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@lreed333 Hello, and thank you for your message. Something I have considered, but have not done yet, is see a psychologist. This is something I will be looking at this week, as I am looking at anything that is medically safe and actually has a chance of working.

I have not been on any medication since January. There is nothing over the counter that works on my pain, and the last prescription I stopped taking was Lyrica. I had severe nerve pain in my legs a few weeks after surgery, and the Lyrica worked quickly for me. I weaned off of it back in January, from 3 times per day, to two times, then once a day during the last week of January. I was nervous because the leg pain was terrible, it kept me awake all night. But as soon as I stopped, everything was back to normal with my legs.

Good luck to you and your search for the person that will finally know what to do. I am keeping that same mindset, that I am not the only person in the world this is happening to, and I will eventually find the person that knows how to treat my condition.

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Wow, the fact you are off those meds is amazing. I admire you challenging yourself. If you have not tried this to relax or fall asleep, it is amazing. I inhale through my nose slowly, exhale really really slowly, counting with each exhale. If you don’t concentrate on what you are doing, as simple as it sounds, it is not really effective. I will count to 100 as a goal but never make it. . I find myself drifting off forgetting where I am at in counting. My pain may startle me awake if I am not exhausted enough at first but it beats out all other ways to relax and fall asleep. I think that’s the primary way I weaned off the hydrocodone. You may have tried it, if not… thanks for your note back. It is a daily struggle but I’m hanging in there:). Thanks for your encouragement.