Hi everyone!
I've been a sufferer of ch for about 20 years. They usually come on every two years Right around this time, which brought me to this site. I think my cycle is starting. I'll know tonight. Got a headache last night but it wasn't severe and ibuprofen seemed to knock it out. However, I'm prepared with some sumatriptan just in case. Or what I call nectar of the gods! When they started 20 years ago, I thought it was from a bad mattress because my neck and back would hurt. The headaches were more annoying than painful. However, that year I went to college the pain was almost making me suicidal. Then after about a month my room mate told me to remove one pillow since I was sleeping with two. And just like that the headaches went away! I thought I fixed it. However,they came back two years later with a vengeance. This time I tried a chiropractor and it seemed to work. The next cycle it didn't. That's when a doctor gave me Imitrex. After that, my next couple cycles were manageable. But then insurance reared its ugly head and had problems keeping enough Imitrex on hand and as you they aren't cheap. It was awful. But now I store up ahead of time.
Sorry if this long.
Thanks! This site has a wealth of info!

Hi,

I hope it's not a cycle starting up and you get a great nights sleep!!!   But if it is, I would take Joe's advice and look into the oxygen as an abortive - totally changed my world!!!    Have a look around and you'll see lots of other ways of keeping the beastie at bay eg. energy drinks, melatonin, etc etc

Good luck, sleep well!

Kate