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Juggling meds with fibromyalgia, arthritis and heart problems
Fibromyalgia | Last Active: May 6, 2016 | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
Hi @oldgeezer81, and welcome to Connect. Managing pain can be difficult, especially when it's effecting your sleep. I'm tagging several members who have recently been discussing fibromyalgia, arthritis and heart problems. @briansr, @rabbit10, @sharonmay7 and @ladyjane85 are all active members on Connect who are hopefully willing to share their experience and tips/advice they have for managing these particular conditions.
I'd also encourage you to check out the Chronic Pain group (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/pain/), and the Managing Fibromyalgia thread (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hello-everyone-i-am-looking-for-anyone-who-suffers-from-fibromyalgia-and/) as you may find others to connect with.
What herbs and remedies have you tried? The group would like to get an idea of what works and what doesn't work specifically for your needs.
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Still haven't gotten my sleep meds to work well, mostly in getting to<br />
sleep. After I get to sleep, I am good for 3 or 4 hours, the arthritis pain<br />
in the hips and back wake me up. If it is after 4 am, I will usually just<br />
get up, if below, I will get up and move around some and can usually get<br />
another hour or so of sleep. Last month my doctor tried me on rozerem and<br />
it has not worked well at all. I was on Zolpidem for several years, but the<br />
insurance companies has refused to pay for it any more, so trying other<br />
options. Tried Valerian Root for a week or two and helped at first, then<br />
didn't. Now trying to double up on Doxepin and that kinda works, but not<br />
well.<br />
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Hi, I stay away from prescription sleep meds, can get terrible<br />
reactions as I did with ambien. I now use natural supplements -<br />
melatonin and valerian root which drs suggested. Even then I have to<br />
use a tylonol type PM med on top of those at times. There are times I<br />
do not sleep at all.<br />
But those natural remedies may help. My best, @ladyjane85<br />