Wow peony. You must be one very strong person mentally. That's a lot to dealt with in life. Your a fighter it sounds like. I'm proud of you.
Peony13,
Sorry for the late reply my friend.
Thanks for sharing your situation with everyone here. I hope you find some relief!
Welcome to the forum, best wishes and good luck!
Take care!
MH
Hello, fellow psychologist here - like you I do not treat people, I research it and teach it.
Welcome to the forum.
Welcome to this groove Peony13! I've been absent for a while because apparently I am Disabled and haven't been able to keep my hands still nor my speech steady enough to post. This is a great family. Just follow the rules and Charon won't have to show the wrath
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Welcome Peony13. Thanks for sharing your story and good luck. The fine people and great information on this forum are a real blessing.
(09-08-2019, 07:51 AM)Peony13 Wrote: [ -> ]I am interested in discussing how to manage chronic pain, and am happy to see there is a forum on that topic. I generally think prescription pain killers make life *worse* for people with long term, chronic pain. I am interested in whether anyone here has success with accupuncture or hypnosis, and how much it cost them for those treatments.
Welcome to the community here, Everyone here is very very helpful, what you need to understand is that when it comes to chronic pain, everyone bodies is completely different. Prices vary on location/depending on what services you actually require and what work for you. I have heard positive things regarding acupuncture, but it all depends and once you stop treatment the pain usually comes back, that being said I highly suggest you do a few phone calls and perhaps can cross reference your own research.
I suffer from chronic pain in my back and neck (from a snowboarding injury) -- massages, physio, etc helps but is very temporary per the price.
from my experience i typically had to go through this, The acupuncturist typically inserts four to 10 needles and leaves them in place for 10 to 30 minutes while you rest. A usual course of treatment includes six to 12 sessions over a three-month period.
It did help, but once again once stopped slowly the pain returned. I really understand now that the body is a difficult thing to comprehend.
Again , Welcome to the community!
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Welcome Peony13. Thanks for sharing your story and good luck. The fine people and great information on this forum are a real blessing.
Welcome to the board. Hope you find what works for you!
Thanks, Psyboi. I am sorry not to reply earlier -- I was having severe depression and was in-patient at a psychiatric ward. I am glad to be home! (And wow, did I miss being able to go online.)
I'm pretty sure I tried Valerian root, years ago, and it didn't work for me. However, I was able to get my out-patient psychiatrist to provide me wit an RX for Ambien, and that works like a charm.
As for pain management, right now, I am spending a large amount on co-pays, medication and Medicare premiums. (People think Medicare is free, but no, it's MediCAID.) My husband has finally agreed to sell our house and move somewhere cheaper, so maybe if that works out, I can pay for massage and/or acupuncture.
Hi there and welcome to the forum family, were glad to have you. Take the time to read the rules and you should be fine.
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