Hello all, I'm bipolar type 2 and was diagnosed in 2003 so it's been a long time. I've managed to lead somewhat of a normal life but with a lot of dramatic changes not long-term stability. Recently I...
Thank you Sherrine, Debbie and Karen, hugs to you for the responses and I wish you healing without pain. I know I have a depression issue but there are a lot of things causing it, I am bipolar, I had...
Hi all, as I've been reading and posting I don't have a treatment plan. My pain specialist has given up. I'm back to taking Valium and naproxen which was my life before diagnosis. I have to start...
I've been taking Cymbalta for 8 years at least for my bipolar, I tried going off it and my pain became incredibly worse so I got back on it, it's a great drug. I take 120mg. I would ecourage you to...
I have such bad pain in my back I could die! I was just working on my CV in bed and it's killed me, I've just started going back up on Cymbalta but still not on maximum doze. How can I get thru the...
Hi illone, I agree, it's kicking my butt too. What kind of injection were you talking about. I've have 15 trigger point injections in the past month in 2 rounds but they didn't help, that's why i'm...
Thanks for the responses. Really appreciate it. Gabapentine is a no no for me then. I checked with my psychiatrist and she said continue taking Cymbalta for a month and if it's not working well for...
Nice to meet you too Eden. Amazing how i find answers here :) I don't ever remember having blurry vision even 2 months ago but its developed since i took pregabalin recently. My eyes are dry too but...
Debbie I think I'm going to try taking gabapentine, will discuss with my doctor, it has no such side effects....
Thanks all for your responses! I hope I can play tennis again or actually I want to. Sometime back I didn't know I have fibro but I had a bad back pain and then no one could diagnose it or tell me...
Thanks for all your responses, much appreciated. I am taking a small doze of lyrica but its not really helping me, I'm not going to continue it after hearing about the massive weight gain. I do tend...
Has anyone tried Savella and Cymbalta? I'm currently on Cymbalta for bipolar and I know it helps with the pain. My psych said I could take it but then I talked to someone else and was told that they...
Thanks Sherrine, I'll check it out. Wishing you good health!...
Thank you so much Michael, very kind of you to check. You take care too!...
Do they ship internationally? I left the US and am in Asia now, trying to move to Europe as soon as this pain of a pain disorder gets controlled....
Have any of you experienced this? I've been having blurry vision since I've been taking pregablin/lyrica. Initially I didn't know but now it makes sense that it's the side effect. I used to see...
Aww, that's too bad, but it'll be over! Change is the way of the world, there is constant change in the universe if you imagine, look at the stars, they show up in different places and go away....
Hello all, I just saw online that Lyrica causes weight gain in 1-16% of the people as much as 30-40 pounds. I can't imagine gaining more weight as I'm in the process of shedding, lost 10 pounds and...
It's a great quote and I was struck by the fact that our path with difficulties is the PATH. After being diagnosed with Bipolar 10 years ago I didn't think it's a lifelong condition, it was very hard...
Thanks, I'll try miralax, i'm sure it's available here in some form....
Hi Sherrine/ ak angle, Thanks for the information. I will try magnesium malate. I checked with my psychiatrist and said it was okay to take, no issues. I have to get my Vitamin D tested though. I did...
Thanks Karen and Michael for your very informative and encouraging responses. I got Magnesium 400mg but need to verify with my doctor. I'm not in the US right now and could not find malic acid or...
Hello, I've been taking Trazodone 200mg every night for a long time, initially I was on a small doze and was having sleep problems. Then my doze was increased. For me it's only for sleep and it seems...
Hello ak angel and AnnaBanana, first of all thank you so much for the supportive responses and the warm welcome. I was looking for answers as I found out just yesterday that I have fibro and came...
After having treatment globally from all types of doctors there is still massive amount of pain. As it was the only thing left I saw an excellent anasthetist who gave me 7 trigger point injections...