Fibromyalgia pain management
Common Questions and Answers about Fibromyalgia pain management
fibromyalgia
Does anyone know of a doctor who will prescribe me methadone in low doses for my fibromyalgia. I've tried all kinds of pain meds, including natural and methadone is the only drug that gets me out of bed.
The only other thing is to maybe switch your current opiate regimen with some different types in order to deal with tolerance issues. My pain management doctor switches mine around on an as needed basis. It helps me alot. We also switch nerve pain drugs somewhat frequently- say from lyrica back to neurontin, etc..
What can be done about the chronic Fibromyalgia pain when I am allergic to pain medicines or the pain relievers do not give relief.
You have to find a Pain Management doc in order to get decent pain meds. Usually your GP doc has to refer you before a PM doc will see you. But, you have to have a decent general doc that believes in the pain of FM so that he will send you to a PM doc. There are PM docs there you just havent found them yet and a lot of them dont advertise themselves too much. I guess they dont want the "real" drug seekers to bother them. Your general doc knows who the PM docs are....
I was referred to a pain management clinic for chronic upper back pain, arthritis, and fibromyalgia. I had already had surgery on both knees to repair torn meniscus and chip away arthritic bone (I was a gymnast).
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After making sure I was already doing all the things you are already doing, he prescribed Vicodin (generic) 3x a day and offered acupuncture, which I couldn't do due to cost ($80 a session not covered by insurance).
how do i get my pain management dr. to try another pain pill, i have told him the 1 that he has me on which is 10mg.oxycodone 3x a day is not working, i no that there are many, many other stronger pain meds.
I can no longer walk more than 10 to 15 minutes before my legs give out on me. Once I was diagnosed properly and receive pain-management as well as physical therapy and hydro-gymnastic several times a week I have had periods of time that were almost free of pain but also flare-ups that totally destroy my quality of life.
Will I ever go a day without pain with pain management. So far since Jan 2010 I've had 40 shots and still so much pain. Tried to go off my pain meds. Still in so much pain any suggestions.
I was diagnosed and treated for my fibromyalgia by a pain management doctor several years ago, and then my primary care doctor continued that same treatment. My daughter was seen, diagnosed and treated by a Rheumatologist, and my mother was treated by a Rheumatologist. I went to a Rheumatologist for the first time today, I finally have insurance after 1 1/2 years without.
We conclude that low-dose naltrexone may be an effective, highly tolerable, and inexpensive treatment for fibromyalgia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
Pubmed
2009 May-Jun;10(4):663-72. Epub 2009 Apr 22.
School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, Division of Pain Management, Stanford University
Fibromyalgia symptoms are reduced by low-dose naltrexone: a pilot study.
Younger J, Mackey S.
Ive been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, deteriorating discs and bulging discs(3). three years ago I went to pain management and was put on opiods. Last year, I could not afford the 120 dollar payment for visit and could not go back. when I quit going, I had put myself in a detox for fear of dying. This past month I went back to my doctor and was told I could not be put on my meds because I had gone into a detox. I tried to tell them that I was scared and felt I had no choice?
Her regular doctor sent her to pain management and the pain management wanted to dose her up to eventually 3000mg of gabapentin. At 900mg a day she started to feel as though she had a helmut on her brain. When she told the dr. that, he said she need to see a shrink. She is no longer with that pain management dr. or taking Gabapentin.
Fibromyalgia has been treated with muscle relaxers such as Flexeril, antidepressants such as Cymbalta, and pain management like gabepentin (Lyrica).
a combination of physical therapy and occupational therapy , learning pain management and coping techniques , properly balancing rest and activity . Of course, it is important to have a healthy, balanced diet. Not only will proper nutrition give you more energy and make you generally feel better, it will also help you avoid other health problems. Medications generally prescribed are- Pregabalin (Lyrica) which was the first medicine FDA-approved to treat fibromyalgia.
I'm 39 I was diagnosed a few yrs ago with fibromyalgia, I also have piriformis (that muscle is being layed on by a bone) buldging discs in my lower back, the pain is going into my hips and thighs and the pain is so bad it's making me vomit, heat, ice, soaking in the tub, pain pills, none of those are helping, it's getting so bad I can barely lay still, I have to move around just to get some kind of relief, pain management won't help me cause of the fibromyalgia diagnosis, help!!!
Unfortunately, the decision you made to alter the prescription wasn't a good one. It easily could have landed you in jail.
As far as finding a new pm doctor goes, it will likely be very difficult to find another doctor willing to prescribe opiates, but that doesn't mean you can't get pain treatment. Pain management is more than using opiates, physical therapy, medications used to treat neuropathic pain/fibromyalgia, TENS, injections, and other therapies can help immensely.
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