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@ajsmith1273 I will be having my nerve block shots Jan 12, 2026. I plan on asking about Valium/Modrol dose? sounds as if some have been helped. This past month has been simply
awful with the Holidays. I have been using the Pivotal Therapy Pad Amazon $45.00 cradle neck
the pressure points feel good across my neck followed by faithful ice packs.I do plan on asking about a Occiptal Neuralgia
Specilist, most know about reg. Migrains but don't completely understand our type of headache.
I have quit taking over counter med, they do not touch my pain. Muscle relaxors seem to help
a little, I will report next week. Has anyone ever taken Amitriptyline for pain?
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@suszy39 yes it was one of the first things I took. It’s old school anti depressants before they made SSRIs. They don’t really use it for mental illness anymore but for neuropathic pain. It made mine worse and the combo with other meds was a pain hellscape.
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@suszy39 thanks so much for the info - I hope you get something positive out of the procedure and can hopefully learn some helpful things from the doc, I have an appt with another spine and neck specialist to see what they think, just have to keep trying!