AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND ALPHA-STIM STORIES continued.......

1st Testimonial Story Continued... 1994, I have been on high doses of medication to combat (stress).  Some of the many negative side effects of the medication have included short-term memory loss, reduced concentration, poor decision making, weight gain, constant respiratory-tract problems, constipation, joint pain, distressing nightmares and talking in my sleep, increased need for sleep (as much as 16 hours a day at worst), and, while I live overseas, spending some US$210 a month on medication !

In the ten months I have been using the Alpha-Stim SCS, I have... been able to reduce my medications greatly.. Not only has my emotional health not suffered for this, but I have had very positive improvements in my mood and energy levels.  This I put down to both the therapeutic effects of CES and to reduced negative side-effects from medication.

My reflexes, concentration, memory and clarity of thought have improved significantly.  Additionally, we have both been just  amazed at how well I am hitting the ball and moving around on the tennis court, in spite of being overweight and of having had nearly ten years away from the game.  Part of that we put down to more energy, confidence and a more positive frame of mind, but some of it seems clearly to be a result of the lessening of negative side-effects from the medication.  On the topic of weight, once I stopped my medication, the weight just started to fall off me, without my having to diet! I've had to take in all my trousers! (posted here with permission from the writer)

Fibromyalgia Story Continued....Throughout the 10 months from May 2007 to March 2008, in conjunction with my specialist and physiotherapist I tried many and varied ways of combating the pain - medication changes(posted here with permission from the writer)

Anxiety, Insomnia Stress Story Continued.......I avoid pharmaceuticals as I believe long term anti-depressant use has created some chronic health problems for me.  I was keen to try the Alpha-Stim but had no great expectations. After a few weeks of use I thought it was not really helping but nearing a month's use I realized I had an improvement in my anxiety levels, felt more positive and my sleep patterns improved somewhat - i still wake several times a night but am usually able to fall back to sleep.  Then one night I was having a bad time with abdominal discomfort and I felt very 'liverish' which is a problem I often have at night.  Using the Alpha-Stim electrodes on the abdomen reduced both the ill feeling and discomfort and I managed a few hours sleep.  I now think the Alpha Stim will be very useful in managing not only my anxiety/Stress but provide some relief for my other health problems as well. (posted here with permission from the writer)