fibromyalgia medication antidepressant

I have to switch my meds. I have depression and fibromyalgia and am on Cymbalta, but it doesn't seem to be helping me.....my doctor suggested Prozac since it is known to help fatigue better than the other antidepressants (supposedly). Thank you.

I am 30yrs old and i am taking Cymbalta for my Fibromyalgia pain but i have to stop it do to my insurance. It works REALLY well for my pain. I wanted to know if anyone is taking Lyrica for their pain and if it works.

Zyprexa is an anti-psychotic and can be used as an adjunct treatment (along with an antidepressant) in treatment of depression and anxiety that hasn't responded well to just an antidepressant. Again, just in my humble opinion, I think there are better options out there, especially to START with. Have you tried any other medication? Therapy? How long have you had anxiety issues? Have you been officially diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, preferrably by a psychiatrist?

I was diagnosed with fibro about 18 years ago. I've been using Lyrica & was using Cymbalta for a while as well. I quit using the antidepressant because it seemed to make the depression worse. I'm on low income & I'm telling this medication is getting so expensive that I have a hard time affording to buy just a months worth at taking one a day. At certain times of the year I have to take more than one a day. Is there a more natural way to deal with fibro?

Had anyone seen a rheumatoid specialist for this condition? Are they offering any treatments for it, other than the standard antidepressant treatment? Those treatments don't work for me, and there is no need to waste the money seeing a specialist for an antidepressant treatment that a family doctor could give me. My symptoms of chronic fatigue seemed to start with Epstein Barr, now I have the joint/nerve pain.

When used to treat fibromyalgia, it reduced pain in 80% of patients), Low doses of antidepressant medication (improve sleep, decrease pain and eliminate depression). There are a number of alternative therapies that are helpful in relieving the symptoms. One of them is exercise. Fibromyalgia pain is muscle pain and the most important therapy for muscle pain is regular, gentle and low-impact exercise. It keeps muscles conditioned and healthy and decreases the amount of discomfort.

When used to treat fibromyalgia, it reduced pain in 80% of patients), Low doses of antidepressant medication(improve sleep, decrease pain and eliminate depression), relaxation techniques (besides lessening pain, these therapies also decrease the number of tender points), Acupuncture, Application of warm compresses and Tender point injections( Steroid or lidocaine injections into a painful area may provide temporary relief ).

I have suffered from fibromyalgia for years. I have been taking vitiman B6/B-12 shots, and they help me with the pain of the disease. I"ve been trying to find out where to buy the B-6, I already have the B-12. Can anyone let me know if there is somewhere to buy B-6. Also, Rodex Forte is good for the off days, so I need to buy that also.

It is commonly prescibed to those with fibromyalgia but can and is used for pain control too. Be careful as it will make you drowsy so do not drive until you see how it effects you. Lodine the brand for Edodolac is a good drug, I took it when I was first diagnosed and it worked for awhile. Etodolac belongs to a class of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Other members of this class include ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil, Nuprin, etc.

what i do know is fibromyalgia, costochondritis, depression. sciatica, scoliosis of spine, degenerative disc disease, i awoke with excruciating rib pain and breathing difficulties to the er x 5 couldn't find anything wrong, stated it is your fibromyalgia or constochondritis. when i wen t to my dr he upped my wellbutrin to 300 i was on 150, new antidepressant serequel 50 before bed, vicodan 500 for pain and klonopan 0.5 for breathing difficulties i still have.

Actually cymbalta is not just an antidepressant. Cymbalta works to relieve fibromyalgia pain is not entirely understood but it's thought that by increasing the activity of two naturally-occurring substances -- serotonin and norepinephrine -- it suppresses pain. I have been on Cymbalta for several years and know that it does help. I was unable for a period of four or five months to obtain cymbalta so ran out.

Wellbutrin is a stimulating AD, you should let your prescribing doctor know how you are feeling....he/she would want to know. He may want to add an anxiety medication to help with the edginess since this is working so well for you in every other way. Often it is trial and error as to which medication will work best for us, as frustrating as it is, once we find the right one it's well worth it! Call your doctor and go from there, he will know what to do.

I would get another opinion. 11 positive tender points are needed to diagnose fibro. I agree with what dusty posted above.

d book up with you doctor as soon as possible as its best to see your doctor before you do anything love I take a list of medication like strong painkillers with antidepressants I have health condions so need them and my baby is doing great I'm 31 weeks and 2 days and have been taking them all the way through my pregnancy if I stop it could harm baby so have to keep taking them book up Monday and go down and have a chat and work out what will work best for you and baby love hope this helps :

Hi there. When I started on my latest medication it actually made my anxiety worse. I felt very jittery mostly in the morning and then that subsided a bit toward the end of the day and then I would wake up the next day and do it all over again. What I found out, from this forum actually, is that I had to let the medication build up to a steady state in my body and when that happens the "light will go on" and I will be better. It really did work this way.

re on 2 different anti-depression meds (Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant, fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant), an analgesic (co dydramol ) and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (Nalproxen). I did a fast drug interaction check (nothing to do with side effects of each medication) and: One MAJOR interaction came up between Amitriptyline and FLUoxetine. "Talk to your doctor before using amitriptyline and FLUoxetine.

Since taking this dosage I have been troubled with intensive, vivid dreams seemingly most of the night and thus waking up tired. Last night I took the medication 2 hrs before going to bed and it took a long time to get to sleep in bed due to racing thoughts.

Doctor finally listened and believe I do have fibromyalgia. Every trigger point she touched made me wanna jump out the chair. She said the anxiety medicine she has me on should help with the fibro...does anyone know about this??

I have really bad shakes, nausea, and tinnitus (ear ringing) from medication I take for my thyroid. My Dr. gave me some depression medication and told me it may supress the symptoms. It ended up making them worse. He gave me citalopram. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

My main FM med is Topiramate (an anti-seizure medication). I take Trazadone for sleeping along with Elavil at night to aid with sleep and pain. I have a lot of problems with IBS so I take meds for that also. There that is my med file. I also am on Thyroid medication.

i was diagnosed at the beginning of the year with fibromyalgia. dr. gave me lyrica samples and it was like a wonder drug. the pain was minimal and my afternoon exhaustion was gone. i went to fill the prescription and the insurance denied coverage and said it was "experimental". now, my dr. was not 100% certain that it was fibro. he said that i had a lot of sensory issues that made him under sure. i think that is why the insurance denied coverage. soooo, he tried me on gapapinten.

t really know if there are any other medications used to treat that disorder or that you even have fibromyalgia but I do know if the correct antidepressant is prescribed (works well for you and not just prescribed across the board) along with a non narcotic pain reliever such as Tramadol (used for moderate pain but does not have the addictive tendencies like hydrocodone) symptoms can be managed. I hope things improve for you soon.

my mom just started taking cymbalta its an antidepressant but it seems to help her pain. i am not sure if its been approved for fibromyalgia but her dr had read a few articles about how it might help so he told the insurance company it was for depression caused by her pain so they would be sure to cover it. if your current dr isnt up to date with treatment options i would go to someone else. good luck!

I have now seen the rheumatologist and have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia can any advise me as to what help I can get as some days these pains can be life limiting am finding it hard to even peel potatoes need advice thanks

t have total body pains like you are describing. Maybe you have fibromyalgia. Try an SNRI antidepressant. They work well for chronic pain states.

are you receiving adequate medication to relieve the fibromyalgia? Some people need antidepressants (like Cymbalta--it is an antidepressant but also helps pain) as well as pain medication, even an antianxiety. Do you feel you are adequately medicated against all this pain? If not, you need to speak to your doctor frankly and openly about how you are feeling. I hope your relationship with him/.her is such that a talk wouldn't be uncomfortable for you. If it is, maybe a new doc?

I have been taking all sorts of medication - the ONLY solution seems to have been DEANXIT - it worked miracles. This discussion is related to <a href="/posts/Undiagnosed-Symptoms/Muscle-Pain-and-Body-Aches/show/1661683">Muscle Pain and Body Aches</a>.

Have you tried antiinflammatories for regular pain and toradol for bad pain? Many of the medication they prescribe for fibromyalgia is non narcotic , but I can't recall the names off hand. I know many are on nuerotin for pain, but not sure it thats addicting. I know I was not much help, but wanted to tap in to say CONGRATS on all those clean years. Hope you get some long term relief.

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