Quit drinking and smoking dope.

             Potter

Have a pop and don't inhale.

             Potter

Cannabis is a vaso-dilator so it's likely to make a CH worse.

This is the opposite of oxygen which works as a vaso-constrictor to kill CHs.

Good news,I think..

1 joint= 10.00 dollars
6 pak beer=8.00 dollars
1 Imitrex nasal blast=20.00 dollars

Relief= priceless

Joe,Mark, not to but in but, 2 beers and wammo,also tried rum and coke same thing. Never tried wine,but if I did it would be Boones Farm,that would take me back to the 70's in high school before this CH crap.

MIKE: Goadsby's work has changed the understanding of how CH arises.....
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J Clin Neurosci. 2010 Mar 11.

What has functional neuroimaging done for primary headache ... and for the clinical neurologist?
Sprenger T, Goadsby PJ.

UCSF Headache Centre, Department of Neurology, University of California, 1701 Divisadero St, Suite 480, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.

Our understanding of mechanisms involved in primary headache syndromes has been substantially advanced using functional neuroimaging.

THE DATA HAVE HELPED ESTABLISH THE NOW-PREVAILING VIEW OF PRIMARY HEADACHE SYNDROMES, SUCH AS MIGRAINE AND CLUSTER HEADACHE, AS BRAIN DISORDERS WITH NEUROVASCULAR MANIFESTATIONS, NOT AS DISORDERS OF BLOOD VESSELS.

PMID: 20227279 [PubMed]

Guiseppi wrote on Nov 5^th, 2010 at 8:26am:
Hi, Joel,

I drink Spectra.  It's little known outside of the UK, but, the better known equivalent is Diamond White.  A can is typically 500ml, 7.5% proof.

I also like a drop of port.
As already said, doesn't seem to affect me one way or the other when it comes to CH.

Welcome to the board Dean, a bunch of suggestions!!

Read the oxygen info tab on the left. Once you get over the "weird idea" of using oxygen, it'll rapidly become your new best friend. I went from 90 minute rides to 6-8 minute aborts, rarely does the beast even reach a 3-4 level anymore. Has almost completely eliminated my imitrex useage.

Try and get the imitrex nasal spray, or better yet the injectables. The oral just take too danged long for the tummy to jack into your system.

Try an energy drink, any containing the combo of caffeine and taurine. Many can abort or at least really reduce an attack by chugging one at the start of an attack. Could even try downing the imitrex with a Red Bull to double the impact.

You didn't mention a preventative med, a med you take daily to reduce the number and or intesnity of your hits. Verapamil is the typical first try, I use lithium at 1200 mg a day it blocks 60-70% of my attacks.

Try taking 9 mg of melatonin 30 minutes before bed time. It's an over the counter sleep aid available at vitamin and health food stores, helps many avoid the wake up attacks. Give it a couple of days to kick in, may have to up or down the doseage a bit.

Are you working with a qualified headache specialist neuro? These things are rare and finding a knowledgeable doc can be a bear, no knock on your current doc but you're going to war against the beast armed with a small sling shot.  There's so much better out here to help you. We HATE seeing the beast get the better of anyone.

Joe

Dont do what i just did, went out to a party last night two glasses of red wine and bang full on attack, popped a jab in all was ok, so i carried on at the party few more pints later and another attack, this is where it gets messy i think i'd had a little to much to drink and jabbed myself again, dont remember to much after that only, jabbing myself a third time at 4am and not getting rid of the pain which lasted till 7am. too much suma aint nice at all in aint gonna make that mistake again 

Thanks for the information G!

The o2 is working great, also on verapamil  and Depakote.  My insurance only covers 9 doses of imitrex, which sucks, so I am going to try breaking them in half.

Still feel it in the background and I always have a ringing in my ear now.

How long should I expect to feel like I am always going to have an attack?

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That is a very good question. Most people wait at least 30 days post hit and shadow, before resuming alcohol consumtion. If your not experienced, it's hard to tell at onset and can get caught being hit while under the influence. A couple of beers is one thing. As your BAC increases so do your chances of problems with vaso-constrictors. I would do 02 and caffiene first, metabolize some alcohol then hit the trex if that dont work. I'm sure others will disagree to some extent ,as we are all a bit different. Same for the weed.
Discretion is the better part of Valor. Just say no.
the bb