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I have been experiencing sharp headaches over the left eye, for several weeks. My doctor seems to think I have a pinched nerve in the brain. He has prescribed carbatrol (an anticonvulsant). I have been experiencing unpleasant side effects, as a result. The medication has provided no relief. I was wondering if my problem might be a result of a pinched nerve in my neck or back, caused by the fact that I drive for a living. Would chiropractic treatment be recommended?
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San Francisco Chiropractor and Former Headache Sufferer Comments:
None of the many medical doctors I went to could figure out what was wrong. I had a brain scan, and all kinds of tests...they just did not know what do...other than prescribe Percodan which I developed an allergic reaction to and almost died.
It was a chiropractor that finally cured my headaches. He took x-rays and did his chiropractic exam, and told me I had pinched nerves in the neck, and that pinched nerves was a very common cause of migraine headaches and neck pain.
This was news to me. Of course I did not believe it...that is until I started feeling better after the first visit. The chiropractor recommended 30 sessions because the headaches were so severe and I had had the problem for so long. I quit after 10 and the headaches came back. I started over again and went through the entire program, and I have never had that kind of a headache ever again.