I saw Dr. James Barry at MGH. He was very patient and thorough. I recall he spent almost a full hour with me my first visit. In the end he didn't take me in any new directions but then I had tried a whole bunch and saw quite a few other docs before seeing him. He did give me a great deal of piece of mind if nothing else.

He doesn't give me any meds. I have been sent to pain management now for meds. I was on Gabapentin and NucyntaER for pain with Hydrocodone for break through. It wasnt working so they switched me last month to Lyrica which is helping a lot. I also take Zanaflex and when I take the Lyrica, Zanaflex and Hydro together it actually works better than Nucynta.

i tried lyrica awhile back. it did not do much. my side effects on it included an "out of body" experience. after lyrica i planned to start cymbalta but i just lost interest in the whole business of trying this drug, stopping it, try another, yada yada yada.

i just read that the celexa i was recently rx'd is not suitable for cardiac patients so now i have to drop it & try zoloft which is more benign (?). yikes! it never ends!

glad to see you have found an effective drug combo. i used to take valium for muscle spasms but found it very addicting. i may try zanaflex instead. does the Hydro let you function normally? it's on my list of "what to try next."

thanks for your response & helpful information!

The Hydro is Ok, honestly feel I need something stronger but that whole asking pain management for drug increases is a pain in the tukus. I function fine on the meds I am on, no dopiness or anything but I may not be average in that case because one nurse told me if she was taking what I was she would be in a corner sucking her thumb lol.