Before coming to see Dr. Holly Carling, I had been experiencing perpetual migraines - I either had a headache or full-blown migraine every single day.  I had been getting headaches and migraines since I was nine years old.  On a pain scale of 1-10 (10 being the level of natural childbirth), my migraines usually averaged an 8.  My longest migraine lasted for 21 days.
I couldn't work; I had no time for hobbies...I was lucky to feel up to reading a bedtime story.  I was living in panic mode...I never knew if the next day was going to be so bad I couldn't even function.  I had to call in "the cavalry" - my family - to come bail me out so often that they quit making plans to do anything.  My children associated grandma and grandpa coming over with me having a headache.  It makes it hard to get up in the morning when you know you're a burden right off the bat.  I was afraid to make any commitments, and I missed a lot of my daughter's school functions.  There was a lot of stuff we didn't do...it's a very isolated feeling.

I had tried so many things to get rid of my migraines.  I tried Chiropractic.  I saw so many specialists.  I had tried over 45 different drugs and had liver problems and my gallbladder removed as a result.  Nothing worked.  The doctors kept telling me it was normal, that it was in my DNA and I would have to live with it.

When I began seeing Dr. Carling I expected it to take several months of acupuncture and nutritional therapy before I saw any noticeable improvement, especially considering the number of toxic drugs that had been put into my system.  I was so surprised when I noticed a difference within the first week.

Now, a month later, I am so much better.  I have only experienced one massive migraine since I began treatment with Dr. Carling.  When the migraine started I came in to see her (she actually came in on her day off to treat me), and she was able to break the migraine.  Under normal circumstances, that migraine would have sent me to the emergency room.  Other than that one migraine, I have only experienced mild headaches since I started seeing Dr. Carling.  Dr. Carling has taught me ways of managing those few headaches so they don't get severe.  That's the cool thing about working with Dr. Carling, she teaches you how to work with your body instead of the quick-fix, "Band-Aid" approach of western medicine.  She doesn't guilt trip you into taking the nutritional supplements and eating better.  You want to do it based on the results of feeling better both physically and mentally.  She lets me ask any question I want.  She has so much knowledge...I just want to pick her brain.  She's the type of person you want to hang out with...not like the old farts in western medicine.  I learn something new each time I see her, and I appreciate how supportive she has been.

Things are so much better for my family.  Grandma and Grandpa have to make excuses to come over to play with the kids now.  The other day Grandpa came over, and my son said, "Oh, do you have a headache?"  I told him that Grandpa was coming over to play with him.  He was so happy and excited!  We are able to make plans and do things.  It's no longer necessary for everything to revolve around my migraines.  My parents were even able to go away for a weekend recently!

I have referred many of my family members to see Dr. Carling and they are doing great as well.  I would recommend Dr. Carling to anybody who wants to get well.

Sincerely,
Stephanie