Hi rhoda, I tried that and it didn't help me at all but everyone is different, and it helps some, I think.
The really important thing, though, is not to depend on medication to help you, or expect that the medication alone is all you need to do to manage this effectively.
Since this is a systemic syndrome you have to treat the whole body. I have detailed a lot of things that will help in this post:
I am not a doctor or anything, just a person who has lived with fibromyalgia for several years now and has done a lot of research and trial and error experimentation. What follows is just basics. There are a lot of variations. You will find your own versions of everything I say, as this is not a...
www.fibromyalgiaforums.org
Please read it, and start implementing some of those things into your life, as they may help, maybe even a lot. I think the most important thing is to eat well, and to move your body some every single day, even if it is only a little.
I used to depend on medications to manage my chronic pain and fibro, but now that I am working with my body in new ways I don't even need to take medication daily, and none of what I do take when needed is the heavy duty stuff doctors prescribe. My suggestion to you is that you try these other things first, and see how much they help you, before starting pain medication.
Best of luck and let us know how it goes.