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04-22-2014, 02:52 PM
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agreed...100%!!!
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Background: 52 year old with 25+ years of problems associated with Fibromyalgia... What happened: while seeking relief from the scourge of fibro, i rec'd 12-15 increasingly significant concussions to my brain stem from a risky chiropractic adjustment. Last one on May 10, 2013...at 11:45 AM that day, my life changed instantly. Symptoms: cognitive dysfunction, sleep disruption, highly emotional, easily overwhelmed & overloaded, unrelenting tinnitus, memory loss, facial masking, difficulty with speech, trouble finding words, headache, widespread Fibro pain mostly in my neck, shoulders, back, hips, knees... unable to: drive or ride in a moving vehicle for any length of time, watch TV or movie, read books, tolerate more than one soft conversation at a time. i am hyper sensitive to light, noise, motion and crave dark, quiet and very, very slow... Current Meds: 10 mg Ritalin, 450 mg Lyrica 5 mg prednisone (aka poison) amatryptaline 5 mg melatonin plus daily vitamin & supplement regimen: B, D, Fish Oil, plus a lot of brain food: nuts, berries, fish, etc,.. legal, MM approved by ALL my docs for 2 very limited purposes.(not recommended for all, be cautious) 2 mg Valium as needed Tramadol as needed Percocet as needed lidocaine patches (yea!) Outpatient Infusion for migraine cocktail once per week as needed |
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