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Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Fibromyalgia syndrome is a widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder which generally occurs in the muscles, ligaments, and tendons – the soft fibrous tissues in the body. This forum is for fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFS/CFIDS). |
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01-31-2008, 12:49 AM | #1 | |||
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My girlfriend has bad pain from fibro..Do narcodic drugs like vicodin, percosette, morphine, oxycontin, or codine work for pain?..She says she needs narcodics for pain because all the other drugs dont seem to work, but her Dr wont Rx them..Any help would be appreciated
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01-31-2008, 10:55 AM | #2 | |||
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Most docs do not recommend narcotics for FM. I agree. Yes the pain can be that bad at times but it has been studied and they find that other meds and treatments work either better or about the same as narcotics.
I was on Vicodin and then Duragesic patches and neither helped the pain. It was always there. I can understand her despiration though.
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01-31-2008, 12:02 PM | #3 | |||
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The researcher, Dr. Clauw, that I heard, was just excellent. I have a post here with the highlights of his lecture. He said that tests showed that the receptors were mostly full with endorphins that the body makes (people with Fibro make more than average people)..and that narcotics fail because of this. http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...highlight=mrsd
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01-31-2008, 05:13 PM | #4 | |||
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I use Tramadol, but only if I really have to. It takes the edge off the pain. Living w/FM for me is trying to get used to pain. I don't think anyone ever really does, and some days are definitely worse than others.
Every day, I am reminded that I have FM. Right now, w/the weather so up and down, it's really flaring! PS: Thanks for the link, mrsd.
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02-01-2008, 04:25 AM | #5 | |||
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I agree, narcotic's are not the answer. I too was on Ultram/Tramadol. But unfortunately I've developed an allergy to it so can't take it anymore. But the best advice I can give is to help her to realise that there is a certain amount of the fibro pain that we can force ourselves to deal with. And after awhile our tollerance increases. Hard to believe. Yes there is still pain, but we deal with it and try to just get through each day. For those days when the pain's the worst, I try to use the rice socks to ease the trigger points. A rice sock is just as it says. Take a tube sock and fill it with uncooked regular rice(not instant). Tie off the end and put in microwave for a couple minutes, heat to a bareable temp and place on area which is in most pain. I do that off and on every hour till the pain starts to subside to a bareable amount. I usually have 3 of them ready at all times just incase the pains' not localized. They last for repeated uses and alot cheaper than buying the heat patches.
Best of luck. Sara |
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02-01-2008, 09:14 AM | #6 | |||
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Sara, I use them too! They are awsome!
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02-01-2008, 12:42 PM | #7 | |||
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errased my message.
Last edited by froglady; 02-01-2008 at 01:33 PM. Reason: too whinny |
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