Recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and read about the 3 medications approved for it. I've read terrible things about stopping Cymbalta and here it sounds like Lyrica is just as bad. The other drug is Savella, which also needs to be tapered. Has anyone commenting here found any medications that helps with the pain where the benefit outweighs the risks? I found a 2014 Consumer Reports article that recommended these older drugs: ■ Generic amitriptyline■ Generic gabapentin■ Generic paroxetine-IR (immediate-release). Reasons: "All of these medications have been on the market for 15 years or more and have been widely used. They are all available as inexpensive generics and are at least as effective and safe as the other fibromyalgia medications." Gabapentin has side effects I don't like but I would like to find something for the daily pain.
Any advice or suggestions are welcome.