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JayCS, I also have experience taking amitriptylene, as it turns out. Brand name is Elavil in the US. Again, it wasn't prescribed for fibro but rather for severe headaches - not migraines, but probably tension headaches. Doctor back then said it would help me get more restorative sleep and thus...

I've taken Mucinex (guaifenesin) for more years than I can remember, as I have had eustachian tube dysfunction all my life. It thins the mucus and helps keep the ear tubes from plugging up. Not the kind with an added decongestant - I avoid decongestants completely due to high blood pressure...

I have experience taking Cymbalta for nearly two years, but it was prescribed to help with anxiety issues, not fibromyalgia (I have both). I was working as an administrator at a behavioral health facility (mental health), so when I spoke with our medical director about some issues I was having...

Just watching TV commercials for weighted blankets makes me - all kidding aside - claustrophobic! I sleep year round with nothing more than a bedsheet or a light fleece blanket over myself. I also sleep hot, so the thought of being covered by a warm, weighted blanket is a non-starter for me in...

I just want to throw out a little hope that it doesn't always take forever to get a diagnosis. I'd been so achy/painy for so long, but I was in my 60s so I just figured it happens sometimes with age. But I suspected fibromyalgia as a possibility, as my pain was always bilateral, not just on one...

Sounds like you had serotonin syndrome. A very dangerous interaction for sure! Sorry you had to go through that. The same doctor prescribed both meds to you? I hope you got a new doctor! All the best for your future health!

The crepitus (snapping and popping) sound a lot more like a clue to arthritis than fibromyalgia, though the pain could be either. Since you already know you have arthritis in other parts of your body, it's not a stretch to surmise that it's now affecting your arms. I'd get an opinion from your...

I haven't personally noticed that random injuries are taking longer to resolve once I was officially diagnosed with FM, which isn't to say it doesn't happen. It just hasn't happened to me. However, the knee injury, especially, sounds like something you'd want a doctor to check out - maybe with...

Pata, just one more thought. Naproxin (like Aleve) and ibuprofin (like Advil) wreak havoc on my gut, too. I told my doctor that it feels like they're eating a hold in me and she said, "They probably are." She advised me to take an antacid whenever I take them - like Prilosec or something...

I didn't take Cymbalta for my FM, but I took it for a long time for anxiety/depression. The dosage I took is the same as for when it's prescribed for FM. I always had mild side effects with it, nothing earth-shattering, but annoying. Ultimately I chose to discontinue it, as it had ultimately...

I am not a mental health professional, but I worked for 20 years in an outpatient psychiatric facility in an administrative position. Obviously, during that time I saw many individuals who were being prescribed anti-depressants like fluoxetine (Prozac) and other medications such as SNRIs. As...

I took Cymbalta for a few years for anxiety/depression issues. I had mild nausea the entire time I took it, along with other mild side effects. After dealing with the nagging side effects for that long of a time, I wanted to get off of the medication. I was working at a mental health facility...

Valsartan is a medication for high blood pressure, not fibromyalgia. When the elevated levels of NDMA were discovered in valsartan, it was only some lots (batches) that were affected. It is estimated, however, that the contamination had been happening for several years. It's believed that the...

My son is currently on a ketamine regimen, for many decades of drug-resistant depression. He's tried dozens of medications and none have helped to any extent. His first three doses of ketamine were inpatient IV, then when his results were analyzed he was continued on oral doses twice (I think)...

Pain in all of the areas you mentioned COULD be from fibromyalgia, but just as easily might be from something else. Fibromyalgia pain is generally felt on both sides of the body, not just one. Obviously we can't diagnose you here. It's challenging enough to get a diagnosis of FM from a doctor...