I recently tried Calmare for severe pain from pudendal neuralgia (PN). It may have helped a little but not substantially and by the fourth day I simply could not endure the treatment.
It was like bee stings. I asked for the intensity to be lowered, which the practitioner did. But it would always get too strong
because, as was explained to me, the machine had to
Cycle through the algorithm.
Another issue that caused difficulty was having to wean off of Lyrica because
it is not compatible with the treatment. This in itself caused a pain flare but I was determined to bite the bullet so to speak in hopes that the treatment would help.
As I mentioned, I’ve had PN for 2 years now. Earlier (over a year ago) I tried Calmare with another practitioner and got better initial results. It relaxed my entire pelvic area. Plus the treatment sensations were much milder and tolerable.
Unfortunately I did not continue because it flared a very uncomfortable genital nerve and there was no way of knowing whether this would subside or continue. I regret I wasn’t able to finish the ten-day treatment. (At that point I wasn’t on Lyrica so there was no issue about
weaning off of meds.)
I’ve read a lot about Calmare and spoke in depth with my two practitioners.
It is used at Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins. So I was very hopeful it would help me.
Best wishes
green mountain girl