Getting Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia: My Journey

What ever you decide to do with your medication, I highly suggest you start researching and looking up whatever is used to treat your illness. This includes researching lawsuits on medications they want to give you and what’s used to treat that condition. I’m a legacy patient and I wish someone would of told me this valuable piece of information years ago! Definitely start writing this stuff down so you can have it when you go to the doctors office that way you have information right in front of you and your knowledgeable about medications and the lawsuits and there side effects or other issues you might have that will interfere or things that concern you about that treatment. It’s your job to advocate for you. It saves so much time for you and the doctor. Hope this information helps you.

My Dr in PA tested my pressure points, my Dr retired and my new one did a ton of tests to help me get on Humera. I was diagnosed almost 30 yrs ago. I also have Reactive Arthritis. I take an opioid 3 times a day. He said it is not a high dose. The best thing for me is Gabapentin and Flexeril.

On Cymbalta and tizanidine for a base. Got a TENS unit for support, plus shots every 3 months. Maybe try some of those???

💕 Best of luck to you. I’ve had fibromyalgia since 2007 and was put on heavy duty opiates at the time (which took years of my life away!) now no doctor will prescribe any opiates or any other type of pain meds-at least in New York State. It’s so unfair and so difficult living with chronic invisible illnesses Maybe Lyrica or Cymbalta will help your pain.?? 🤗 😥 🤗

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Good luck! Some still use pressure points as a supplement to symptomology, but most Drs will get it right easily. Muscle relaxers are first, along with a stabilizer. You should get some relief soon!

Hi there.. is this in USA? I am in UK

Good luck! 🤗

Good luck! I think they now diagnose based on symptoms. They no longer do the pressure points. ❤️