I have never jabbed myself with imitrex, and I most likely never will.

Hubby uses his only as a last resort since he is only alloted a few each month.  Tries to ride it out until he can't take it anymore.  Thanks to this website we've learned SO MUCH about additional abortives.  (Red Bull Works!...who knew?) If he's hit at work with no shot, I told him to slam down a red bull and go to the maint. dept. and huff on the o2 welders rig.  Worked like a charm, disaster avoided!  I'm sure it was also due to the higher flow rate of the o2.  We also just got our high flow regulator and will be hooking that bad boy up today (THANKS MARC, and everybody else, for sharing all your O2 knowledge so others don't have to continue to suffer!)

Quick note to Newbies like me...these people are AMAZING...I have learned more the past two months than any dr has told us in the past 20 years!!  They've gotten us through one of the most difficult cycles.  Read, read, read and it will change your life and you WILL be able to cope. 

Sorry off track a little but wanted to say THANKS to everybody too (especially to my CH angel, she knows who she is)!!  You guys are AWESOME!   

I only use Trex if I'm away from my oxygen. I hate how it makes me feel, the snakes up the back feeling...(I inject in the buttocks)....and that weird disjointed feeling afterwards. I also am concerned about the potential for extending cycles. That being said when I'm caught away from the 02, I stab as soon as I get that "Oh sh%$ here it comes" feeling.

Joe

Sooner the better, I say.  If you wait it takes longer to work.
The tip on the side is old!  Get vials and insulin needles people.
The auto injector needle is like a roofing nail and there is left
over air in there that will give you a burning sensation.

Can't even feel the 31guage needle going in.  Make sure
you get 8mm 1/4" needles no longer, that will cause other problems.

Also I have been using very little these days and it is till
effective for those on tight budgets.  Let me know if you
have any questions!

Hope that helps!

Peace,
Boski

More than a few hundred jabs this cycle alone.  Not proud!!
Just the facts of my life with my buddy along for the ride.

boski wrote on Sep 16^th, 2010 at 11:13am:

Have you attempted oxygen?

Maybe that excessive use of sumatriptan is the reason your cycle is so long due to rebound HA's.

Yeah, I do use O2 when I can, but not easy all the time. I cant
do 02 at night I fall asleep on O2 or I get no sleep. 

I seem to have a visit every REM cycle I fall into.  Driving me nuts.

Working on 5 months so far this cycle.  Rebounds, how can I tell?
Aren't rebounds closer in time to the original? On the meds now
most of the hit are when and if I hit REM sleep.  I never
could tell a rebound, really they all feel like crap.....
I'm not really getting them one after the other now  but I
do get an s load the first few months 6 - 8 a day.  that adds up quickly. 

But I guess it could be rebounds, not sure.

boski wrote on Sep 16^th, 2010 at 7:19pm:

I'm the wrong person to tell - I've never used the stuff.

Send a note to either DJ or one of the moderators.

his wife wrote on Sep 16^th, 2010 at 7:44pm:

I usually us the thigh, a jab, and walk around gets it going quickly.

JustNotRight wrote on Sep 16^th, 2010 at 7:52pm:


Interesting.  My doctor told me inject at the first sign or it wouldn't work at all & the higher the better- when I was trying it I used my upper left arm.  It's not worth it for me-- terrible rebounds for three days.

I stick my right shoulder at first sign, and that means ASAFP. Good results, and the resulting bruised "pin cushion" of a shoulder doesn't really bother me enough to think about changing locations.

Joe:

That's cause that thing is like a roofing nail!!!

I have shot my calf, thigh, tummy and arm all seem to get results. 
Not sure if I noticed any speed difference...

The faster you shot the better.  Less of a linger...
Joe, I was the same way as you, but once that pain sets in
stick it to me no problem.  Good thing I didn't know that
when I was a younger chap! 

With this 31 gauge needle  I feel nothing at all, ok well with
the head going I fell nothing!
Also great for conservation for those tight on imitrex!

I am using about a 1/6th per hit now and still finding relief!

Boski

Since I started using 25lpm O2 I haven't had a hit I couldn't abort.  But if I'm away from my O2 I turn to Imitrex at kip 3-4 and use the 4mg stat dose.

Back when I used 15lpm there was the occasional hit that O2 wouldn't kill.  Id try to abort the attack twice slaming an energy drink in between.  If the bastard came back for round 3 or didn't go away I'd turn to old faithful.

Joe I still pause before hitting the button too.  But only for a second.  My snakes crawl up my neck.

I always inject in my stomach.  That's where my best padding is    Roofing nail indeed 

-Dennis-