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Posted by Kat26 on September 2, 2002, at 6:54:42
Hello,
I had this conversation with my Dad a couple days ago. He read an article on how pain can be chronic because of something like a "pain memory" that remembers pain, and you still feel it after it is gone, because it is so ingrained in the brain or something. I told him that reminded me of my OCD and how my thoughts would get stuck. And since I got so much relief from prozac... couldn't SSRIs work for chronic pain too?
See, my Dad had those backaches and they have been really bad.
What do you think?Kat26
Posted by Kari on September 2, 2002, at 13:02:26
In reply to SSRIs for chronic pain?, posted by Kat26 on September 2, 2002, at 6:54:42
Hi Kat,
SSRIs can help in chronic pain problems.
I suffer from severe lower back pain which has been waking me up every morning after 5 hours of sleep. Nothing helped (for years) but after going on celexa 40 mg for other problems, the pain was greatly reduced. Stopping the celexa brought the pain back.
Does your dad know what is causing his bachaches? If he has been examined and knows that his problem does not stem from something that needs some other kind of treatment, perhaps he can ask his physician about SSRIs.All the best,
Kari.
Posted by JaneB on September 2, 2002, at 15:30:28
In reply to Re: SSRIs for chronic pain?, posted by Kari on September 2, 2002, at 13:02:26
Posted by Kat26 on September 5, 2002, at 12:50:25
In reply to Re: SSRIs for chronic pain?, posted by Kari on September 2, 2002, at 13:02:26
Thanks for replying!
My dad will have another examination next week, and then we'll go from there. I will tell him what you guys write though:Kat26
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