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| *Women health>>>Fibromyalgia |
I was just diagnosed with fibromyalgia and put on Lyrica and Norco, but they are not working any suggestions? |
I also have disc disease. I have been doing research, and there are alot of people who are having good results with much more potent narcotics like Oxycontin, Fentanyl and methadone. I do work out and stretch, but my back gives me the most trouble. Any doctors or nurses out there with suggestions? I have two children and work full time at home. My pain is sometimes so unbearable that I have to lay in bed all day. Please help!!! drugs are not the answer you need to change you diet, basically eliminate any sugars, im not sure exactly all the diet changes but i suggest you do more research into that, my mom has fibro and so does my best friends mom and they are both seeing amazing results with diet change. GOOGLE it Since you were "just" diagnosed, give them time to work. And if they don't, there are plenty of other things your doctor can try. Long-term narcotics are not a good idea because they lead to addiction. If nothing works, get a pain specialist. I work for a "pain doctor" that does not use narcotics. We totally believe that narcotics are very addictive and only cover up the pain which in turn can cause more problems. Check out our website piedmontpmr.com Dr Schwartz is the medical director of the upstate (South Carolina) fibromyalgia support group and we have many fibromyalgia patients that come to our office. He is the top doctor in the southeastern United States for treating fibro and many other painful syndromes and diseases. I wish you all the best, but do try to stay away from the narcotics and find other options. {HUGS} Get more than one opinion... I'm a massage therapist and I've worked on quite a few patients with fibromyalgia, it seems to help alot. Some are able to get deep tissue work and others need light work. Eitherway you are benefiting from it. One of my patients also said tanning helps... but then you have to worry about skin cancer! :( Ahh, 'fibro' one of my favorite diseases (that I have). I REALLY get annoyed with people especially doctors & other medical folks who flip out over using narcotics for chronic pain. OOOO they're addictive-- Studies show that the majority (in the 90%'s) of people taking narcotics for chronic pain do not get addicted to their pills. As a nmatter of fact, they typically try to minimize their med taking--probably 'cuz of all the boogy man talk about addicton. Ok, that said, here's some stuff you can do to minimize your meds-- Exercise, exercise, exercise--"just" walks are fine--do it daily, do enough to get the endorphins flowing--40 or so mins. If you can't tolerate that, just do what you can. Hot showers & baths. Epson salt in your baths. A weekly massage is super helpful. Find a therapist who does "deep tissue" work--let them know if it's too deep ie painful, they'll back off a bit & tell you to breathe deeply--be brave--you'll feel "lubricated" on the inside You'll hear to ease up on the caffiene & alcohol. Not something I've been very successful at. Except when I made sure I took my meds (narcs & muscle relaxers) and then I don't self medicate with alcohol. Email me for more stuff or if you just want info or to vent. I could go on all night--I've had it for 45 years (in retrospect) Magnesium malate has helped some folks with FM. Daily in divided doses to get 300-600 mg of magnesium. Reduce dose if diarrhea occurs. 5-HTP and SAMe have also give relief to some sufferers. |
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