Fibromyalgia and pain relief

[Elizajulie]

I have fibromyalgia and am currently in a horrendous flare. I have pain everywhere and awful numbness and tingling. It's really getting me down even though I have had this for years it still takes me by surprise just how bad it can get
I take 30/500 co codomol eight tablets per day plus 40mg fluoxetine daily. It's not touching the pain
Can I ask what medication/supplements fellow sufferers take and do they work for you? I have tried tramadol but that didn't help at all.
I was thinking about trying a magnesium supplement - anyone had success with that?
Thanks

Hi,

I have not been diagnosed with fibro but my neurologist has prescribed me amitriptyline for nerve pain/numbness/tingling, just about to start taking it but he said it can be quite effective. I don't think it could be take with fluoxetine too, so it would be something to discuss with your doctor.

Also, some time in the swimming pool helps my pain and muscle tightness/spasms.

Co-codomol doesn't work for me very much either!

Good luck x

For fibro, you need to be on neuropathic painkiller too rather than just opiods

I am on Gabapentin. I also take magnesium supplements.

Maybe go back to GP and see what they say

Have you had your B12 tested? That can cause numbness and tingling when it's low.

I use magnesium but in spray form, applied to the stomach daily and massaged in.

I have secondary fibro and I'm on amitriptyline for it.

I've only recently been diagnosed so am having my meds tweaked. I'm on 30/500 co-codomal and 600g of gabapentin. I've had amitryptyline and norotriptyline but they left me feeling queasy and zombie like. I did have a Vit D deficiency too. Does anyone have extreme itchiness with fibromyalgia?

Hi thanks for the replies everyone. I will make appointment with GP to discuss medication. I am finding it so hard to cope today
Duchess - yes I get extreme itchiness too. Usually in the evenings and
mostly on both legs. I also had Vit D deficiency and was prescribed a high dose over the winter. I have read that low vit D is common with fibromyalgia

I don't know if I have it but I have been proscribed painkillers for neuropathic pain for my compressed nerves due to a number of lumber spinal conditions meaning I have compressed nerves running to my feet. I have always been in pain but after getting pneumonia my pain change over a little time to a nerve pain. I find it hard to walk due to the pain in my feet. I get aching itching shooting and stabbing and sometimes cold and hot pins and needles. I can also be restless aching. Insomnia and extremely tired as well. Should I go back to the g p and require about if this is the could be what is wrong? Nurse in the spinal clinic though I had 8out of 10 symptoms but g p said the was no tests that could confirm it . And how long do they take to work, I have been on them less than 2 weeks. The tablets are Amitriptyline 10mg she said average painkillers would not work on my pain.

Blue it's correct that there's no test to confirm fibro. Mine was diagnosed by my rheumatologist as secondary by my symptoms that were different from my arthritis and the trigger points made me jump off the chair.

It's a diagnosis given for primary fibro of one that's had everything else ruled out. So yes I'd go back to the Gp and ask to be referred.

Thank you