medication for fibromyalgia

what medication is good but non drowsy for fibro ????

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Have you tried Lyrica or Cymbalta (which I believe is an antidepressant which was found to have pain relieving benefits)

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Iv not heard of them ones before and iv been quite alot of different meds for depression and pain

[Keeleybee]

I take amitripline does make your drowsy but you take it at night time and send's you off to a lovely sleep

works really well for me. x

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Am on amatripline too x

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Do you find it helps? i take 40mg and i take cocodamol throughout the day when needed. I use pernaton Gel its like a cooling gel its really helpful. Then at home i use hot water bottles and hot baths to help me. Ohhhhhhhhh is it bed time yet hahahaha can't wait to go home and relax chez. Are you on the Fibro site as well? x

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I have peroxicam gel its a anti inflammitory it helps a little oral morph and the co codamol knock me sick I think that's just me though to be honest as I am a pharmaphobic.

its hard work this fibro crap in it lol am shattered I barely do anything and am tired all the time I use run around none stop now I cant be arsed doing anything anymore just feel drained all the time and in pain no fun at all even worst cos I feel bad about the kids too cos I cant do much with them cos the pain not fair on them cos they want me take um beach park ect and I cant somedays threw this holidays I have taken them beach and the zoo but struggled badly but id rather achy and be in pain than the kids suffer .I cant do half as much as I use to do.

[Keeleybee in reply to Hidden]

I no its hard I took my little girl Drayton manor the other day and we went bowling - not that I could play, but I'm on total rest for a few day's... It's finding the balance I think.

Bless ya. Just do what you can hun x

[Hartleyhare2]

This is difficult as we all react to different drugs in different ways and our tolerances build up over time. It's trying to find the dosage that takes away the pain enough to enable you to function but not go into sleepy or even zombie mode!

After five years of adjusting and still tweaking on a daily basis I take MST, Duluxotine, tramadol, co coydmol and Oramorph as a break through pain relief. I also take Diazipam for Resless Leg Syndrome and Ambien to sleep.

It's a lot but i usually take three quarters or even half on a good day. But it allows me on really crap days to take the full amount. The oramorph just 5 to 10 MPs can mean the difference between a duvet day and pottering around the house and pacing myself.

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i had tramadol to start with and they made me so ill even though of it makes me feel queasy x

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I often have duvet days and just potter around the house I get really bad anxiety so I struggle to go out alone I really hate having to leave the house on my own most days I just don't wanna go out at all even if I am with someone its horrible especially when you have no idea why you are like that.

I am the oral morph 10mls then inbetween doses am to take dissolvable co codamol .and also on amatripline I don't find it help that much but a also a pharmaphobic (not sure how spell it ) so taking meds is really hard for me .that's why most meds I have are in liquid form.

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sorry I did reply below am new to this site so am confusing my self replying to wrong posts haha arghhh il get there in end x

[stephen111]

tramadol works perfect for me, tried amatripiline did not work and only made me tired, tramadol takes the tiredness and pain away

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I cant fo tramadol they made me so sick really bad even thought of them knock me sick now .

Amatripline makes me sleepy too but I guess thats good as I struggle sleeping I sleep 4 hours a night most nights all though is getting better each night

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Tramadol made me so ill never again will I touch tramadol its violent lol ewww

[stephen111]

you need to get sleeping tablets part of problem with fibro suffers they cant get a stage 4 sleep, maybe that will help you,

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At the moment I'm on Pregabalin (lyrica) venlafaxine. And Co codamol. Wondering what will be next😁😭

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Put me on what hun ??