Hello everyone. I was prescribed Savella in June 2010. My pm dr said that it was a brand new med for fibro and she thought it would be a good addition to my regime. When I first began taking this med I had to start at low doses and work my way up to 100mg per day. Right away it worked wonders! I was even able to wear high heals for the first time in 4 yrs. Savella increases a persons blood pressure so I was told to cut back the dose as soon as I experienced severe nausea because that us a sign that my blood pressure was to high. The first two weeks I experienced flushing and sweating episodes but they stopped for the most part after I had been on a steady dose of 100mg per day. At that time I felt awesome and I loved that the med gave me energy. However, my blood pressure stayed at high levels so I stopped taking it. My dr told me to cut the dose down and now I take the 25mg pill twice per day. Although most the time I take only 1 per day and it still works great at a low dose. It also helps my pain meds to work longer. The reason this med increases a persons blood pressure is because it has epnerepherine in it. I hope this helps, but becareful when starting this medicine as you need to monitor your Bp and start at really low doses (10mg per day is what I started with).
Sarah