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Originally Posted by Breia Lee
What have you all found helps?
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medications for fibromyalgia.
DW has tried different things. As with other pain syndromes, it's a trial & error process that may/often result in a combination of meds, therapies, and techniques rather than one single answer. Also, what has worked for her has changed as time goes by. I sincerely hope you can find a "real solution"; realistically, we must often settle for what works for each of us—a weighing of benefit vs. downside/shortcomings/side effects.
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Also, what sleep meds really help?
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I have other pain issues than FM, but a
very low dose "as-needed" tricyclic antidepressant works well for me.
Tricyclic Antidepressants for Chronic Pain
DW
does have FM, and used to use the same very low dose "as-needed" tricyclic antidepressant. Recently, she got off of an SSRI, and has been taking
L-Tryptophan (a precursor of
5HTP,
melatonin and
serotonin) to ease symptoms of discontinuation syndrome. Taken at night, this is working well for helping her sleep.
L-Tryptophan
Doc