Thanks for that Batch, I'll give it a go, and see how I go.

Hoppy.

Hoppy
Having been around the board for a while and a CH sufferer for well over 10 years i have tried lots of things for long periods.  We all react differently, but our chemistry is essentially similar.  I.e if you take more D3 your 25 OH D3 level goes up.  It will drop due to illness and stress.  Irecently had an appendectomy which reduced mine by over 25%. The beast broke through as I dropped to around 140 nmol/l .  At the start of the winter i was at over 400 nmol/l, i had a full set of bloods done and all of my levels were normal.  I took 5000IU through the winter, in february I was at around 290 nmol.  The appendectomy and the winter reduced my 25 OH D3 level markedly.  I had a complete blood screen done during my appendectomy and once again all of my chemistry is normal. Listen to your body, take the regimen, monitor your levels.  A saluatory note to finish on, during my last o2 delivery (14 months ago) the delivery driver told me about a 32 year old father of 2 10 miles from me who had just committed suicide because of the repeated pain.  I sat on my bed one morning a few years ago and told my ex wife that if I had another night like I had just had I would kill myself.  Now I am largely pain free, I am a Principal of an Engineering School and love my life, that is down to Batch and the regimen.  You will always be able to find studies that contradict what you feel is right, keep the faith, take the D3, keep your serum level as high as you need to stay pain free and get your blood chemistry checked regularly.
I really dont give a monkey''s about any studies, I didn't take my life, there are two children growing up without a father because confidentiality does not allow the O2 delivery driver to give me the names of other sufferers.  At least now the lead neuro at the local hospital is aware of the regimen and he is advising people to use it.