What to take for fibro pain?

Thank you very much, this has indeed  helped me re the meds!  I am starting 30 minutes a day my own usual aquafit exercises in a city pool ( newly rebuilt and spotless and beautiful) like I normally would do at home...and have a doctor's apt tomorrow as well, although  I do not want to take any anti-depressants like Lyrica and Cymbalta because like you I do not want the weight gain ( I am already a slow loser, so don't need any more obstacles after self paying  the price of a  car for surgery)....The lidoderm patches sound interesting. and will get them...I will tough it out without narcotics and use other meds  as long as I can for the spinal problems, (but that is a personal hangup as I do not want to be like my now deceased father who was put on them although my specialist has offered scrip to me )....  Thanks for posting, I appreciate it and all the others who chimed in with their suggestions.