Hi, I would appreciate any feedback and advice on how to cure addictions to pain killers using alternative medicine. I have been suffering migraines for over 20 years. For the last 10 years I have been taking Tylenol #3 (Tylenol with Codeine) which helps reduce the pain dramatically. I only take Tylenol #3 during the night (2 tablets every 4-6 hours) which helps me fall asleep and wake up with no more migraines or just a slight headache. Sometimes I force myself to not take any Tylenol 3, and just wait until the headaches go away, but I then feel misarable all day. I was told that it is not good or safe to suddenly stop taking Tylenol with Codeine; instead one must stop slowly, which I am trying desperately, but am having difficulty doing so. What I would like to know is if there are any alternative methods that will help me reduce this addiction. Any homeopathic remedies, alternative medicines, etc, that you know of and recommend would be of great help. Please let me know. Thank you Regards,
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Hi, I would appreciate any feedback and advice on how to cure addictions to pain killers using alternative medicine. I have been suffering migraines for over 20 years. For the last 10 years I have been taking Tylenol #3 (Tylenol with Codeine) which helps reduce the pain dramatically. I only take Tylenol #3 during the night (2 tablets every 4-6 hours) which helps me fall asleep and wake up with no more migraines or just a slight headache. Sometimes I force myself to not take any Tylenol 3, and just wait until the headaches go away, but I then feel misarable all day. I was told that it is not good or safe to suddenly stop taking Tylenol with Codeine; instead one must stop slowly, which I am trying desperately, but am having difficulty doing so. What I would like to know is if there are any alternative methods that will help me reduce this addiction. Any homeopathic remedies, alternative medicines, etc, that you know of and recommend would be of great help. Please let me know. Thank you Regards,
Hey DJ, I haven't worked with addicts, but I have seen a few people overcome migraines with some odd things: 1. Water - A lot! A brother had migraines that developed out of the blue and would come and go a few times a week. He tried prescription painkillers for months with little help. A natural practitioner recommended increasing water intake to the point he was carrying a water bottle around with him everywhere he went. The headache stopped at that clinic and they didn't come back. He's a healthy guy and to think he was dehydrated wasn't the first thing you would have thought.
2. Feel for a calcification on the 1st Thoracic - I knew a woman who suffered migraines 24 hours a day for 2 years. She attempted suicide 5 times. Drugs just caused her to mimic sleep. A method that resembled long use of accupressure was applied to the calcification. The point was held for about 2 hours after she upped her nutrition esp with mineral supplements that dissolved the calcification and her headaches stopped. The next day she looked like the weight of the world was lifted. I knew her for about 2 years following that. About 6 months after that first effort she would get smaller headaches, but never like a migraine.
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Hi, I would appreciate any feedback and advice on how to cure addictions to pain killers using alternative medicine. I have been suffering migraines for over 20 years. For the last 10 years I have been taking Tylenol #3 (Tylenol with Codeine) which helps reduce the pain dramatically. I only take Tylenol #3 during the night (2 tablets every 4-6 hours) which helps me fall asleep and wake up with no more migraines or just a slight headache. Sometimes I force myself to not take any Tylenol 3, and just wait until the headaches go away, but I then feel misarable all day. I was told that it is not good or safe to suddenly stop taking Tylenol with Codeine; instead one must stop slowly, which I am trying desperately, but am having difficulty doing so. What I would like to know is if there are any alternative methods that will help me reduce this addiction. Any homeopathic remedies, alternative medicines, etc, that you know of and recommend would be of great help. Please let me know. Thank you
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Hi, I would appreciate any feedback and advice on how to cure addictions to pain killers using alternative medicine. I have been suffering migraines for over 20 years. For the last 10 years I have been taking Tylenol #3 (Tylenol with Codeine) which helps reduce the pain dramatically. I only take Tylenol #3 during the night (2 tablets every 4-6 hours) which helps me fall asleep and wake up with no more migraines or just a slight headache. Sometimes I force myself to not take any Tylenol 3, and just wait until the headaches go away, but I then feel misarable all day. I was told that it is not good or safe to suddenly stop taking Tylenol with Codeine; instead one must stop slowly, which I am trying desperately, but am having difficulty doing so. What I would like to know is if there are any alternative methods that will help me reduce this addiction. Any homeopathic remedies, alternative medicines, etc, that you know of and recommend would be of great help. Please let me know. Thank you Regards,
-DJ
The basis of your problem is that your ailment has not been addressed, just the symptom (headaches). The path you have chosen has taken a single ailment and added a new one (addiction to pain killers). I would urge you to find a competent wholistic practitioner (a doctor of natural medicine, a holistic doctor, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner) who will work through your problem. They will not addict you to anything and should eliminate your headaches for all time. Of course you will likely require some ginseng to purge all the dangerous toxins your medications have left in your body.
First, I believe one who is addictive or wants to stop using medication must come off the drug slowly so it won't throw you body all out of wack.
In regards to migraines, have you looked at "feverfew?" Some evidence suggests feverfew with the active compound in it parthenolide ( sesquiterpene lactone) has helped migraine sufferers.
From: DJ Mehrpuyan <[email hidden]> Organization: Comcast Online Newsgroups: misc.health.alternative,own.health.homoeopathy,own.health.misc,alt.health Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 18:58:00 GMT Subject: How to cure addicitions
Hi, I would appreciate any feedback and advice on how to cure addictions to pain killers using alternative medicine. I have been suffering migraines for over 20 years. For the last 10 years I have been taking Tylenol #3 (Tylenol with Codeine) which helps reduce the pain dramatically. I only take Tylenol #3 during the night (2 tablets every 4-6 hours) which helps me fall asleep and wake up with no more migraines or just a slight headache. Sometimes I force myself to not take any Tylenol 3, and just wait until the headaches go away, but I then feel misarable all day. I was told that it is not good or safe to suddenly stop taking Tylenol with Codeine; instead one must stop slowly, which I am trying desperately, but am having difficulty doing so. What I would like to know is if there are any alternative methods that will help me reduce this addiction. Any homeopathic remedies, alternative medicines, etc, that you know of and recommend would be of great help. Please let me know. Thank you Regards,
Indeed a holistic doctor is needed. Codeine is not really recommended for long-term use. To stop it, u need to visit a doctor for tailing down the dose gradually. Have u ever found out any specific factors that contribute to your migraine?The goal of treatment is to prevent and not simply relieving the headache. Medically, there are also other types of drugs that can be used. Non-medical ways such as cool compresses, a dark quiet room and stress relieving may help. Indeed, some migraine sufferers have stress-induced headache as well!
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Hi, I would appreciate any feedback and advice on how to cure addictions to pain killers using alternative medicine. I have been suffering migraines for over 20 years. For the last 10 years I have been taking Tylenol #3 (Tylenol with Codeine) which helps reduce the pain dramatically. I only take Tylenol #3 during the night (2 tablets every 4-6 hours) which helps me fall asleep and wake up with no more migraines or just a slight headache. Sometimes I force myself to not take any Tylenol 3, and just wait until the headaches go away, but I then feel misarable all day. I was told that it is not good or safe to suddenly stop taking Tylenol with Codeine; instead one must stop slowly, which I am trying desperately, but am having difficulty doing so. What I would like to know is if there are any alternative methods that will help me reduce this addiction. Any homeopathic remedies, alternative medicines, etc, that you know of and recommend would be of great help. Please let me know. Thank you Regards,
