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Mirapex for Restless leg syndrome (plus magnesium/iron/folic acid supplements---good ****tail my rheumy says) (To increase dopomine--I think).  My rheumy thinks my fibro is from RLS.  I don't know if it is all from it, but if my legs are moving I am not sleeping deep enough and muscles are not resting and healing themselves correctly.

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Welbutrin--to increase seritonin (I think) and make my brain say happy things instead of pain things.  It does help, but doesn't take it totally away.

Tylenol to take off edge if I can't handle it.

I also see a chiropractor and massage therapist sometimes.  Stretches, walking and water classes help if i don't push too far. 

I have fibro due to restless leg syndrome--at least according to my rheumy.  I know that with her treatment and the weight loss, easy exercise (stretches, water classes, walking) that is has gotten better.  The worst thing for mine is stress and my job and money problems. 

I also went to a chiropractor for the first time a few weeks ago.  The procedures it helps hurt some, but after that pain went away, I felt better...esp. in my hips.  I am still very tight around my shoulders and she couldn't get close to the spine there, but it did help some.  I will go again next week probably to be readjusted. 

Overall, yes it has helped some, but no, it hasn't taken it away.

I had a VSG, so the malabsorbtion (sp?) issues are not part of the side effects for me.

Hope this helps!

I was diagnosed with Fibro in 2007.  After trying countless drugs...Effexor 37.5 mg in A.M. and 1/2 a pill in P.M. worked best for me and has lessened my pain.  I don't have any side effects.
I also take 1 mg Lorazepam at bedtime to help me sleep.

Good luck to you.

Julie

I have Fibro and my pain is alot less now after losing the weight.  I lost about 75 lbs.  I see a rheumatologist for pain management.  After trying countless different meds.  Effexor is the only one that has helped me with the pain.  It's not gone, but it's nowhere near what it was a year ago.  I'm not in tears daily like before.
I hope you will find a med that works for you.

Julie

In August I turned in my dissability papers in to my pension board.  For the past five years I have been a regular in my doctors office with complaints of extreme fatigue, muscle pains, passing out, joint pain, tingling in hands, legs and feet, chronic cough (to the point of vomiting and loosing contol of my bladder) lack of sleep, depression, anxiety, anemia, respiratory problems, asthama and overall just not feeling good.  Each and every individual symptom was treated. I gaines 100 lbs in the process.  I think my complaints were looked at as "Your weight is causing your problems."  This only added to my weight gain and depressio.n  You know the cycle. 
Finally after lung function test, ;multiply MRIs, broncoscopy, Holter monitor,EKG, tilt test, and a stress test the rhumotologist finally diagonised me with Fibro.  I have been prescribed several anti-depressants, muscle relaxer, antiinflamatory, and pain med.  I will say the amitriptyline does allow me to get about four hours of sleep each night.  But nothing has helpeded the overwhelming feeling of exhaustion.  OH, I forgot to mention that I am a police officer required to be very active and very physical.  I was very good at this for 20 years, but now walking from my car to the building seems like a days work.  I can not work on the prescribed meds.  Would you want your local police officer on Oxicodone and Prozac-- I wouldn't. A normal retirement is after 25 years.  I just started my 22nd.
    The point of this is, I don't know if my dissability will be approved.  Both my PCP and my Psychologist wrote letters on my behalf.  I am having lap band surgery on Mon, Nov 16 (self-pay)because I do believe loosing weight might help.  However, it is much harder to do that when exercise wipes me out for hours.
     Sorry for rambling......