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?????