Wow. It’s morning, 5 am, I slept through the night!
No headache!

There’s a long story behind this exclamation, as always. The short version is, I came to Dr. Steve’s clinic because of excruciating neck/headache pain that had been going on for two weeks. I had tried Excedrin Migraine, ice, steroids prescribed by my physician, and lots of lattes. The pain and trying to live was unbearable. Of course, to get to this point of such ill health it had taken a few years of an intense work and home life. I know everyone’s life and work is intense so yes it is self inflicted. You think you are managing and you think it will get better, but you can go a long time using Excedrin, coffee, and alcohol to relieve pain.

On January 12th an intense work situation caused a spike of pain to shoot up my back and left me with a horrible headache. My physician prescribed a steroid for a week. That did not work. I was still in pain, so I went to Dr. Steve’s for chiropractic care. The adjustments relieved the pain for 2 to 3 days but it always returned and I was still taking a lot of Excedrin. After a few weeks Dr. Steve suggested this was a chemical issue and could be treated using nutritional therapy.

I was more than ready to try something new! I was in constant pain and my blood pressure was out of control. I barely remember the initial testing and the paperwork. I was so focused on controlling the pain and trying to maintain my life and job. The result of my first visit he sent me home with some supplements and Unbelievable! Within the first week the pain was gone. Every so often I would stop and think,Oh my gosh, my headache, it’s gone! I forgot to remember my headache. What a joy to say.

After a few weeks of taking supplements I remember the morning I awoke at 5 am. I sat up and thought, It’s morning, what did I miss?? I could not believe I had slept through the night. I woke up feeling good not tired. It was a different feeling. For many years (over 20 years) I have only slept from 10 to 2 and many times I would awake with a headache. Like many people I have tried anything and everything to get sleep.

I’m now able to sleep through the night. It is still a bit of a surprise and actually a lot of changes start happening when you get some sleep. It’s hard for people to believe you when you say you were living on 4 hours sleep a night. My behavior was proof. I was abrupt, jumpy, and impatient. Not that that behavior is all gone, it will take time to change but it is better.

Over the years I had spent so much time analyzing my sleep. What did I eat? What did I drink? Maybe a different exercise routine, maybe yoga, maybe mental exercises, it just goes on and on, always in search of relief. You can read an article in the paper weekly about people being sleep deprived. So I am not alone.

The gist of the story is that I have better health because of this routine of taking supplements that Dr. Steve has supplied. I am not in pain anymore. I’m not taking Excedrin Migraine any more. I don’t have to turn down desserts because I believed sugar was the cause of sleeplessness and headaches. I can exercise and practice yoga because I like to not because I am in search of something to fix my pains. I’m happy.

Thanks and Regards,
Cheryl Sykes