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Old 07-05-2010, 08:13 PM
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Oops...one more thing with respect to conventional vs. complimentary pain management options.

My daughter was on Elavil for a few months. I still think it was a good choice at the time as her headaches were non-stop miserable and it did give her some relief. However, it also gave her heart palpitations which scared us all. She wanted off of it ASAP.

The withdrawal effects were INSANE, even coming off of only 10 mg. She has to be completely miserable now before she will even take a Tylenol. As I said, reflexology and accupressure have proven most beneficial. No doctors told us to try these things. We stumbled on them mostly through a book called "Brainlash". Ginger Ale is good for the nausea.

I should have also mentioned to you earlier that she is 16, 11 months post injury. Again, best of luck on your project!
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