Your doctors might also try using antidepressant drugs. These drugs help by increasing a chemical in the brain known as serotonin. Unfortunately, many patients gain weight and lose sexual interest while using these medications. Some foods such as red wine, cheddar cheese and bananas contain serotonin and may help. As a specialist in pain management, I am willing to try all these things to stop pain.
Most people get better.
Dr. Lawrence A. Howards is co- medical director of the Sinai Samaritan Pain Clinic at Sinai Samaritan Hospital. Online Copyright 1998, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. All rights reserved.