Gabapentin for Fibro

Thank you for your help,I read with interest the British Pain Society info, found the information on the Endocrine and opioids pretty new to me and quite concerning,several alarm bells were raised.

Pregablin is not possible as it is too expensive.

Capcasin I already use for Meralgia P,but I would need to bath in it for everything else, has helped with Meralgia,not a cure but helps.

Yes 320 Oramorph and have been putting off an appointment to request an increase, I have already increased the Oramorph by 20 mls without any discussion just increased in prescription requests, amitrip is actually 3 a day,

Thank you for taking the time to help, I do research all the time,but this has been more condensed for me and I feel quite confident I know what I will be asking for.

Pain management programme has not been offered to me but my Husband has had this and neither of us were impressed.We have tried almost everything, city break to Amsterdam, all sorts to no avail.

When I see my GP and tell her I have had to increase the Oramorph I know exactly what she will do, she will tell me to stay on what I have increased it to and to increase the MST now by 10, this has been the practice all along, I think I am on the max Gabapentin, I do also use 3 zapain on bad days.

I am concerned about tolerance and addiction and do feel this is a real issue for me, have been having little flutters in my chest but am putting it down to caffeine however I have very little caffeine.

Hydrotherapy etc are not available to me so many other expenses came with my health that I would never have imagined, for example of random, I experience severe issues with the cold, even now I have a hot water bottle every night, we need to buy more wood in winter etc so any extras go on that, not meant to be a sob story from working all our lives low paid in the supported Housing workforce to the benefit system, thank whoevers up there for the National Health Service!

Again thanks, I have a lot of info I didn't have previously have so am well prepared for my next appt.

Dan, I'm coming to you for my health issues from now on instead of my GPs lol! How have you so much knowledge about all this stuff i am so impressed! Not wishing to hack another persons post but while on subject of pain management, it's interesting what you said about amitryptaline and gabapentin and duloxitine. My pain specialist just started me on gabapentin two days ago, so I'm bit fuzzy headed atm and want me on duloxitine in 8 weeks. He told me to carry on with current mess till then but go said she's not happy for me to take gabapentin and amitryptaline! So I stopped latter. Since starting gabapentin and stopping amitryptaline I've had constant awful headaches for two days. gabapentin withdrawal of amitryptaline? I know you are not a gp and I'm not asking you what I should do so please don't worry moderators! Just curious about your thoughts.

Sorry to butt in to this thread.

Jo x

Thank you Dan. Makes sense

Hugs

Jo x