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What Medication Do You Take For Pain From Fibromyalgia?

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Picayune, MS
October 3, 2016
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I take Cymbalta for Fibro plus has an anti- depressant bc this crap make u mentally sick as well as physically. Tried Lyrica.. Did nothing but make me gain 15lbs in about 2-3 wks. Don't recommend that one. Then u need some pain Meds.... TRAMADAL is good and is not an Opiate or w/e the word for "can be addictive" . I have taken Hydrocodone on and off for yrs... Helps when I first get on it but after a wk or so really doesn't do muchπŸ˜’. Really nothing seems to KEEP working bc we take so much MEDS we build a tolerance very quickly. I also have Thyroid issues i take MEDS for. Found Thyroid and Fibro seem to be a crappy tag team for us. May get that checked too... If off u feel tired and sluggish more than usual. Hope this helps! C my above post on Litioderm patches... Their awesome.. U put anywhere u heart and leave on 8-10 hrs and I swear ur pain will reduce some or a lot! Also having a Rheumatologist is ur best bet.. They specialize in out disease. Did I mention cortisone shots in ur worst pain area? I get them every 3-6 months and releive a lot of pain in those areas. Hope this helps! M

October 5, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

Im on morphine, oxycodone, arthritis med, gabapentin, Flexeril and a narcotic pain cream that i cant remember the name of off the top of my head. It all helps a little bit but my hands feel like i have been punching a brick wall, i have already had surgery on both shoulders back in 2012 and they are starting to hurt again. If my elbows or heels touch the bed while i sleep, i wake up feeling and looking like i have bad burns on them ALL day. My legs and feet feel like that to the bone ache from being in ice water to long. None of the stuff im on takes that away but i cant imagine how bad i would hurt without it 😒

October 4, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

Meloxicam, gabapentin, tramodol for years. Zanaflex when needed for muscle spasms. Stash of lortab for really bad days. Just started taking cymbalta. Makes a big difference in energy levels, but I'm more prone to overdoing it now and being bedridden the next day.

October 4, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

I use morephine, Lyrica, Celebrex etc

October 4, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

Cymbalta and meloxicam for the muscle pains, migraine excedrin, fioricet, fioricet with codeine, ibuprofen, and sometimes muscle relaxers for the headaches

October 4, 2016

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