Hey Frens, looking for some direct experiences with DMSO.
Context: My mother has suffered severe migraines her entire adult life, upwards of 40 years. Been on disability probably the last 15. In the last 10 she was also diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralgia. What began as white hot poker stabbing pain like shocks that would come sporadically and has been mainly controlled by anti-convulsant or anti-epileptic meds like Tegretol, gabapentin, carbamazepine, is now non-stop pain preventing sleep and the meds don’t touch it. When she tried to ween off meds the pain intensifies even more.
I have done research out the wazoo, she knows I prefer natural things but so far is resistant to supplements, worried about interactions with the other Rxs she can’t just stop. But this last week when we talked she was in tears and told me she’s considering surgical intervention as she doesn’t feel like her quality of life is living anymore. Rather long story short, I’m trying to find something she’s willing to try to break through her hopeless western medicine expectations. I think on earthclinic.com a while back someone mentioned DMSO compresses. I have never used DMSO but picked some up today to try before I really encourage her to use it and give more suggested uses and instructions. For those here who have used it, is there a specific site you yiu use to look for interactions? I know she needs clean skin, but as she’s still on other meds is there any way to know what side effects or interactions there may be? I’d hate for her to try and it backfire and she lose all hope.
Also open to hearing anything else anyone has used successfully to combat TN.
Thank you in advance, Frens. 🙏
PS All issues predate Covid hysteria. She is pureblood and will never get the vaxx.
The suggestion I want to make won’t be like any others you will likely receive. About a year ago I developed a severe neuralgia of my own (not TN, but excruciating nonetheless). I researched day and night for solutions for this issue as it was severely impacting my life and the pain was unbearable. Months into my incessant research, I just happened to stumble across a random post in a pain forum and the person suggested looking into Dr. John Sarno’s work. His work led him to discover what he called TMS, or Tension Myositis syndrome (also known as Tension Myoneural Syndrome if it affects the nerves). His work led him to believe most chronic pain is actually TMS, and that’s why physical therapy, meds, etc often doesn’t cure these issues in the long term. He believed that repressed emotions were the main contributor to chronic pain, and the body will often create physical pain (even excruciating level pain) as a result. He believed conditions like fibromyalgia, migraines, chronic back/knee/foot/etc pain, nerve pain, numbness, tingling, etc were likely TMS if no true physical cause could be found by a doctor.
At first I outright rejected the idea, but then figured I had nothing to lose, so I bought several of his books and started reading. There are specific personality traits of people who are more susceptible to developing TMS, and I had most of them. Within a couple of months I was roughly 75% cured, and now a year later I’d say I’m 90% cured with only occasional minor flares. His books are all excellent, but The Mindbody Prescription was my favorite. I think he even talks about his own brief experience with TN-like pain and how he cured it.
His work was and still is very much rejected by mainstream medicine, which made me even more curious about whether it would work. It worked for me, maybe see if it can help your mom?
This is likely the cause but resolution depends on if the patient is willing to do this. I think working through forgiving people is good too