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Daily Headaches - advice please!
The idea for asking this came from another thread in Clubhouse, but worth asking anyway.
Mr S has had a headache every day for the past two years. Apparently, according to some very expensive specialist, it's due to a nerve spasmm, and the only way to cur it is with one of a number of very heavy drugs which have hideous side effects according to the internet(e.g. kidney failure) and none of which have helped at all.
The latest one is called Gabapentin. No idea what it's supposed to do, but it's doing naff all, so that's academic. He's also tried acupuncture, herbal medcine, cranial osteopathy, you name it, nothing works.
We think the cause was a prescription drug to cure an insignificant fungal infection of the toenail, the drug was caused Lamasil. Any clues, anyone? We've tried all the obvious causes e.g. making sure he drinks enough water etc.
Mr S has had a headache every day for the past two years. Apparently, according to some very expensive specialist, it's due to a nerve spasmm, and the only way to cur it is with one of a number of very heavy drugs which have hideous side effects according to the internet(e.g. kidney failure) and none of which have helped at all.
The latest one is called Gabapentin. No idea what it's supposed to do, but it's doing naff all, so that's academic. He's also tried acupuncture, herbal medcine, cranial osteopathy, you name it, nothing works.
We think the cause was a prescription drug to cure an insignificant fungal infection of the toenail, the drug was caused Lamasil. Any clues, anyone? We've tried all the obvious causes e.g. making sure he drinks enough water etc.
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it can be a right B**** to treat
it is a pity the alternative therpaies havent helped
If i were him, i would be asking for a referral to a chronic pain clinic
that wont cure it-but may help the poor guy manage it a bit better
pain that has gone on this long needs psychological as well as physical management
it must be affecting his life-heck-and yours too
Thanks Hips, will give it a go.
If it is hemicrania continua it sounds like there's an effective treatment. Good luck to Mr. S.