cmdesjardins
New member
- Joined
- Oct 15, 2014
- Messages
- 5
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 01/2013
- Country
- CA
- State
- British Columbia
Hi all,
I'm new here. I was diagnosed with FM in January '14. The doc gave me Elavil (amytriptyline) to help with pain and insomnia. Didn't help at all, even with upping the dose multiple times.
He referred me to a rheumatologist, the wait list was long. I was supposed to get an appointment in August and now they're saying January.
A few months after trying Elavil, I tried Cymbalta. It didn't work. I've tried ibuprofen, acetaminophen, Robax and other muscle relaxants... Just about everything I can find.
My pain level is a 10. It takes me hours of laying there and trying, to get to sleep. Very light sleep, the slightest sound wakes me up. I wake up so stiff I feel like I'll snap in two. Its worn me down and I'm barely hanging in there now.
Do you guys have any tips? What options are there? What meds have helped you?
Thanks in advance.
I'm new here. I was diagnosed with FM in January '14. The doc gave me Elavil (amytriptyline) to help with pain and insomnia. Didn't help at all, even with upping the dose multiple times.
He referred me to a rheumatologist, the wait list was long. I was supposed to get an appointment in August and now they're saying January.
A few months after trying Elavil, I tried Cymbalta. It didn't work. I've tried ibuprofen, acetaminophen, Robax and other muscle relaxants... Just about everything I can find.
My pain level is a 10. It takes me hours of laying there and trying, to get to sleep. Very light sleep, the slightest sound wakes me up. I wake up so stiff I feel like I'll snap in two. Its worn me down and I'm barely hanging in there now.
Do you guys have any tips? What options are there? What meds have helped you?
Thanks in advance.