fibro

Im starting lyrica and cymbalta for fibro and percocet......anyone have exsperence with these meds!!!

I've used them all what did you want to know about them? I'm currently using cymbalta, stopped the lyrica because of weight gain (which is common with it). I use morphine 2x daily and oxycodone for breakthru pain. Cymbalta helps but only true pain relief is with narcotics for me. Feel free to ask any questions you have this is a great group of very knowledgeable people.

I TAKE LYRICA 2X DAILY AND OXYCONTIN(PERCOCET) AT BED...THE LYRICA CAUSES MY FEET AND HANDS TO SWELL.. I CANT WEAR MY RINGS ANYMORE... I AM ALSO TAKING CELEBREX FOR OSTEO ARTHRITIS.. GOOD LUCK WITH THE MEDS

For the last 6 yrs, I have tried just about everything. My PCP sent me to 3different rheumys and now I go to a pain clinic. The lyrica put me into congestive heart failure (Major swelling  and fluid around my heart). Im not sure how many people know about the bad side effects from both of these meds. The cymbalta kept me vomiting for 4 days straight.  Narcotics work best and then some days nothing works. 

 Some use heat for pain but I find that ice really helps with my back pain. I was on percocet but they changed me to roxycodone. It is stronger and works better. Its a long road with no end. What works for some dont work for others. My prayers are with you.  Suzette

I use Lyrica .. But only went needed.
Sadly my ODSP does not cover it so my doctor was kind enough to give me a bunch of boxes from her samples.

I find it doesn't work on all the pain but if you scale it from like a 1 to 10 pain wise if I am at a pain level of 8 it will take it down to like a 5-6.

I just posted this in another thread on here - but it fits here too.....lol



I took Cymbalta for over a year for my FM, and don't remember having too much relief.  

I will tell you, you def. need to stay aware of your side effects.  I have all but lost 100% of my desire for sex, was grumpy and very moody, and I found that I just felt blah.  I didn't feel great, but I didn't feel bad. 
I decided to come off of the meds and let me tell you - IT WAS TORTURE!!!!  Once you come off of them, you will never go back on them!!!  You will be amazed at what they are doing to your body!!!  The withdrawl symptoms where worse than anything I could have ever imagined!!  I am a pretty strong person - I quit smoking cold turkey after 24 years of smoking - I had a hard time, but compared to coming off Cymbalta that was a piece of cake!!! 

Good luck to you all taking Cymbalta. 


I have found that narcotics seem to be the only thing that helps me too.