I took it years ago when I hurt my back (the first time). The doctor stopped it cold turkey when I went back to work because I worked in a county jail at the time and needed a clear head. Within...
Yeah, my doctor said to be sure to take it at night because it would make me sleepy. I took it an hour ago and I'm still awake, so that's probably not a good sign....
Thanks, Reanna. I'm hoping it will help with my sciatica. My fibro is not flaring right now. :-)...
I've been seeing a weight loss specialist to help me with my out of control weight gain and he prescribed me a combination of Wellbutrin and Naltrexone. Naltrexone is an anti-addiction drug that...
Hello again. I haven't been here in years. :( I don't know how that happened. Anyway, I have been dealing with sciatica for nearly 6 months now and my orthopedist prescribed me Neurontin as a way to...
I'm already onto my free samples. The doctor gave me a 30 day supply of samples. I need to call her and ask if I can have some more. She's pretty good at helping me out. She put me on a cholesterol...
I'm sorry. :( I completely understand the frustration with doctors. I'm almost convinced that nothing short of walking into the waiting room carrying my head in a duffel bag will get me anything...
Hey austen, I'm sorry it took so long to get back to you. What did your doctor say about TN?...
I was taken off Lyrica cold turkey when it started affecting my vision. The withdrawl was *awful*. I was horribly sick (nausea, vomiting, etc.) for about 3 weeks. I spoke to my pharmacist and she...
I'm new to this section but not to the forums. I tend to live in the Fibromyalgia section since I've been saddled with that affliction for more than 10 years now. :( OK, some background. Over 1 year...
Sounds like trigeminal neuralgia. Check out the symptoms and see if fits for you. I've been diagnosed with it. It's excrutiating! The wind, a stray hair, *anything* that touches that side of my face...
I'm flaring too right now. I cleaned the bathtub yesterday (something I try to make my son do most of the time) and I didn't sleep well for the pain. Now I'm really hurting. :( I have nothing...
I feel your pain! I fell a year ago and knew I'd done something to my shoulder because I felt something give. An inept nurse told me that the MRI was "normal" and I just lived with the pain. One year...
I once saw an interview with an elderly lady who had been stung hundreds of times by the "killer bees" in her yard. Her neighbor saved her life, and she said that since the attack, her arthritis has...
Thanks everyone. The doctor's office just called. My new MRI is scheduled for noon on Monday. I expected to be in pain longer than 'normal' but I'm hanging up on the fact that a year later I still...
I was at the doctor's office this morning. She introduced herself to me and we spoke for a while. She sent me across the hall for a blood draw and once there, someone asked me which doctor I'd seen....
The new doctor told me that when the results from this new MRI arrive she will be *personally* calling me. Thanks Sherrine, for your prayers. I"m also hoping that everything healed properly, but I...
I'm bringing this back to the top because of the dates involved. Just today (nearly a YEAR later) I was back in the doctor's office for some bloodwork and mentioned to the new doctor (the other one...
My ex mother in law (who prefers me over her son's new wife ) told me about a friend of a friend using a horse liniment to ease fibro pain. I went to the Tractor Supply store today and bought one....
I've been feeling like that lately. Just walking from the parking lot into the office is an ordeal. When I finally get to my desk, my body is almost shaking from fatigue and I sort of fall into the...
Lettuce, I'm sorry for your daughter. :( No one, most especially a child should have to deal with this unrelenting pain. If she's anything like me (and a great number of FMS sufferers) all of her...
Piercings, you made me smile. Thank you for that. Y'all bring your pointy hats and I'll provide the snacks. I didn't get to call the doctor today because I spent most of the day curled in a ball. My...
Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I don't qualify for that prescription assistance program because I have insurance that covers prescriptions. I'll call my doctor tomorrow and see what he says. As...
Thanks everyone. I do get up and walk around frequently, and I'm constantly twisting and moving in an attempt to ease the stiffness. Nothing seems to be working lately. I take Tylenol PM to help me...
I never used to be heat sensitive. It was always cold that made me hurt, and I felt better in the summer. The past couple of years though, that's changed. Now I hurt in the summer too. With temps...
I can't afford my medicine anymore. I didn't think it was helping all that much but relativity is everything. I've tumbled down a black hole of pain. I can't afford my co-pay to go back to the doctor...
I've been taking it for a couple of months. The doctor put me on it when he took me off Lyrica. Now I'm taking Cymbalta and Amrix. It's expensive though. Even with my insurance, I still have to pay...
I took both for a while too. If you don't take the Cymbalta very early, it can interfere with sleep. I take mine at about 6:30 am. The doctor took me off the Lyrica because it was making my vision...
The Lyrica started to affect my vision so the doctor stopped it. Just cold turkey yanked me off of it after a year on 450 mgs. For the past two weeks I've been miserable. :( I can't sleep, my head...
I don't think I bruised a bone because the pain is in the top of my shoulder and I landed on my face. I scraped the inside of my arm on the way down and landed with my left arm kind of over my head....
I'm dealing with this too. The unrelenting fatigue is worse than anything else I deal with. It's not 'tired' per se. It's just a complete lack of energy. It takes everything I've got to get out of...
They did an MRI and it came back "normal". I felt something pop when I landed. I don't think it's muscle pain. It feels different. Most of the time it aches, but every now and then I get a sharp pain...
Late to the party, but I take 300mgs of Lyrica and 60 of Cymbalta. So far (knock wood) the combination is working wonders. I have almost no pain (except for the shoulder pain from a fall, but that's...
about 3 weeks ago, I tripped over something (thick air?) and landed hard. I was walking and then I was flying, with my arms outstretched, and then I was face down on the sidewalk with extreme pain in...
I am usually found in the fibromyalgia forum but this morning I noticed a strange sensation on the left side of my face. It started as a kind of tickle, but quickly progressed. Now it has a strange...