thanks a million for your story. wow, that's amazing. chronic pain causes brain damage???? i discovered in my research recently that researchers discovered that depression causes brain damage, too! yep. it can cause atrophy of the hippocampus (brain part that regulates memory), and AD's (if they work and do the job) can reverse the damage. thanks so much for the information. it's definitely something that i will research on and gather evidence to show my doc (just in case my doc hasn't come across this information) and see if we could try it. i'm still amazed with your story, seapines. that's really something. you have my gratitude, and it's an understatement.