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Occipital Neuralgia Relief

Posted by itskingzman @itskingzman, Mar 7, 2024

Valium and a medrol dose pack. That's what fixed my occipital neuralgia. I've had my finger torn off, kidney stones, nothing compares to this. This is for anyone suffering like I did. I was confined to my couch for 3 weeks straight because I couldn't lay may head down to sleep. I had lighting like pains in my head non stop, the only thing that would help is taking a very hot shower. I was on oxycodone, oxycarbazepine, methocarbamol, indomethacin, Diclofenac sod dr, cyclobenzaprine, nortriptyline, gabapentin. I went to a pain clinic and got nerve blocks in both sides of my head, it didn't help. After trying everything and considering surgery, what helped it go away was Valium and a medrol dose pack.

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ingridjf | @ingridjf | Mar 29 4:13pm
In reply to @llc777 "my sinuses also in flame I also get burning pain above both my ears brushing my..." + (show)
@llc777

my sinuses also in flame I also get burning pain above both my ears brushing my teeth hurts And causes burning throughout my face, my eyes get very dry and burn I also get very loud tinnitus This all started after a neck fusion at C3. Can you share any ideas of what helps you? I am new to this, and I am waiting for my first appointment with a neurologist, which is still five days away… Muscle relaxers and heating pads along with hot showers. Makes my pain worse… I guess heat is not going to be my friend Through all of this. Suggestions, please?

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Hi,
I aam beeing diagnosed not to long ago and in fact I looked my simptons up and diagnosed myself and coroborated it with mt Dr. I was diagnose with Facet joint syndrome on the left side prior to this and went to PT for several month and did all the stretching and exercises recomended.
Out of nowhere this pain came and the dismissed it as part of the facet joint syndrome and so on.
So, to make it short, ice and gabapenting low dose is what I am on now.
Ice helps a lot and gabapentin for now somehow too.
I also take a muscle relaxer to tight neck muscle wich is Soma and Tylenol for pain.
I have an appointment with a neurologist in July. Will see.
I am reading that there are so many things that we can try beeing Botox the latest. And all the other nerve blocks. They all need to be repeated every 3 month or so.
It is a horrible pain and I never thought I was going to suffer of it. Nobody in my family has. I wish you good luck and try with ice

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llc777 | @llc777 | Mar 29 4:53pm
In reply to @ingridjf "Hi, I aam beeing diagnosed not to long ago and in fact I looked my simptons..." + (show)
@ingridjf

Hi,
I aam beeing diagnosed not to long ago and in fact I looked my simptons up and diagnosed myself and coroborated it with mt Dr. I was diagnose with Facet joint syndrome on the left side prior to this and went to PT for several month and did all the stretching and exercises recomended.
Out of nowhere this pain came and the dismissed it as part of the facet joint syndrome and so on.
So, to make it short, ice and gabapenting low dose is what I am on now.
Ice helps a lot and gabapentin for now somehow too.
I also take a muscle relaxer to tight neck muscle wich is Soma and Tylenol for pain.
I have an appointment with a neurologist in July. Will see.
I am reading that there are so many things that we can try beeing Botox the latest. And all the other nerve blocks. They all need to be repeated every 3 month or so.
It is a horrible pain and I never thought I was going to suffer of it. Nobody in my family has. I wish you good luck and try with ice

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thank you soo much for sharing your story… i will try ice… thank you

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SusanEllen66 | @SusanEllen66 | Mar 30 3:13am

@llc777 I went for physical therapy. There are videos on YouTube that can help.
Have you found the cause? For me it was a new pillow. It pushed my neck up and forward.

Hope you feel better!

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ingridjf | @ingridjf | Mar 30 9:57am
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@SusanEllen66

@llc777 I went for physical therapy. There are videos on YouTube that can help.
Have you found the cause? For me it was a new pillow. It pushed my neck up and forward.

Hope you feel better!

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Thank you. It is postural as well I am sure. Glad you found a good pillow that works for you

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