Fibromyalgia - Does anything help relieve severe pain during flares?

Did your vision improve or go back to normal after you quit taking it? I have been prescribed a low dose for my fibromyalgia, but haven't started taking it yet. Thanks.

I switch back and forth between the gabapentin and lyrica about every other year with flexeril twice a day and it helps with the chronic pain and lowering the amount of flares that I have.

Hi. I’m 5 years into my pain journey so I take 200mg of lyrica 2 times a day and 10mg of flexeril 3 times a day.

Yes, I'd say the cyclobenzaprine deals with muscle pain. At least, on me it does. I have muscle spasms. Also, lot of muscle pain comes from muscles being too tight, for whatever reason. Some people talk about muscle cramping. To me, that's the same thing as spasms. Maybe not, but I certainly have both. One problem I have is severe lordosis now in my lower lumbar spine. And of course, my whole left leg. A supposed scientific study was done about the use of cyclobenzaprine (I've read it, but can't find it again) just sounded like garbage to me. To be fairer, I think it was a study on the use of it for people with new injuries, not for those of us with what appears to be permanent literal spasms, constantly. Another term for that is spasticity. That study said there's no real reason to use it past the first 10 or 14 days, something like that. So, we sometimes get Pharmacists who forget there's whole huge segments of the population (like those born with cerebral palsy) that sometimes have to live with spastic (as in spasms) body parts. I wish I could find out what is being used for them. Those medicines might be useful for me, but it takes a whole visit just to ask my PCP to refer me to someone else, about that subject. Right now, I've got a relatively new one, and other major issues that I need to see specialists about (prominent epidural lipomatosis, avascular necrosis in both hips, etc). When there are also other important physical problems, it's really not appropriate to take away a medication that's dealing well with a problem. Who knows? Maybe when my spine is dealt with properly, the spasms might go away. Something caused it in the first place. It's not like I've ever asked for the cyclobenzaprine to be increased. If I get a doctor that gets in my face about the cyclobenzaprine, I dump them and go find a new one. Life's too short to be treated like a drug that's not even labelled a "controlled" substance is addictive. If it was, they'd have classified it so. If that convenient non-basis of putting down their own patients was true, some of them would go to the trouble of getting it classified as a Controlled Substance. Otherwise, I just consider it to be harmful gossip. I've not found it hard to stop taking Cyclobenzaprine. What is hard to deal with is my whole left leg and hip in contracture 24/7, which is why I started taking it in the first place.

Any "Rx or Drug" is toxic to one's entire system including our brains. Popping a pill is an easy solution, but carries with it severe if not deadly side effects. The reality is that Nothing takes all pain away. It is a constant, and with FM flairs, it is a extremely painful ordeal.
All the research I have done points to a combination of 1 or 2 Rx's (the effortless part). I found that keeping prescribed medications kept me from many severe side effects.
As for me, Yoga (can be chair Yoga), Meditation, Heat, Heat, and more Heat (IFR Sauna at my gym)
Daily Stretching, Pool exercises, Walking, Tai Chi, Qi Gong (increases stretching and increases energy) all in moderation so as to not trigger a flair, all are important.
Messages, good nutrition (gluten free because gluten creates fibrin which creates the continuance of pain).
Also, dedicated efforts at Sleep to heal mind, body and soul is important.
I do use 10%menthol, 4-5% Lidocaine cream and Magnesium lotion in combination and it does help with pain after my morning and evening hot shower.
A lot of credit goes to taking our mind off our pain and busying oneself with housework, gardening, art, music, developing spiritual/meditative and positive mindset,and helping others.
Pain control is not easy. We each have to invest time and effort to self-care because we each have other things to do and we Can Overcome this obstacle called chronic pain.
I am wishing all of us FM humans a peaceful, happy and calm inner life as we travel through whatever we have to travel through. Many blessings.

I totally agree with your focus on non medication strategies. My last visit to Mayo Fibro clinic came away with recommendation to use a system called Lin that focuses on the brain pathways that are hyper activated causes pain
It has been a tremendous tool.

I totally agree with your focus on non medication strategies. My last visit to Mayo Fibro clinic came away with recommendation to use a system called Lin that focuses on the brain pathways that are hyper activated causes pain
It has been a tremendous tool.

I totally agree with your focus on non medication strategies. My last visit to Mayo Fibro clinic came away with recommendation to use a system called Lin that focuses on the brain pathways that are hyper activated causes pain
It has been a tremendous tool.

I found some information about Lin on-line. Their website says it's covered by insurance. Have you enrolled in the program? If so, what is the cost and is it covered by insurance? Do you need a dr referral for that? Thanks.