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hi, i'm not sure if this is 'herxing' or not but i am pretty sure my body is detoxing and i cannot seem to get beyond a terribly severe headache. it's quite debilitating. i've been drinking tons of water etc. and tried all sorts of pain meds, didn't take edge off.
does anyone have any ideas, i'd be really grateful.
riversinger
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Hi Rosemary,
I've been having the same problem. I talked to my doctor last night, after three weeks of severe headache, stiff neck, nausea, etc.
He told me to add a muscle relaxer in to my pain meds. My lymph glands are swollen and backed up, muscles are too, which is making the headaches worse. Adding in the muscle relaxer seems to be allowing fluid drainage and some improvement in the pain.
So I am currently taking Oxycontin, Soma, and Vicodin when needed for a quick response. I am also taking a number of things for detox, but they were not sufficient alone. Doc said Flexeril is another possible muscle relaxer to try.
Hope you find something that helps. I am a little loopy when taking enough to manage the pain, but I'll take loopy over the pain for today.
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