Hi,

My 8yo daughter has two health conditions but has been dealing with essentially a non stop severe (usually 8 sometimes 6 on 0-10 scale) headache since mid May. It started a few days after starting keppra and after eliminating many possibilities and basic pain drugs having no effect, finally tried going off keppra which ended a week ago. Many very strong negative reactions have abated (no seizure control is worth those side effects), headache has gone down to 4, sometimes 2. Neurologist thinks that no drug is likely to help it as she described an explanation of central sensitization which seems appropriate at this point. Really looking for a therapist who can deal with this and the fallout this pain has created for long term but people all seem pretty booked or not good fits. Of course neuro suggests counseling, pain clinic has opening in ~90 days but doesn't seem like a good fit, gabapentin (which I'd avoid as it could muddy next EEG which epi has suggested should be scheduled soon) or amitriptyline (think that was it, needed ekg). Any suggestions, particularly on things we could teach her now - have basic set of relaxation routines but kid isn't so practiced that she could use it to try something like acupuncture.

thanks in advance