I have fibromyalgia. I currently take Savella for the fibro and back it up with 50mg of Imiprimine before bed time to help me sleep and to help with my headaches/sometimes migraines. This combination has been very helpful. I do sometime get a break through tension headache for which I take Fiorcet or if it turns into a migraine I will take imitrex. However, now that winter has come along with the stresses of the holidays, I'm having more pain in my knee and lower back at times. The Fiorcet doesn't help with this pain and due to ulcers, I can't take ibuprofin or aspring. Tylenol just doesn't touch this pain. Since it's just occasional, I don't really want to be on another script I have to take on a daily basis. Does anyone take anything for occasional pain that doesn't have asprin or ibuprofin in it? I'm going to see my rhumetologist this week. Also, I don't want to sound like an addict. What is the best way to ask for something? Thanks!
Fibromyalgia - Pain pills and Fibro?
- Asked
- 13 Dec 2010 by tglidewell
- Updated
- 16 December 2010
- Topics
- migraine, headache, pain, fibromyalgia, savella
Responses (3)
Hi TG,
You might want to print this Q out and take it to next doc appointment with you. Just a thought. Ask for Vicodin, I developed a lovely allergic reaction of some gorgeous hives on my face to Vicodin recently... fugly indeed!
Or you may want to try enteric coated aspirin, it works and doesn't upset ones tummy at all. Also, at the beginning of a headache try a few cups of coffee, that really seems to work for me, couldn't tell you why, but it does.
Hope you are feeling better soon, and good luck at next doc appointment,
T
You need to back off the pills for a little bit. I have a remedy for achy muscles and stress that works pretty good. I not only have fibro, but also osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, scoliosis, degenerative discs, bulging discs, and on and on and on...
Anyway, here is my suggestion:
You could start right now with good sleep hygiene.
Sleep at the delta level is essential to regenerate hormones and repair your body. And this reduces pain the next day and also helps you deal with stress better.
Several things you can do is an hour before bed be a quiet time for you. Let that be your wind down time. Put on some soft soothing music.
GG,
I want you to know that I've written down everything that you've posted here, so you have helped at least two people, and I thank you ever so much!!!
Hi GG: ... and I wonder why I wasn't born a Girl "LOL"! The last time I heard the word "Delta", I was in Cambodia (I snuck in"!) and any guy who hopped into a bathtub full of Lavender & E. Salts & warm water would be asleep in 30 seconds having dreams of the finest kind (:->) Sacosam
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Hi Tg; When my knees get up past 7+ or 8.0 on the pain scale, I take Generic Vicodin (also has several other names!) because it has less acetamenaphen (Sp?) It's 10/325, one every 6 hrs until pain gets down to where I can handle it... then I go to natural stuff. Stay away from "Glucosamine & Chondroiten(Sp?) as they are as useless as T&Ts on a Bull"! "LOL"! If your knee pain gets down to where it's just a pain in the "a&&"! I go to "ANY COMBO OF"... "White Willow bark"(natural Asprin), "Bosweilia Serrata" D-D-U-U-H-H-H! ... [but it works great]"Hyaluronic acid"! (also works great!). But , if all else fails , and you see the Doc. comin' toward you with a "sick" grin and a "6 inch long NEEDLE"... ["Not Five Inch"... "Not 7 Inch... "But Six Inch Long needle"! Heh! Heh! Heh... ".and it is dripping ... dripping...
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DRIPPING"! ("Been there done that" ain't never gonna do it again"!) One last medical product that works is "Voltarin Gel", made by "Novartis"... Marketed by"Endo Pharmaceticals", For assistance dial 1-800-452-0051. It's a cream lotion, and it's expensive, like $29.95 / tube. Co. might help as (I found out it's experamental) They worked with "Part-D ins. for me & I get it for $8.00/ tube. Sacosam I AM!
I thought you didnt take pain medication anymore lemon?
aaron,
The pain got so BAD that I called doc at home, and he said he would call something in and to "take them no matter what", figured it would be an opiate. Turned out I broke out in allergic hives, had to go to U of M hospital, no more opiates for this girl !!! For the best I am quite sure. Somehow I knew you'd call me out on this one, yet I bet you have NO IDEA the pain I endure every day of my life. Have a little heart aaron??
Lemon
Sacosam,
Thanks for the warning on the six inch needle, I try to stay away from anything six inches long...
thanks for the Voltaren gel tip, I am ordering that stuff today!!!
Has anyone tried cherry juice for fibro or arthritis? I gave it a go yet it hurt my stomach like mad!!!
Hi sweety;... You naughty Girl "LOL"! Voltarin gel works! At first you gotta' put it on 4 times a day... then the ol' taper comes on, then it's "as needed"! If they hassel you about price let me know and i'll see if my pharm. can do anything for ya'! Sacosam
oh sweet, i understand where you are coming from, i go through quite a bit of pain myself. i have degerative disk on L4-L5 a facet degeneration on L4-L5-S1 and a bulged disk to add to that to i do understand pain.
sacosam,
You caught my wee joke there, and I do mean WEE !!! HA!
Not worried about price at this time, but I thank you, you sweet man.
Hey I sent you my email address, yet I never here from you... s'up with that? My avatar not purdy enuff for ya??? ha
Lara