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[Kelsomcd]

Hi, I take 60mg of amitriptyline for fibromyalgia and Sulfasalazine for psoriatic arthritis. The amitriptyline has definitely helped with headaches and pins and needles. I still get a lot of pain in my coccyx and I struggle to sit as I end up in agony so I have to lie or sit in an awkward angle as I can’t put pressure on it at all. I have bought a coccyx pillow also but it doesn’t seem to help either. Does anyone else have this issue? Does anyone have any ideas that’s could help this? Thanks

[CheetieCat]

Hi

Saw an old post regarding coccyx issues, one of their suggestions was a blow up exercise ball for sitting on?

[Kelsomcd in reply to CheetieCat]

I will have a look. Thank you

[Hazel_Angelstar Administrator FMA UK Staff]

I get a lot of lower back pain, occasionally affecting coccyx so appreciate the difficulty in getting comfortable. The only med that helps my back pain is tramadol.

I find that heat, Capsaicin cream and aromatherapy muscle rubs all help to ease pain in the short term

[Kelsomcd in reply to Hazel_Angelstar]

Thank you. I take co-codamol and I use deep heat and cbd cream. Unfortunately I can’t use any of them on my coccyx 🤣.

[smilingjane]

I found that rubbing nurefen around the coccyx area helped 😊