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Sheri232

638d

can anyone tell me what kind of pain reliever helps really good for muscle and joint pain. I take prescription meds that don't seem to be working. Thanks

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    • VariaMoon

      606d

      @HowPow huge hugs!!!!!

    • dolphinblues

      622d

      I use Baclofen. The first time I took it, I actually felt my shoulder blades relax and get warm/tingly as the blood flow was revived throughout them.

    • Evette

      627d

      I have good results with Methocarbamol

    • Rose714

      628d

      Thank you all for the suggestions. I tried CBD oil as capsules for a year or so as well. As soon as I told my doctor about it he asked me to do a drug test😡 that of course came negative. I stopped because I didn’t feel that much of difference. The cream was also good for a short time. I just hope they can find a real cure for what they don’t know and call fibromyalgia. I have had the pain for more than thirty years now and i am really disappointed. When I go to the doctors office I cannot even explain things because I start crying! It’s sad.

      • diamondmama

        622d

        @Rose714 I actually had an NP tell me fibromyalgia is just the result of several other autoimmune diseased. She didn't say which ones, maybe it's different for each person. She suggested I see this particular neurologist but he didn't take my insurance and I couldn't afford his fees (one doctor visit was $300) I hope we all find out some day.

    • diamondmama

      629d

      I'm still in the process of figuring out my meds because I have fibromyalgia and severe RLS! I have been on a lot of meds! Becareful with gabapentin. I gained so much weight and once I was off of it I lost atleast 30lbs! Also, be aware that Nsaids will eventually kill your liver or give you esophageal problems. Those of you that use CBD an/or D8, how much do you take? And do you let your doctors know? Currently, I'm on Lyrica and flexeril. I also take a medication for RLS, but I wouldn't suggest it, it can be very addictive. Like I said I have to wait to see my specialist to get this all sorted out. Good luck finding your right cocktail.

      • diamondmama

        629d

        @diamondmama Also, Gabapentin is a type of medication that you can build tolerance to. What that means is that you have to keep increasing the dose. I had increased it to the max the doctor would give so I had to quit it and we are trying to find something else.

    • Christina61

      635d

      Have anyone of you been tested for Mthfr? Look it up I have fibro also can be underlining cause just found out I have

      • DandelionFairy

        629d

        @Christina61 I have MTHFR. I also have fibro, and major depressive disorder. I avoid ALL folic acid added products like cereal and bread. I take L Methyl Folate and it saved me from extremely bad depression, eased up 'everything' medical related. I have been diagnosed for over two and a half years and the difference is awesome!

      • Johnj

        629d

        @Christina61 what was the outcome

    • VariaMoon

      635d

      Just sharing I was on Cymbalta for over a decade it made me extremely compliant to abuse. As in, I did not know when I was being taken advantage of used or abused. Everyone’s excuses made perfect sense. so pay attention to your mental output when you’re on Cymbalta it also caused me a weight gain of about 70 pounds while I was malnourished….. so fake weight. It is also extremely painful to come off off if you are taking it for physical pain which I was. Because all it does is block the pain signal to your brain, so you have been putting your body through excruciating pain that normally you would’ve stopped and rested from for the entire time you’ve been on it. it took over a month for my pain to calm down after I got off that drug…. a month!!!!! Never ever again!!!! And I mean all I could do for that entire month was lie in bed on massive pain killers and cry…. Never again.

      • HowPow

        621d

        @VariaMoon there's not enough money to get me to take Cymbalta again. I was only on it for a year. The withdrawal was the worst I've experienced.

        • VariaMoon

          606d

          @HowPow huge hugs!!!!!

      • MsAuthorPants

        622d

        @VariaMoon Cymbalta almost killed me. If not for the love of an otherwise aloof cat, I might not be here. Seeing your experience with it makes me realize why it took me so long to realize I'd been abused. I had no idea. That is another story for another time, though.

        • VariaMoon

          606d

          @MsAuthorPants huge hugs!!!!!

    • VariaMoon

      635d

      This I promise!!!!!!! Or any of the smaller sizes and lower strengths (just apply a bit more often.) https://www.lazarusnaturals.com/cbd-lotion-full-spectrum-75ml

      • LadyCracking

        632d

        @VariaMoon what's the purpose of this cream?? Also interesting name

        • VariaMoon

          629d

          @LadyCracking I did not name the company, nor do I work for them, trying to END peoples pain as mine has been helped greatly!!!!!!

        • VariaMoon

          629d

          @LadyCracking pain, and inflammation. Like op asked for. 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • irishofmann

      636d

      I’m take 90mg Cymbalta and CBD at bedtime. I swim and walk very often.

    • kimmer4454

      636d

      I am on 60mg cymbalta and 2 - 10mg Flexeril at night.

    • kimmer4454

      636d

      I take the cymbalta, gabapentin and Flexeril like the other person but I also take CBD and D8. It's very helpful.

    • LiLiLoghry

      638d

      I'm new here but I would seek out a specialist. My PCP didn't know how to help me. I see a specialist minimum once every 3 mths. I'm on plaqunil and another one I forget the name of. I also see a pain management doctor who gives me extended release morphine and it calms it down to manageable. Plus I take ibuprofen in between. Hope you find relief soon.

      • QuestionQueen

        621d

        @LiLiLoghry is your specialist a fibro specialist?

        • LauraA

          619d

          @QuestionQueen following

    • dream6284

      638d

      What level doses of Cymbalta and Gabapentin are you on?

      • Sheri232

        638d

        @dream6284 not on anymore. Can't remember what I take now. Been changed to many times. Think my PC don't know what to do with me. Starting to see psychologist in August and started seeing counselor last week.

    • Sheri232

      638d

      I'm highly allergic to meloxicam was just hospitalized couple weeks ago for a reaction to meloxicam and lamotrigine. Was really bad. Tried Cymbalta and Gabapentin. Go doc Friday . Was wanting ideas to try see if it helps

    • dream6284

      638d

      My fibro cocktail is Cymbalta, Gabapentin, and flexoril. I take meloxicam for arthritis

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