Recent content by ecletic1

1sweed I did not suggest "blasting" in the door! Any doctor I see will have to listen to my opinion, it's my body and paying for his/her time! Again it is not a first date and I don't believe we as women have to be passive as you're suggesting...I am not antagonistic in my approach but the doc...

I toyally disagree with most of the suggestions of 1sweed. I think you should be assertive, not fearful of being rejected-it's not a first date! Be tactful, if you think it's fibromyalgia say so and be prepared to say why. As for medications I think it's ok to mention them - you're there to get...

hi mercy noticed your photo on my page. I live in the green mtn area of Lakewood. seems like arctic cold is visiting us again-if you're like me not checking my messages often u might be reading this when we have a new record of consecutive 90 degree days! hilary

hi tramadol offered no relief and I stopped w/o any withdrawal effects nucynta , a "man made" med relieved my pain greatly but my insurance company would not renew the prescription as it's not on their formulary and it would cost me $600 monthly! back on Norco (Tylenol & hydrocodone) which also...

hi I think that "fibro fog" is a result of the discomfit we experience, not a symptom of the disease. Fortunately I don't experience it too often as I am a single senior and am basically totally self reliant ( no family & my neighbors never follow thru on their offers to let me know when they're...

hi mysticmoon what mg amount of non flushing niacin do you take? have a problem with statin muscle pain too, presently taking 20mg daily of pravastatin which is tolerable, tho haven't gotten the lipid panel results yet. is your diet alleviating any fibro pain?

hi also have high LDL and have suffered from muscle pain from statins. am taking 20mg of pravastatin without experiencing discomfit. good luck!

hi have tried savella, Neurontin, Cymbalta, tramadol and lyrica. absolutely no relief-felt great on lyrica but after bout 2 weeks lost its positive effect. my pain doc put me on nucynta which is effective. it works like an opiate w/o the groggy feeling. good luck!

hi you need to take something to lessen the pain. I see a doctor that specializes in pain control, he's very compassionate and stays current on treatment alternatives. have been on hydrocodone , lyrica, neurontin and tramadol. started a new med called nucynta and it's pretty effective for me...

hi tramadol did nothing for me. am on nucynta which is better than hydrocodone meds.

hi was diagnosed with low vit d prior to fibromyalgia. took pharmacy vit d (50,000iu) a couple of times and my doc ok'd store bought vit d (10,000iu daily). my levels are ok now

hi wow, you must be a strong lady to work fulltime w/fibro! i was already on disability when the disease struck. if you can afford part time work go for it and remember the brain fog (my belief) is not organic but a result of pain & tiredness the only relief i get is from hydrocodone having...

hi been enduring fibro for about 4 years now. tried neurontin, savella, lyrica w/o success,(lyrica relieved pain for about 2 weeks and then became ineffective) hydrocodone provides the most effective relief for me. have been experiencing itchy skin bumps, anyone else have skin irritations? have...