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Topic: Alternative medicine?
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Cheryll
Knowflake Posts: 3
From: london...for now
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted September 07, 2003 04:52 PM
 
Hey everone, my pal recommended i post here, i've had a look around its pretty cool on here.
Anyway, i get very painful headaches, i suffer Thalassemia, which causes low blood pressure. right now the headache is really getting to me, and i cant find me pain killers anywhere so i'm pretty damn desperate-any suggestions? take it easy IP: Logged |
N_wEvil
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posted September 07, 2003 07:14 PM
Heya buddy  Apart from the thumb/nerve twiddling trick.. im sure someone here has a couple of good ideas  Oh and welcome, heehee  IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 16464
From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted September 08, 2003 01:17 AM
Welcome!  ------------------
"Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged |
Cheryll
Knowflake Posts: 3
From: london...for now
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted September 08, 2003 07:03 AM
Thanks wevil thanks randall IP: Logged |
Lunargirl
Knowflake Posts: 1513
From: south of utopia
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted September 08, 2003 10:15 AM
Hi Cheryll, Welcome!I know little about your disease, and you don't specify what kind of headaches you get... this point is important, as headaches have many causes, and you do want to get down to the cause, instead of being dependent on meds for crushing your symptoms, right? Here's a site that offers some info, much of which I'm sure you know: Holistic Tips for Thalassemia http://www.moondragon.org/obgyn/anemia/anemiaholistic.html I Googled "holistic headache remedy" and found a lot. Here are a couple that look promising: Ayurvedic Herbal Headache remedies http://www.ayurveda-herbal-remedy.com/home-remedies/headache.html Ginger Paste (or drink) for neuralgia http://www.holistic-online.com/Herbal-Med/Remedies/hol_herbal-tonics-ginger-hea dache-remedy.htm I used to get many migraines, but cutting cow dairy to a minimum worked wonders for me. Otherwise it was a dark room for hours, with other unpleasant symptoms, so I sympathize with you! Note to N_wEvil: I know, I know, I seem to have ginger on the brain. Must be a karmic co-inkydink. IP: Logged |
Lunargirl
Knowflake Posts: 1513
From: south of utopia
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted September 08, 2003 10:25 AM
Here's one more site, about anemia headaches http://www.scinfo.org/headache.htm From what I've just read, I think you really need to discover the cause before you seek any old remedy. And change doctors if the only thing yours can do for you is prescribe meds for the headaches, if they're frequent. Maybe acupuncture would help, too. Good luck!
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Cheryll
Knowflake Posts: 3
From: london...for now
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted September 08, 2003 05:33 PM
Hey Lunargirl,
thanks for the websites, i will check them out About changing the doctor part, all doctors in UK are pretty much the same...It took them about a year to finally realise what was actually wrong with me, they thought i had anemia and gave me iron tabs, they didnt work, because my iron levels are fine. as for the headaches, they gave me pain killers and they stopped working after a while, so what they did after was that they gave antidepressants, just on a lower dose. Anyway, thanks a lot for your help IP: Logged | |
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