Posted by Dave S. on April 16, 1999 at 13:31:31:
Has anyone else heard of, or tried this? A new doc jsut prescribed it last week and so far it seems to be helping. The package insert says it is for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic pain. I think CH qualifies as severe pain, so it seems appropriate.
I have had CH for 22 years now, sterted out as episodic, but my time off for good behavior kept getting shorter until they became chronic about 10 years ago. I have some reservations, I have tried damn near everything that has ever been suggested for CH, including some of the heavy duty stuff like Lithium. Most worked for a short time, then lost their effectiveness. It is best illistrated with the Oxygen experience; it was like a miracle for about six months, then it became less and less effective until it just did'nt do anything anymore.