Lyrica for myofascial pain

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I am wondering if anyone is using Lyrica for pain? and do you have any infomation to share?

I would also like to suggest the medication gabapentin for pain relief, it is a lot like Lyrica but a lot cheaper. Also I would like to know has anyone ever had high protein in blood tests?

The answer that was given to the women who has been diagnosed with myofascial pain syndrome is the reason it has been so hard for me. I was in a car accident 7 years ago and have suffered dibilitating pain. I was finally given a diagnosis of myfascial pain disorder but have not been treated properly to acctually help. Myofascial is not the same as fibromyilgia (sp?) The fascia , the thin layer over all of our muscles etc. constricts and cuts off circulation in them.

Hi thanks for your reply, does that mean its just another sx of fibro or a separate condtion to fibro,does everybody with fibro for a long time end up with myofascial pain syndrome? The pain clinic decided i needed a more intensive treatment and put me on a waiting list to be taken into hospital to work on my meds and mobility could be 2 mths, my kids wont like it but if it gives me some relief then i'll be happy and a better mum hopefully.

I was recently diagnosed with MS. But I have had chronic myofascial pain in r shoulder area for over a year. It did not respond well to neurontin or lyrica and had bad reaction to Cymbalta. I was wondering if MS patients are more prone to myofascial problems. I also have Reynauds for like 6 years now, but all my old and now recent tests by rheumatologist are still negative for things like lupus.

First Q...what is the difference between Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain Syndrome? How is Myofascial Pain Syndrome Dx? Second...A 53-year-old female presents with one new symptom ...head bobbing forward and backward ...could it be MS? I have not had any brain scan done. (NOTE...plz read older symptoms below and tests done. ) My head bobbing seems more associated with how I move then with the meds.

I was later diagnosed from the injury with fibromyalgia, Chronic myofascial pain, depression, and Chronic fatigue syn and whip lash. Recently had an MRI of my brain to see if I developed damage. Actually they should of done this months ago. I don't understand the report. There are 3 nonspecific punctate hyperintense foci seen on FLAIR images, one in the right side of the pons, one in the right corona radiata, and one in the left parietal white matter.

I think your question is about Lyrica and not Oxycodone. Lyrica is suppose to treat two of the most common types of nerve pain. It works within your body to calm the damaged nerves that cause pain. According to LYRICA information it can also reduce the stabbing, burning, and shooting symptoms of Diabetic Nerve Pain or Pain after Shingles. It was designed to specifically treat nerve pain from multiple causes.

at one point I was wondering if I had MS. Anyway, I just started taking Lyrica for the Fibromyalgia and while it helps with pain, it really leaves me in a MAJOR fog. I was wondering if anyone else was having the same kind of problems with the drug.

When pressed, trigger points illicit a twitch response, also known as a “jump sign.” One of the main characteristics of myofascial pain syndrome is that the pain is regional, or confined to a limited area of the body. Generally, myofascial pain will be found in the shoulders, neck, arms, face, low back and/or legs. It is quite often a result of misaligned posture." End Quote Trauma seems to be the main cause of MPS and doesn't usually include surgery.

These symptoms that you are experiencing, after a diligent search for the cause (which I believe your doctors already did), can be labeled as idiopathic, or with terms like 'chronic myofascial pain syndrome' and treatment would just be directed towards the pain symptoms (through different pain medications). Unfortunately, there are really a lot of conditions in the medical world for which no adequate explanation can be given.

i have tried physical therapy and this medicine called lyrica. nothing seems to help my pain. i cant even run for very long without an unbearable ammount of pain. the way my scoliosis is, it has caused my shoulder blade to stay under my rib cage, but anytime i move it rolls over on top of my rib cage, so my shoulder is in constant pain. what do i do???

Ever since I have been diagnosed with Myofascial pain, migraines w/aura, reversal of cervical curve and a broad based atypical herniation of C5-C6 discs. I am on Perocet and Flexeril for chronic pain and Protriptylene for migraine preventative. I have tried physical therapy, Accupuncture, TENS unit without much relief. Has anyone had a similar injury? I am 43 and had no previous back, neck pain or migraines!!! I have been told I have stenosis too.

Along with fibro you may have myofascial spasm syndrome. That is where the muscles knot up. Usually the way to unknot them is thru physical therapy, where the therapist actually strips the knots and breaks them up. Very painful, in my case they were in my upper chest and legs. It left me black and blue. I have the ribcage pain all the time too, and I just ignore it and go with the pain. But if you haven't experienced this before, it can't hurt to run it by your doctor. Good luck.

Apparently it can be caused by a previous surgery or can be due to myofascial pain of which I suffer elsewhere in my body due to fibromyalgia and likely Lupus. Nothing they can do and I find massage does help. You might want to talk to your doctor about that or the IBS.

The neurologist I am seeing believes I have myofascial pain syndrome. I am on a couple of anti-seizure medications(Lamictal, Lyrica) and M.S. Contin. Finally the burning is gone around my left ear and at the base of my head. I have alot of body pain as well.

If no structural pathology identified, possible pain source may come from myofascial referred pain or cns sensitization.Pain associated with cns malfunction may be managed by antidepressant ,e.g amitryptyline, or neurontin, or lyrica.

She set me up with a pain clinic for my pain. I have been going to the pain clinic and in attemps to control the pain the MD removed me from the fentanyl patch and oxycodone. I am now on Lyrica 100 mg three times a day and Methadone 40 mg every eight hours. Of course I did not start on these doses I was increase to these in attempt to control the pain. Each dose would control the pain for two weeks to a month and then it would return and worse than before.

It maybe possible that the pain is due to the diagnoses they have given you. Fibromyalgia/Myofascial Pain Disorder causes most ppl significant pain. And the skin and gastrointestinal issues could be related to the interaction of the medications along with all the stress you must be experiencing. But I am not a physician and I would not want to guess about your physical problems. What I can suggest is that you locate another PCP.

the rheumatologist was a speacialist in Fibromyalgia and said it wasnt that. some said Myofascial pain but werent sure, One doctor had me on Lyrica for 6 months which did nothing much and proved that it was unlikely to be a neuropathic pain problem. the rib problem got worse over time and became a severe case of chostocondritis that affected both sides of my ribcage and spread all over.

Now I am walking 1 hour and have done 3 moderate hills a day. The integrative pain med doc seems to think it is myofascial as I responded very well at first (had no pain or little pain ) after taking the muscle relaxer also after taking Ibupropin for two weeks. It seems musclar but little things give me pain. So during the 3rd PT I was doing his stretches and strengthening but now I have stopped other than the walking.

Hello, I have been having daily, constant head pain now for about 4.5 months; the pain is usually in the back or top of my head, and sometimes in the back of my neck. I have no other symptoms besides the head/neck pain, and the occasional flushing/burning of my face and ears. I have seen a neurologist, PCP, and orthopedic doctor. I have also been going to an acupuncturist for quite some time now, and I have also been seeing someone who does bodywork/myofascial release work.

While I have PTSD, agoraphobia, social anxieties off the wall and fibro-fog seems to settle in all the areas where the synapses used to fire - I'm curious about how the rest of you deal with the physical limitations of this condition. I have a lot of pain (yes, I've been through the list of medications for 10 years now - no more new meds - thinking of having a tshirt made) and the more I move, the more I hurt.

Hi Debi, I hear you and I am so very sorry that you are in such pain and having difficultly sleeping. I am glad you found the Pain Management Forum of MedHelp. We are here to support you and offer our suggestions. I too was suffered a very traumatic MVA accident some years ago, I nearly did not survive. My little sports car was hit by a loaded dump truck. I have muscle and nerve damage plus a multitude of other injuries.

I have been in pain now for 18 months with many of the symptoms everyone's listing (TMJ, neck pain, tingling in hands). I just wanted to suggest that people check out myofascial pain syndrome. Trigger points in your muscles can cause anything from TMJ to drooping eyelids and blurred vision. I have started trying ultrasound therapy with an osteopath and fingers crossed it will help a little. Hope everyone gets some help soon.

http://www.uspharmacist.com/oldformat.asp?url=newlook/files/feat/chronicpain.htm They said to find a specific pain clinic in California, where I live, and that a combination of particular drugs and rehabilitative therapy could possibly take care of more of the pain. They said its unlikely that I'll ever be completely out of pain, which is a bit depressing. But maybe I'll come back to this forum if I find treatment that works.

The new med is called Lyrica or Pregabalin, I was under the impression that it was taken when the pain started but it is something you have to take 3 times a day. I've been on it for a couple of days without any serious side effects.So good luck, give it a try if it sounds like something that may help and take care.

Lyrica does seem to help but Neurontin also seems to work well. Major problem continues to be chronic myofascial pain. Myotherapy and self treatment help but take allot out of me. I hope to find better ways to get treated. low intensity laser or dry needling might work better. Feldenkrais seems to help but I don't do it regularly. Swimming somewhat helpful. I've also been using the hot tub jets to treat trigger point in back and face.

What concerned me more was the quality of the pain. My PT has been focusing on trigger points and myofascial pain but I was afraid that my pain (giving the shooting, stabbing quality, as well as burning and itching in the area) represented a peripheral nerve compression. That is, why would scapular instability cause sudden electric jolt-like pains rather than typical deep muscular pain?

I have constant pain in my shoulders and neck area, I have intermittent tingling, numbness in the hands, arms, legs areas. I had a dx of fibromyalgia back in 2008 or so. I am on Cymbalta 60 mg, Neurotin 900mg, Prilosec, Zyrtec, and Veramyst. I have had severe pain this month non-stop and been on Hydrocodone.

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