what can i say to him to help me?

[poet68]

Hi I have fibro confirmed in sept last year after a long battle with pain the doc is messing with tablets and im in alot of pain he is adding and taking away tablets without a coming off period

[desquinn Partner Volunteer FMAUK Trustee]

Some tablets you can switch between without going through a washout period. They can overlap without issue. But your relationship with the doc should be a partnership so its worth having a chat about what your concerns are and take a partner if needed.

Also I would maybe watch the language with them as "messing with tablets" is possibly them "trying to find the optimal treatment for your situation."

[poet68 in reply to desquinn]

thanks for the advice 😀

[JanJL]

Some medications within the same group can be swapped out without tapering.

I always preferred to do one swap at a time with a month or so to allow the change a chance to work.

Go back to your GP and have a conversation about your increased pain levels and any other new symptoms, asking to take the process slower is perfectly reasonable

[poet68 in reply to JanJL]

thank you so much 😀

[poet68]

thank you that's a great idea 😀