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Thanks for replying @Gingergrrl.
I'm not giving up yet.
it's only been a month but from everything I've read it looks like I could be in for the long haul with this before it starts to get better.
Don't think a therapist is going to help me much as I feel I'm dealing with a damaged nervous system and just need to do what I can to try and repair it.
How many of us have been damaged by drugs?
How many of us have ME type symptoms because of prescription medications?
I sometimes wonder whether the antidepressants I took made me much, much worse.
Are we just genetically lacking in something that cannot metabolise these drugs?
Is there a good medication or intervention for myalgia pain? Ibuprofen and Tylenol heating pad and or hot baths help somewhat but not fully. The myalgia pain can be excruciating.How many of us have been damaged by drugs?
How many of us have ME type symptoms because of prescription medications?
I sometimes wonder whether the antidepressants I took made me much, much worse.
Are we just genetically lacking in something that cannot metabolise these drugs?
Injecting a high dose of hydroxoB12 twice a weeks helps me a lot with pain. And not overworking muscles, of course.Is there a good medication or intervention for myalgia pain?
Injecting a high dose of hydroxoB12 twice a weeks helps me a lot with pain. And not overworking muscles, of course.
thank you, what MD prescribes the B12 injections? Do you self admin?Injecting a high dose of hydroxoB12 twice a weeks helps me a lot with pain. And not overworking muscles, of course.
Dr de Meirleir in Brussels. The nurses at my local GP's clinic taught me how to do intramuscular injections myself.thank you, what MD prescribes the B12 injections? Do you self admin?
How bad was your reaction and did it feel so bad you wouldn't recover from it?