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Originally Posted by krysy8
hello, ive just been dx w Fibromyalgia... so im here to learn from others, hear experiences of others. i had heard of FM before being dxed, and had heard it wasnt real, but never really thought much of it. i had been being treated for chronic lower back pain. Seen a pain specialist, had spinal epideral injections, and a radiofrequency neuropathy, physical therapy and so on. then the pain started to occur in my arms/shoulders/ chest. and this wierd burning feeing near my collar bone.. Not to mention the ongoing extreme tiredness. docs found nothign abnormal in my blood, or xrays. thats when the FM dx came in. i now do definatly believe fm i real and feel lke a jerk for not really believing much in it before! (sorry)
So ive been given meds to help, and just started taking them, litereally today. it sooo confusing all this new stuff. im worried about all the different pills! ive been started on gabapentin 300 mg 3x a day, also etodolac had been added to replace my naproxen ih ave been on for months. Then he said i should take Prilosec to hellp my tummy not get upset. AND lexapro for depression. i think i im only depressed cuz i hurt so much. These meds, well.... this seems like a lot. For pain i have tramadol. I sure hope all this works, an is not going to cause wierd side effects together.
Does it seem like a good starting point?????
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Your post was 3 months ago, how are you doing? I just joined, so just saw your post. Sounds like your doc was trying to get your pain under control. Is it any better? My doc's always want to put me on an antidepressant, because when they look up fibro, that's what it says to do. But I feel the same way you do, the pain and lack of sleep because of the pain is the cause of any anxiety or sadness I may have. I chose not to let it ruin my day, but there are different degree's of pain and different degree's of coping skills as well. I do not like antidepressants or the way they make me feel, so I don't take them. I chose to be happy in spite of the pain. This works most days
Friends and co-workers do not see the pain typically. My poor husband does and hates that he cannot 'fix' it. But I do not let it control me. My concern is that even though this pain is constant, I can still work with it. I know that many cannot and recognize how blessed I am. It may get worse, but today it is tolerable and I choose to focus on others and life and my 12 grandchildren and my hunka hunka husband for as long as possible.