Originally Posted by fanfaire

Serotonin syndrome happens to some people much easier than doctors expect. I experienced it when a supposedly reputable shrink switched me from Paxil to Prozac abruptly without telling me that Paxil is long-acting and Prozac is short-acting. Apparently, there was a period of time the Paxil was still in my system along with the Prozac I had just started, which had the same effect as a double dose, and it seriously messed me up.

Originally Posted by cyclelops

'I take Neurontin, Cymbalta, Lyrica, Tramadol and 25 milligrams of Topamax at bedtime.'

Did the same physician prescribe all the meds?

Originally Posted by Megan

To Laurie43 - Thanks! How long after getting the PN did you get the Fibro?

I have just posted a message on the Fibro board mentioning that I am not on any conventional PN medications yet, as I wanted to get as many tests done to see if we could elicit the cause first. I am taking some other supportive supplements though which you can read about on the CFS/Fibro board, if interested.

Fanfaire - I agree with you that the fatigue is crippling. Pain, burning, muscle fatigue and aches all over etc. are certainly far from pleasant but the fatigue effects everything!

Buttons. Your question re. Mycoplasma. I don't know where I picked it up. Can it come from garden mulch? Just prior to developing the dreadful cough we had been spreading bark mulch on our garden to minimise water evaporation due to our drought and I have wondered whether it could come from damp or mouldy mulch......Anyway I developed a terrible cough in Nov '05 and after a couple of weeks I went to the doc and he tested me for Mycoplasma Pneumoniae as he said that a couple of his other patients had it and it tends to come in clusters. Sure enough - positive result.

Had the appropriate antibiotics (extra long course of Doxycyclin) but the cough persisted for the next ten months. The I had a massive asthma attack and was in hospital for nine days in August 2006. I had five A/B's going at one time, three IV's and two oral, as well as, oxygen, humidifiers, nebulisers and all the asthma drugs. Eventually the attack settled and it took me about three months to get better. Then this year the PN and fatigue started.

In my recent research I have come across many references to Mycoplasma as suspect in causing quite a few sequelae - Fibromyalgia/CFS being one of them. So in looking at the time lines I have been interested in any possible connection between Myco and PN etc.

My research is ongoing and I may never know for sure!