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Posted 4/2/2012 3:43 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone, this may be too personal a question and I understand if you don't wish to reply. I was wondering how much medicene others with fibro take? I am up to 9 pills a day now and still don't feel up to working which is my goal. I hate to take any kind of meds,but ever since my fibro I've done anything at all my dr asks. I trust him and think he's a good dr,but I'm young and starting to wonder if this is normal for someone with fibro.

I take gabapentine 2 pills 3xs a day along with lyrica 1x in the morning and night also I have allergies so I have claratin and a nasal spray.

The only one that really seems to help so far is the gabapentine and I'm starting to feel a bit hopeless and maybe that medicene is not going to solve my problem. I also have physical therapy and am hoping that will help further, but it's been so up and down lately with pain and fatigue it's hard to tell.
Posted 4/2/2012 4:54 PM (GMT 0)
Some people take a whole lot more than this.  I never took prescription meds for fibro but now I was put on a muscle relaxer called Robaxin and that has helped me with back pain.

 

I use an alternative herbal med called Curamin and that has helped me a lot!

 

Sherrine

Posted 4/2/2012 6:10 PM (GMT 0)
I take way more than nine when you count my herbals and scripts. I don't have to take everything every day, but here recently I have needed to.

T
Posted 4/2/2012 8:22 PM (GMT 0)
I take 8 everyday including vitamins and suppliments. The amount is normally more than 8 depending on pain killers, both prescription and advil as well as muscle relaxers.
Posted 4/2/2012 8:26 PM (GMT 0)
I take only one prescription med, but it is an antispasmodic for my IBS, not my fibro. In addition to that, I take garlic, turmeric, ginger, B12, D, calcium, and chromium picolinate. As you can see, most of my meds are herbals. This is because I have been on about a dozen different prescription meds in the last year, and had reactions to them all. I decided to go a more natural route because of the prescription side effects, but I am going to see a new rheumy in May, and if I am comfortable with her, I might consider trying something different.
Posted 4/2/2012 9:33 PM (GMT 0)
I remember the days when all I took was a multi-vitamin... yeah so anything over that seems to be too many. turn

Presently, I'm on 7 differant prescription meds...some that are needed to be taken more than 1x a day. I also take 4 differant supplements.

These are for all my conditions.

Last night, I made an error and took an extra beta-blocker by mistake.

Taking all these meds is something I'd rather forgo but know it is necessary. I wish there was an all-in one pill...it would be so much easier. smilewinkgrin

Hugs, Robin

Posted 4/2/2012 9:42 PM (GMT 0)
Until I ruptured a disc a few months ago, I only took 4 - - 1 Levothyroxine (thyroid) 2 Nortriptyline (sleep, fibro pain) half a Clonopin (sleep, fibro pain) and half a Tramadol (fibro pain), sometimes another half a Tramadol if I had lots of pain. This plus a few vitamins.

Right now, 4 weeks after surgery, it's multiplied like a rabbit family :) (Actually, I'm not happy about it!) I'm taking way more for pain - Norco instead of Tramadol, because it's stronger, plus a lot of other stuff that I hope to be done with soon. I was actually getting depressed, and I realized - smack fist to head - of course, all these things are Central Nervous System DEPRESSIVES! Lots of Norco, Cyclobenzaprine, Gabapentin. I've cut down this week, and already feel better emotionally and mentally.

Debbie
Posted 4/2/2012 10:34 PM (GMT 0)
Whole pills or do we count the halves and quarters? (I'm being silly.) I take 4 or 5 if I count the half heart med and the vitamins for breakfast. Then there's about 4 for lunch, but 2 are stool softeners for the side effects of pain meds. Another dose of pain meds, 1/2 heart med and softeners for supper. Then there's 1/4 amitriptyline for pain, and a couple halves of sleep meds. Sometimes I take another half sleep med in the night if it's before 2AM.
One day a week there's allergy shots too. If I have another sinus infection I can be taking a couple of antibiotics. I keep a list on a card in my wallet to remember what I'm taking.
Posted 4/3/2012 6:50 AM (GMT 0)
I take 2 supplements, subutex, coumadin,depokote, acid reducer and attenol. I have tried so many hard core narcotics and fibro meds years ago. I never liked them and they had too many side effects.
Posted 4/3/2012 10:59 AM (GMT 0)
I too take alot more than you. Actually more than anyone on this page but I'm still kicking and not using any narcotics. One thing that does help me is tramadol (non-narcotic pain med) along with tylenol, some people find that an nsaid works better for them. I take this with gabapentin which is kind of an older version of lyrica. How long have you been on the lyrica. I tried it but it never helped my pain at all and the higher the dosage the worse the side effects got. So it was out.

I don't see you taking an anti-inflammatory drug such as tylenol, ibuprophen, aleve or whatever. Also, a muscle relaxer can sometimes help if like me some days everything feels swollen. I use baclofen because it caused me the less sleepiness. There are alot of muscle relaxers out there so don't give up on the first one. I had to try several before I found the right one for me.

Is it just fibro that you are dealing with. If you are seeing a gp you may want to consider seeing a rheumatologist. When making an appointment ask if the have other patients with fibro so you don't waster your time.
Posted 4/3/2012 7:12 PM (GMT 0)
i have not taken many medications before but my sister is always getting sick therefore she spends alot of money.
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