Went to the HA specialist today. I'm 2 weeks away from 12 months into this cycle, which pretty much makes me chronic. Luckily, the 600mg Lithium, 200mg Topo, the extra vit D (and now taking Potassium due to drop in that level from the Lithium/sodium issue) has caused my HA to go away. Although, even though it's "gone", it's still there, if you know what I mean. The doc wants me to go to a HA center, which I called today, in Philly (choice is either Philly, Jefferson, or NY, Roosevelt). Philly is closer to home, even though I work in NY. I know it's only a title on what this is, but it's a bit depressing to think it's evolving to this. 4 years ago, it was a 2 or 3 week thing that interrupted my life 2 times a year in the spring and fall.

I guess we'll see what comes in the next couple months.

Thanks Lance. Problem is, I'm not actually in remission. So, there's 3 stages to me. There's remission, which is no pain, no issues, I can drink a little, eat shellfish, bend over with no pain, etc. (which I haven't had for 1 year), there's full-blown pain, which I had for nearly a year now, 18 hours a day of pain, crests at 1:30AM, etc. then there's what I have now, which is a haze over the right side of my head, I know it's there, but no real pain, still cant' drink or else the pain returns, and have to stay on the meds or the pain returns, and the pain in under control but not in remission.