| 02 Sep, 2011 - 11:08 am |
New here and firstly want to say, both, wow, cannot believe i hadn't found this site until today, and also the sorrow for some of the stories I've read.
Fortunately for me, my CH's seem to be a little milder than some here, unfortunately they kicked off again about a week ago.
Have been CH free for probably well over 18mnths now but sad thing is have been expecting them to pop in and say hi for probably the last month or so.
Probably the worry of knowing they haven't been around for a while and knowing they soon would drove the onslaught.
Good news is that they seem to be a little less severe this time around, but mine generally start off a little mild and build over 2-3 weeks, so again, great, something to look forward too.
My pattern to-date has been a nice hit at least once a year for 4-6 weeks, and usually around Feb, or mid year July-Sept.
For me personally I've found that my CH's can be minimized when they hit, through over the counter Mersyndol day strength, but i have a kicker.
As soon as I feel them coming on, i reach for two tablets immediately and down them with some kind of a fizzy drink
. Not sure if its just a state of mind thing but my logic is that the fizzy drink desolves the tablets quicker getting them working before i get the full force of the CH. Have tried taking them with water and the same tablets have 0 effect. No doubt its not the best for the guts, but for that 4-6 weeks when they hit, have found that nothing else works for me. Although my GP has not mentioned any of the treatments on this site.
So, making an appointment today, printing up as much as possible and will go an have a chat with him.
Once a gain, wow, i cannot believe the level of info here and really am dumbfounded its taken me so long to find this truely wonderful site!
cheers
Bobby
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