Re: Hello Jenna

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Kathe,,

Thank you for your response. I needed to know what meds I should be

on for fibro, and between my PCP and PAin control DR., they have me

on the right meds. I take Soma 4x daily for muscle spasms, Zoloft and

nortriptyline for depression and to help with sleep, and neurontin

for the nerve pain (they tried to prescribe Lyrica but my insurance

wouldn't cover it). SO I am on the meds that I need to be on. I will

be changing all my Dr.s soon, if I can find new ones in NC that will

continue my rx. as they are. I will be moving there as soon as I get

check in hand from a workmans compensation case (where I tore 3

lumbar discs), and the check for back SSDI (they are waiting on the

outcome of the WC case bfore paying me).My son and his family are

there in NC (my only two grandchildren) and I have no family here as

a support system.My stay in Arizona was supposed to be brief, and I

wound up trapped here by the comp clam, and then the RA diagnosis. SO

while I agree with you about the Rheumy, I will wait to change when I

move...it will not be longer than a couple of months. And as he is

starting me on Humera I want to stay with him long enough to see that

it is going to work for me. He is one of those DRs that is so busy

that he rushes in and out and you realize after he is gone that you

still have 3 questions...I am bad because I will tell the nurse...is

he gone? I have something to ask him..and she will go out and get

him! I am very lucky in my PCP who is a real sweetheart and has seen

me through a lot and has been very good to me. SO while I agree that

I need a new Rheummy I will keep this one for the next couple of

months...knowing that I will have a new one in NC. I needed to hear

that I am on the right meds in spite of his " you don't need Fibro! "

and it is documented in my PCP chart as well as my pain DR'c chart

for my new DR. to read. Thanks for the info!! ANd the support! THis

place has become very important to me as it is the only place where

people understand that even though I look ok on the outide...I am not

alright on the inside. I have aged about 15 years in the lat two. But

they don't think wow, she must really have something going on

medically! they just make cracks about my weight gain from the

prednisone behind my back and think I don't hear them... size 4 to 9

in two years... that's a lot of ho-ho's! People can be so

insensitive! Thanks for the info Kathe, and for being there to

support me!...jenna

Kathe wrote:

Anyway, for my fibro I take medication for nerve pain

> which is Lyrica, and I take this twice a day; for

> muscle relaxants I take Skelaxin 3 times a day and

> Zanaflex at bedtime; I take an anti-depressant which

> is also good with fibro nerve pain and that is

> Cymbalta (this is new to me and replaced Effexor XR);

> and I take Ambien CR as a sleep medication.

>

> Yes, muscle spasm is a problem with fibro, and it is

> not uncommon to find bunched muscles - like that which

> you describe - throughout the body. Nerve pain is

> also common, shooting, burning pain, numbness and

> tingling in the extremities - mine is worse in my

> legs and feet (fronts of my legs, especially my shins,

> and down into the tops of my feet). Sometimes it is

> hard to decide if it is fibro pain or RA pain -

> sometimes my joints and my entire body hurt. Fibro

> for me also includes balance problems, fibro fog or

> mental fogginess, excessive fatigue, and difficulty

> sleeping. My body is pretty much constantly tense and

> in pain. No, nobody " wants " or " needs " fibro lol.>

> > -Kathy,

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