I have had CH for  about 13 years now.  For the first 10 of those I smoked about a pack a day, was a good 75 pounds overweight, and just led a generally unhealthy lifestyle.  I used to have cycles about every 6-9 months, some lasting for 2 months or more.  About 2 years ago, after having quit smoking for a year, I started exercising regularly, mostly running, shed the 75 lbs, and am now training for my first marathon.

Although I started exercising for other reasons, frequent exercise and the overall improvement of my general health seems to have had a very positive effect on my headaches.  In the last 2 years, I have had one cycle and in it the frequency and intensity of attacks were drastically lower than what I am accustomed to.

I am curious if anyone else has had a similar experience.  Possibly a reduced blood pressure is factor or just a consistent more elevated level of O2 in the blood.  Who knows.  Maybe I'm just lucky.  I'm certainly not dumb enough to think I'm cured but it would be interesting to know what, if any, connection there might be between overall health/frequent exercise and the severity/frequency of CH attacks.

For 30 years I was a pacer. Stopped smoking 4 years ago and immediately became a rocker, so I dunno.

Reckon I'll warm a coldie instead.