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So when can you say it's officially over?!
Apr 9^th, 2010 at 11:36am

So I'm just curious, my normal cycle in the past (only 2 other times) has been between 4-6 weeks. Sunday marks the end of week 4, and god help me if I'm jinxing myself, but it's been three full days now without any sort of attack. When is it too early to say things have settled?! God forbid I go have a drink to celebrate and it causes remission!!!

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Mike

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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: So when can you say it's officially over?! Reply #1 - Apr 9^th, 2010 at 11:54am Excellent question! I declared my cycle officially over Mid March, went off my lithium, and got creamed! Not really a science to it. 2 weeks pain free is when I start ramping off my prevent, but keep the oxygen close by in case you're as wrong as i was! Joe
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Marc Ex Member Gender:	Re: So when can you say it's officially over?! Reply #2 - Apr 9^th, 2010 at 8:54pm You just never know...........
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neuropath CH.com Veteran Offline Same Hit, Different Day Posts: 218	Re: So when can you say it's officially over?! Reply #3 - Apr 9^th, 2010 at 9:02pm Same as Joe here. 2 weeks PF is a good time to start testing if you can taper down prevents...slowly.
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OneEyeBlind CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Yea, I can do this Posts: 633 x0\|Marysville\|USA\|\|0\|0\|PA,Pennsylvania	Re: So when can you say it's officially over?! Reply #4 - Apr 9^th, 2010 at 9:28pm I don't know, but congrats on the pain free days. Take them as a blessing and move slowly.
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NovellRed CH.com Junior Offline Posts: 82 x0\|San Diego\|USA\|\|0\|0\|CA,California Gender:	Re: So when can you say it's officially over?! Reply #5 - Apr 10^th, 2010 at 1:45am I know my cycle is over when I can take an drink a beer, and take a nap while on a cross country flight. Those are my 3 biggest triggers.
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macjob79 CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 8	Re: So when can you say it's officially over?! Reply #6 - Apr 10^th, 2010 at 2:16am Thanks guys, I'm going to give it another week, which will put it at about 12 days, then next Friday, oh beers will be had. That will be a good test. Want to play it safe, because the last time I had a few beers was the last horrible episode I had, when the O2 didn't abort. Thanks again! Mike
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Re: So when can you say it's officially over?!
Reply #7 - Apr 10^th, 2010 at 3:27pm

My cycle has been 4-6 weeks every 2 years for the past 20 years. This cycle started in late Dec and I had a week of being pain free in mid Feb so I started tapering off the verapamil - then I got crushed. It's now April and I'm still getting hit with shadows and some minor headaches. Damn beast, just when you think you've got it figured out it goes and changes up on you.

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FramCire CH.com Alumnus Offline Life like a froward child must be humored a little Posts: 1710 Bolivar, MO USA Gender:	Re: So when can you say it's officially over?! Reply #8 - Apr 10^th, 2010 at 4:42pm My early cycles ended abruptly when I woke up and didnt have any type of morning headache. Now, I have no idea.
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Callico CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Author of "Stranded at Romson's Lodge Posts: 4916 Aurora IL Gender:	Re: So when can you say it's officially over?! Reply #9 - Apr 10^th, 2010 at 4:54pm I'll know mine have ended when the put the headstone in. Jerry
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neuropath CH.com Veteran Offline Same Hit, Different Day Posts: 218	Re: So when can you say it's officially over?! Reply #10 - Apr 10^th, 2010 at 11:39pm Well said Jerry.
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neuropath CH.com Veteran Offline Same Hit, Different Day Posts: 218	Re: So when can you say it's officially over?! Reply #11 - Apr 10^th, 2010 at 11:40pm Well said Jerry.
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Chad CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 738 Emmaus, PA Gender:	Re: So when can you say it's officially over?! Reply #12 - Apr 12^th, 2010 at 7:51am Yes, enjoy those PF days. I usually do the cheap beer test after a couple days PF.
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: So when can you say it's officially over?! Reply #13 - Apr 12^th, 2010 at 8:03am There are people on this board who haven't been hit for 10, 15, even 20 years. They're still here, and they'll tell you it's not over. They even keep oxygen on hand. In the words of one of the deepest philosophers of our time, Yogi Berra, "It ain't over 'til it's over."
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lorac CH.com Old Timer Offline Imagine Posts: 433 Tennessee Gender:	Re: So when can you say it's officially over?! Reply #14 - Apr 12^th, 2010 at 8:31pm Well said Brew.
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Re: So when can you say it's officially over?!
Reply #15 - Apr 13^th, 2010 at 9:11am

We're all a bit different. I've been episodic for a long time, and I can reliably say that, for me at least, if I've gone a week without a hit or a shadow, that that particular cycle is over. The beer test tells the tale.

As for the thing itself, well.... I'm not holding my breath. I only hope that I live longer than it does. Tongue

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George

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anthony g CH.com Old Timer Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 318 manhattan nyc Gender:	Re: So when can you say it's officially over?! Reply #16 - Apr 13^th, 2010 at 9:14am AMEN brew!
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Re: So when can you say it's officially over?!
Reply #17 - Apr 13^th, 2010 at 4:10pm

I think "its not over" is something we need to better express to newbies.

I suppose it's possible it really ended and some folks walked off into the sunset all happy, but so far no one has reported that happy ending.

I just know i'm still mad at myself for thinking it was over and getting complacent and then the day it hit again i was digging through an old suitcase for an old overnight bag for one pouch to find a stash of T-rex I used to keep in there for when I travel. Not fun.

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