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Fibromyalgia - Does anything help relieve severe pain during flares?

Posted by ripley @ripley, Mar 7 11:16am

I was officially diagnosed with Fibro two years ago. I don't take any medications except for 5mg Flexeril (muscle relaxer) at night during flares, and some supplements recommended by my functional medicine Nurse Practitioner that don't seem to be helping. A hot bath before bed helps a little.
I'm now in the middle of a flare and in extreme pain all day. I try to stay busy to take my mind off it, but it's very hard to cope.
I'm very reluctant to go on meds such as Cymbalta, Lyrica or Gabapentin. I've read they often don't help and have bad withdrawal issues if you want to stop taking them. Most doctors don't offer much help except for offering drugs, with little knowledge about their effectiveness and side effects.
I'm looking for support or help with how to continue living with this. What works for others with Fibro to lessen the pain?

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1kay2 | @1kay2 | 4 days ago
In reply to @daisy17 "Did your vision improve or go back to normal after you quit taking it? I have..." + (show)
@daisy17

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.

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My vision did get better according to the optometrist exams it is back to where it was but it does get blurry, jumps up and down and still is a problem.

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ripley | @ripley | 12 hours ago
In reply to @jmenassaka "I switch back and forth between the gabapentin and lyrica about every other year with flexeril..." + (show)
@jmenassaka

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.

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Could you share your dosage of Lyrica and Flexeril every day? I take 5mg of flexeril at night and my dr just prescribed 25mg of Lyrica twice a day, which she said I could take "as needed" (I haven't started it yet). Thanks.

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Jessica | @jmenassaka | 12 hours ago

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.

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