Over the course of one of your headaches, what is the pain level like?  My CHs just came back last week and I've taken a very proactive approach to recording the pain intensity/duration.  Not only does it allow me to see something tangible, but it gives me something to focus on other than pain itself (however strange that might sound).

Anyway, in the few I've had thus far, here is what I've found:
Avg Duration: 62 minutes
0-15 minutes: Shadows, kip 0.0-4.0
15-30 minutes: Full Blown, kip 9.2/Subsiding, kip 6.5
30-45 minutes: Restless, kip 8.8/Subsiding, kip 6.0
45-60 minutes: Trailing Off, kip 0.0-5.0 with aftershocks.

I was wondering if others had any similar experiences; for example, was your pain constant or did it go through waves?  Does it ever give you the shakes/nausea?  What's been your best tactic if you are sans-o2?  Cold towel on the head?  Do you ever try to meditate?  What do you feel like afterward?  I tried the coffee tactic and it didn't do much in aborting it, so I'm looking for other tactics.

For me, it's usually standing over the sink in the bathroom with a cold towel and, from time to time, running cold water on the upper molars.  At times when I'm laying down, I can sometimes block the pain by focusing all of my attention on something else (though this hardly works when the pain is above a 8.5).  Laying down, however, seems to fuel it more than anything.  Once a CH is gone, I'm usually back to normal within 20 minutes, though noticeably without the same spring in the step. 

Thanks guys.   

The few times I've been caught without any abortives. Hyperventilating, preferably with my face in front of an air conditioning vent in my car, on high, inhaling through the nostril on the affected side. Otherwise, NOTHING helps, I just ride it out.

That being said, on cycle, I try to NEVER be unprepared. E-Tanks and trex jabs at the ready.

Joe

thanks tony.

another thing i wanted to mention was stay away from smoking weed, drinking beer or red wine,  chocolate, chinese food (dies and preservitives) and i mentioned nitrates. (hot dogs, bologna, sausage, beacon ect)

try to keep your food natural and free of chemicals and preservatives.

a popular supplement we like to use is kudzu and melatonin.

what trying out a new method give it a week or so to work before you decide whether or not it works.

when you do get the o2 and get woke up by an attack get on it immediately. don't bullshit yourself thinking that it going to go away. if your woke up by it your taking the ride. oxygen therapy is an entirely different subject that we'll have to coach you on. it the most effective abortive that i've found when done properly.