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Have you found anything to successfully treat fibromyalgia pain?
Fibromyalgia | Last Active: Mar 13, 2023 | Replies (115)Comment receiving replies
hello llcc880~
so sorry to hear of your trials....pain sucks and fibro pain can be so very illusive as well as debilitating...my heart goes out to all that suffer from this . My dear husband had fibro for 20+ years...the only thing that helped him was to be on a protocol of Amitriptyline...he took in am and pm...also did oxy when the pain was too much to deal with. He never got addicted to the oxy. ..but it certainly did assist in holding back the severe symptoms..when needed. Emotions, we found was a great indicator of how his day would be. Staying grateful and of assistance to others was his way of getting out of his own pain, in helping others.. I hope this helps you all.
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Hi, I was diagnosed by a rheumatologist 7 years ago with arthritis and fibromyalgia. Classic case looking at my history…6 years ago I had a synovial cyst removed from L5….10 months later unbearable pain that yoga and ibuprofen couldn’t relieve. MRI showed a tumor: lymphoma. 6 months of chemotherapy really did a tune on me. Now the neuropathy.
We’ve tried all the prescriptions mentioned above and I’m taking the highest dosage. Latest MRI shows that after 5 years, I’m cancer free but my lumbar vertebrae is collapsing and the discs are bulging.
Pain management starts first thing in the morning and continues until I medicate to sleep. I just know that I have to keep on moving or I could be bedridden. Not gonna happen! Thank you for this website!
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Hi bunky44, can you tell me the amytriptyline protocol, please? I am prescribed 10 mg for nighttime to help sleep but I don't think it is sufficient and I haven't thought about it for daytime use. I took this drug back in the 1970s under its name elavil. It was for pain which we now know as FM. I also take 1 mg. ativan at bedtime and sometimes another one in middle of night when I am feeling distressed from pain that gives a nocturnal panic attack. Thanks for any response.