Hi my name is

[Guest guest]

I'm new to this group. I haven't been official dx with Fibro, but I

have pretty much all the symptoms. I was dx w/lupus 3 yrs ago and from

there i feel that I've been falling apart. I can't explain it. There's

pain and depression, I've been rx cymbalta, it helps some, but my mood

is pretty much the same. I'm not as tired as before, but i still get

in a mood sometimes i can't pull myself out of. any suggestions

[Guest guest]

Hi :

Welcome to the group - the people here are friendly

and supportive, and their stories are filled with

great information. I have been a member for about 4

years now and simply love the support you get here

from people who truly understand what you are going

through.

I have RA, Fibromyalgia, OA, and Raynauds, with the RA

being my first dx 7 years ago. Are you on any meds

for your Lupus/SLE? Or another other than Cymbalta

for your fibromyalgia?

I take Enbrel and Methotrexate for my RA. I take

Cymbalta, Skelaxin, Zanaflex, Ambien CR, and Lyrica

for my Fibro. I take Ultram ER 300 for pain from

both.

I also have meds for asthma and high blood pressure.

Quite the pharmacy here, but they keep me going and

give me the quality of life I need to continue doing

most of the things I enjoyed previously.

You might need to speak with your doctor about a

change in anti-depressants. How long have you been on

Cymbalta? Perhaps it is loosing it's effectiveness,

or you need to address some other issues causing your

depression. I take the Cymbalta for depression, but

maily it is used in my for my nerve pain in my legs

from my fibromyalgia. Previously, I was on Effexor XR

for four years with good result, but I switched to get

the nerve pain relief too. It has helped.

So, I would let your physician know how you are

feeling and see if there is something he can do for

you. Don't mess with depression, it is a very real

disease. Do you also have difficulty sleeping?

Addressing those symptoms and problems could also

affect your mood and your depression. If you are not

getting restorative sleep, you cannot get in control

of the pain or the mood issues. Perhaps a sleep study

would help. I had one, found obstructive sleep apnea,

and am now helped by a CPAP machine for better

restorative sleep.

Just some ideas for you to consider. We are glad that

you are here with us, but sorry for the reasons you

have come. Hang in there, take care, and write us

back -

Kathe in CA

--- njones46229 <njones46229@...> wrote:

> I'm new to this group. I haven't been official dx

> with Fibro, but I

> have pretty much all the symptoms. I was dx w/lupus

> 3 yrs ago and from

> there i feel that I've been falling apart. I can't

> explain it. There's

> pain and depression, I've been rx cymbalta, it helps

> some, but my mood

> is pretty much the same. I'm not as tired as before,

> but i still get

> in a mood sometimes i can't pull myself out of. any

> suggestions

>

>

>

>

>

>

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> > I'm new to this group. I haven't been official dx

> > with Fibro, but I

> > have pretty much all the symptoms. I was dx w/lupus

> > 3 yrs ago and from

> > there i feel that I've been falling apart. I can't

> > explain it. There's

> > pain and depression, I've been rx cymbalta, it helps

> > some, but my mood

> > is pretty much the same. I'm not as tired as before,

> > but i still get

> > in a mood sometimes i can't pull myself out of. any

> > suggestions

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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