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Occipital Neuralgia

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@SusanEllen66

@foxylloyd @irr4et
Oh my gosh. I’m am so sorry to hear about your pain and frustration.
I too have Occipital Neuralgia, Fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathy.
Until I realized what caused the ON I had awful symptoms including temporary loss of vision in one eye.
For me, the cause was a new bed pillow. It was too high and caused my neck and skull to be misaligned.
That was the only reason I was in pain.
I bought a cervical pillow on Amazon and started to feel better. I also went for physical therapy. They showed me how to stretch and loosen my neck muscles. Everything was quite easy to do and it made me feel better.
That was almost a year ago. I still have times when I have a bit of pain, but if I do some of the exercises and it helps.

The only medications I take for all of this is the Tylenol, and Zoloft. I can’t tolerate painkillers, Lyrica made me way off balance, and sleepy.

I take a host of other medications for other problems but that’s another story!

Blessings on you both as you continue your journey.

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I have had many accidents and surgeries since I was young so it’s hard to say exactly what caused my neuropathy but it started coming on about 30 years ago and it started painfully in my feet. It slowly went up my spine and started affecting my legs. I started having trouble walking and started using a wheelchair off and on and the pain pills started getting stronger and stronger until they weren’t helping much anymore. I had more than one accidental overdose. I’m now 67 years old and am opioid intolerant so they don’t help me anymore. I’m now in a nursing home and bedridden in excruciating pain with no one beside me but my sister who has helped me through everything. Thank you for answering me and I hope everything goes well for you.

Do u mind if I ask you exactly which Cervical pillow u purchased? I looked on Amazon and there were many to choose from. Thank you!