I have suffered with fibromyalgia for 10 years, my gp has given me his time, tablets for pain, depression and sleeplessness. He helped me with pip. I should say I’m 69 yrs old because of him I have managed my fibromyalgia, cfs, and chronicle kidney. Disease.
This evening I went to see him, I could not believe it he told me he wanted to get me off all my tablets and instead go to cbt and exercise! I’m gob smacked. Have I been wrong all theses years. Why would he change that much. Sorry to moan.
Doctors are now under immense pressure to get as many people as possible of medications - a cost cutting exercise.
I would go back and tell them that these medications have been helping you for x number of years and you are very reluctant to stop taking them. x
I don't know what to say, my gp's wouldn't refer me to anywhere for help with the FM and one GP was very reluctant to put me on painkillers because I have IBS and reflux, she thought it would make my stomach worse, so she tried me on amitriptyline which I tried and couldn't take.
I've tried many things over the years for both mental and physical health problems, sadly none of it worked. CBT wasn't the best for me tbh, the therapists were terrible.
If you feel that the meds are truly helping I would speak to the GP about it and explain, I do feel as someone else has said that they are trying to cost cut, it's really not fair to people who are being helped by meds.
I hope you manage to sort it out.
Hi
It appears to be common practice for al illnesses that need pain relief
Its a bit like Mental Health Meds thay rave about one med then have a new one that thay want to change everyone too.
Latest Medical infomatoin is suppose to prove that pain is caused by how we process it in our brains ,that if we know how to think about it differently it will not exist.
However those Medical professionals probably have never been in chronic pain
I agree with M0AL61 speak to your GP its your choice of treatment and your body .
I'm not sure what gob smacked means but I can imagine. I'm in Utah. USA. I would feel the same way. I have been on pain, sleep, depression (came 1st), type 2 diabetes meds. plus acid reflux ones, 2 for blood pressure, the Fibro one which is for Dep too, and one to counteract fatigue. To have my long time Dr. forget it all would send me to the loony bin I think. For awhile a few years ago I went to hubby's Parkinson's exercise group....but it's gotten too pricey. A friend has gone to the boxing program for PD, and another exercise class but it seems he's taking more meds than my hubby takes now. However he looks in good shape. Mine has gained too much around tummy and has complications too. He never lets on, tho, how he feels which makes it harder for me to. We both have a hard time getting out of chairs and cars. I have cold, numb tingly hands but he thinks our home is too warm so turns heat down. We're mid 70's. He seems to be avoiding any Drs. since having cataracks removed and then developing double vision in one eye. My vision goes blurry but last exam didn't show anything wrong but Dry Eye, and pres. just a bit different. Hope it all works out for you and your doc. ...M.A. in USA
The gym is money well spent!!
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