Pegleg84
Active member
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2017
- Messages
- 82
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 05/2017
- Country
- CA
- State
- ON
Hi,
New here. I suspect I likely have Fibro, and my pain has gone from occasional to more or less constant (mostly in my arms and legs). I saw my GP last week, who also agreed it could be fibro, and did offer to start me on drugs right away for the pain. I can't remember if she said Cymbala or Savella, but one of those. I said I'd rather wait until i see the rheumatologist and (hopefully) get a diagnosis.
But due to scheduling conflicts I won't get to see the RA for over a month, and am going on vacation in a few weeks.
Question: Should I take my GP up on her offer and start drugs now? Or (as I think) would it be better to wait for a diagnosis or more expert opinion. If it was a painkiller I could take when things are bad, that would be great, but I'm wary of starting an anti-depressant, having no idea what the side-effects will be like. And if it turns out that I have something other than Fibro, then it could be for nothing.
I am doing as much as I can otherwise to keep the pain down (stretching, vitamins, eating well, trying not to freak out, my sleep has been good), but anti-inflamatories aren't working. I don't do super well on Tylenol. Opioids just knock me out (kills the pain, but I can't function on them) Pain has been moderate but persistent for the past 2 weeks (longer than it's ever been), and I don't know if it'll vanish or get worse. When it's bad, it's bad! I have trouble walking, bad muscle spasms, nausea, brain fog. I've missed some work (and been unproductive at work) because of it.
Any opinions/advice would be welcome.
Thank you!
Peggy
New here. I suspect I likely have Fibro, and my pain has gone from occasional to more or less constant (mostly in my arms and legs). I saw my GP last week, who also agreed it could be fibro, and did offer to start me on drugs right away for the pain. I can't remember if she said Cymbala or Savella, but one of those. I said I'd rather wait until i see the rheumatologist and (hopefully) get a diagnosis.
But due to scheduling conflicts I won't get to see the RA for over a month, and am going on vacation in a few weeks.
Question: Should I take my GP up on her offer and start drugs now? Or (as I think) would it be better to wait for a diagnosis or more expert opinion. If it was a painkiller I could take when things are bad, that would be great, but I'm wary of starting an anti-depressant, having no idea what the side-effects will be like. And if it turns out that I have something other than Fibro, then it could be for nothing.
I am doing as much as I can otherwise to keep the pain down (stretching, vitamins, eating well, trying not to freak out, my sleep has been good), but anti-inflamatories aren't working. I don't do super well on Tylenol. Opioids just knock me out (kills the pain, but I can't function on them) Pain has been moderate but persistent for the past 2 weeks (longer than it's ever been), and I don't know if it'll vanish or get worse. When it's bad, it's bad! I have trouble walking, bad muscle spasms, nausea, brain fog. I've missed some work (and been unproductive at work) because of it.
Any opinions/advice would be welcome.
Thank you!
Peggy