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Fibromyalgia -- Need help on how to handle severe pain

Fibromyalgia | Last Active: Oct 29, 2023 | Replies (156)
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@freebird75

I had earlier posted about my pain of fibromyalgia and no more meds. I used to be on Tramadol-APAP. 3 YEARS and had hardly any pain if at all. I had to stop it because they put a ban on taking it. But Tram-Apap is tramadol with acetaminophen. It was good. But now with neuropathy in my legs and feet in and severe lower back pain I just might look into PT. I will give it a good try. Hang tough!

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vellen | @vellen | Jun 20, 2023

I've had to switch doctors bc mine is retiring. He was the director if the clinic and pretty much told me 'good luck' getting Tramadol refills. It's ridiculous that there's a pain relief, one of, if not the weakest narcotic 'type' medicine and doctors have been harrassed into not prescribing it. I've mentioned I've taken it more or less over 20 years and have only climbed up from one or two per day to two or three due increasing pain. Of course taking more would get me to a normal but I have a fear of addiction.
I will try whatever their alternative is but for the ssri meds. I get a very heavy chest feeing after 9 days or so and ofc that wasn't even long enough to see if it worked.
We'll see.

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