Hi, I've been taken off of duloxetine as the side effects are to much for me. I'm seeing my doctor next week to discuss pain relief. I just wanted to know what other people are on and their experience please.
No pain meds helped, most harmed me, also I prefer identifying and preventing triggers and alleviating as much pain as possible (which is most in my case) where and when it starts, esp. local pains with stretches, acupressure, massager and other specific techniques.I just wanted to know what other people are on and their experience please.
Just to again emphasize: Nope, GABA is not a medication, it's an amino acid and neurotransmitter in our bodies, called Gamma Amino-Butyric Acid, and taking it as a supplement helpful for some of us like me to increase serotonin, which many of us are low in. It relaxes muscles, helps sleep, decreases cortisol and for me also histamine. And has much less side effects than any meds - if you need it and know how to dose it.GABA is a medication
Thank you for that clarification. I was not aware of that.Just to again emphasize: Nope, GABA is not a medication, it's an amino acid and neurotransmitter in our bodies, called Gamma Amino-Butyric Acid, and taking it as a supplement helpful for some of us like me to increase serotonin, which many of us are low in. It relaxes muscles, helps sleep, decreases cortisol and for me also histamine. And has much less side effects than any meds - if you need it and know how to dose it.
So it's confusing if we abbreviate gabapentin to that, capitals or not.
Gabapentin/Neurontin and pregabalin/Lyrica are synthetic derivatives that work very differently. Gabapentin has absolutely no evidence for fibro, but a lot of evidence for neuropathic pain, so that's where it can have its place.
What I meant by that was Gabapentin.I’m taking Gabapentin for my pain and it helps tremendously. I take 800mg 3x/day. GABA is a medication that has a lot of room to work with; my doctor told me that it can be pushed up to 3,600 mg/day.
sometimes a second opinion is a good ideaI'm somewhat confused
Fibromyalgia does not necessarily get worse over time, and that doctor shouldn't have told you that. I have had fibro for many years now and it has not gotten worse. Some periods of time are worse than others, some are not as bad, and that is how it goes for almost everyone.I'm somewhat confused. I saw my neurologist last week and he told me that Fibromyalgia does get worse over time - and added that there were no medications he could prescribe to offer me any pain relief - and that I had reached a point where I need to seriously look at stopping work to allow me exercise and rest whenever I could or needed to. Its contradictory to his initial suggestion that Amitriptyline might be beneficial (I was prescribed 25 mg daily) and whilst it hasn't provided any relief I was hoping that there were other things I could try (I also tried medicinal marijuana - CBD only as I need to be able to drive - but that didn't help either) He did say that money is being spent on trials etc for long Covid that look like producing treatments which may benefit Fibro sufferers as the symptoms are similar. I'm going to keep trying things mentioned on this forum and hope that something helps because I'm not ready to stop work.
Hiya,I'm somewhat confused. I saw my neurologist last week and he told me that Fibromyalgia does get worse over time - and added that there were no medications he could prescribe to offer me any pain relief - and that I had reached a point where I need to seriously look at stopping work to allow me exercise and rest whenever I could or needed to. Its contradictory to his initial suggestion that Amitriptyline might be beneficial (I was prescribed 25 mg daily) and whilst it hasn't provided any relief I was hoping that there were other things I could try (I also tried medicinal marijuana - CBD only as I need to be able to drive - but that didn't help either) He did say that money is being spent on trials etc for long Covid that look like producing treatments which may benefit Fibro sufferers as the symptoms are similar. I'm going to keep trying things mentioned on this forum and hope that something helps because I'm not ready to stop work.
Hi Roch, it's not possible for someone to respond to this without knowing what drug you are referring to. Please be specific.I’ve been on this drug for many months (60 mg). What r ur side affects? My pain minimal but feel very crappy most days. Does anyone experience internal shakiness or anxiety?