough to stand on with both feet,)
i take off my socks..and stand on the ice pack (on my toe's , while holding the sink....then start to bend my knee's,up and down )
i do this until my toes cant take the cold anymore (try to focus on this pain and not the head).
Then i stand on the ice with the palm of my foot (with my toes hanging over the ice)
wiggling my toe,s has fast has i can.
when the palm of my foot cant take much more , i walk around the house , while the feet start to get thee colour back.

when my feet have warmed up again (about five mins)
i stand in the bath of freezing water..moving my feet about
until i cant take the cold no more.
by this point i have usually peaked , with my headache and the pain level starts to drop.

i find this to be succesful..only if i hit the ice at the first twinge....if im late, i also apply an ice pack to the base of my kneck.

hope this might help someone .

phew...my biggest ever post.

ps. still smoking  

o2 stopped working
it might sound like hard work...but well worth it.

putting the ice near the pain area..never seems to acheive nothing.

You know I think you hit on something, will try. Its cold here anyhow~ drafty old farmhouse w/o insulation. I have tried before (when I had more patience) cold water bath enough to cover the ankles, and hot water bottle to painful temple. At peak I switched, for 2 min. then back to cold feet, hot head. The circulation increased dramatically bringing much need oxygen everywhere.
If your curious I tried it because originally they thought I had an ear  and sinus infection, and this my docs hollistic approach to healing it through hydrotherapy. (I am sure most of us has had the 'its just an ear/sinus infection diagnosis before)
Haven't tried it for years (more lazy, less patience, tolerance to cold...ok so I got cranky) but it did lower attacks to 30 min. (thats counting the 10 min prep time)
ok just read that and had an image of me standing on my head in the bath...I hope the point got across though.