New Here, Newly Diagnosed

Glad to have found this place. I have been diagnosed within the last month or so with fibromyalgia. In the midst of getting it ruled out, test after test, they found a pretty large nodule on my thyroid. I have now had an endicrinologist thrown into the mix, along with an ENT (for surgery to remove it). Doctors are my new best friends!

While my rheumatologist diagnosed me with fibro, she wanted to start me on Lyrica, however, I am already on Topamax daily to help with a migraine issue I have. Apparently those are in the same "family" and I can't have them both, so I have to get with my neurologist to make sure he's ok with me going off the Topamax and starting Lyrica. I am also on Lexapro to keep my nerves in check (working as a substitute teacher all last year), now my rheumatologist wants me to switch to Cymbalta. But that needs to be cleared through my neurologist as well. She also took me off my Amitryptiline, also used for migraine/sleep, and put me on Ambien.

So, even though that's been a month ago, I feel overwhelmed to have to call him and get in for an appointment to change it all, plus dealing with these new doctors, plus getting surgery (which is this Thursday), then, then, then...I have kids!! LOL I decided to wait until after my surgery to switch up my meds. My brain is too over stimulated right now to add more.

Does anyone have experience with these meds? Good/Bad? I know my body hurts and I can't wait for some relief of some sort. My surgery doctor told me my healing might take longer due to fibro, just because my muscles are more sensitive. Sounds like "great" news to me.

Nice to meet you all!

I always say, if it isn't broke, don't fix it. I would say it is good idea to wait to switch meds until after your surgery too. I think that is a good idea. Switching antidepressants isn't easy. So go slowly with that.

Do check out the thread titled "fibro 101". It has a lot of good information. It is the first thread on the forum. And welcome to the forum. I am so glad that you have joined us, but sorry for the reason why. I hope you do feel better soon.

I do take ambien and I find it gives me a pretty good quality of sleep. Better than I had before.

Take care and do keep posting.

Hugs, Karen

Welcome momtomany! I believe you will love this forum. It has brought great support and a great info tool for me. I would wait to change any meds until after surgery. If I have surgery I am very slow in mending then other people. Some have no problems. I would make very slow chanages. Expect some side effects, but give the drug a chance to adjust before deciding it's going to work or not.

when things slow down and you get some down time pick up some good books on fibro. It really helped me. I wish I had actually read it years ago because I could see myself in it. All this time I thought I was nuts and my Dr. thought I was. After reading the book I was actually a little angry because know one told me all about all these problems that go with it.

I came to this site in horrible shape, but now I am doing well. I learned how to mangage my fibro from this forum. I can have some days still, but far apart now. Actually I try to stay on moslty natual ways because I was tired of all the side effects to the drugs. We are all so different in how we treat and manage our fibro. Many of us have more then one illlness. You will see some things will work for you, but not for others.

I hope you have a speedy recovery. I know being a mom and having surgery is not going to be easy. I hope you have some support and help at home. Please keep us updated on how you are doing. I hope to see you around the fourm.

Post Edited (ak angel) : 11/12/2012 10:42:22 PM (GMT-7)

I have the same bad habit...trying to break it, but somehow every night - - I end up getting to bed too late. I feel good at this time, for one thing, better than during the day. That's what makes it so hard!

Debbie

It really helped my husband when I printed him some information. SOme here. SOme there. Basic at first. It really bothered him that he didnt know what to do to help. It hasnt quite been a year yet, but we are both learning about this together.

Glad to see that I amnot the only one who feels better at nite. cant figure why. just is...