Hi Katric,

I too am sorry for the recent upset in your family. Unfortunately, this illness does affect the whole family. Does your brother suffer from any post traumatic stress disorder? It could also be the medication. You are a wonderful sister for searching information to help assist your brother in his journey, or recovery. There are many other options/alternatives people have tried rather than taking medication. I would suggest a pain psychologist to address this issue. They are also very supportive for the family too. They offer biofeedback, visual imagery, relaxation techniques, etc., to help manage his pain but you need to find out what is causing the personality change and they will help you with that.

I believe most of us would agree that with this disease you have to use alternative treatments as supplements, everyone has different strategies that work for them. God Bless your family...

Jeanie