Guest guest Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 I took Elavil for a few months soon after I was diagnosed (1993). At first it was great, but it's known to be both habit forming and to require increasingly higher doses to remain effective -- and that was my experience. Even with carefully tapering the dosage, it took a while to get off of it and the sleep loss during the withdrawal period completely undid any good that was accomplished in the early weeks. Your experience may vary, but I do feel obligated to add that everyone I've spoken with through the years who's taken Elavil has experiences this to some degree - some worse, some not so much. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Hi maryruth: Personally I do not take nor have I ever taken any of those psychotropic meds. I don¹t¹ believe in them for some reason. Recently I saw an ad that said something like have you gained weight from your anti depressants? Now there is another med for that. So I always felt like they are only addressing some minute part of the problem for fibros¹ and most of their research is done on animals and we are humans with a psyche and can perform miracles on our selves once in a while. Animals have no such power over their own minds. I feel like when we leave the mind and spirit out of the equation, and only address it with drugs as the drug companies seem to think is the answer then we are only addressing part of the problem. As for something that will alleviate pain? That is an ongoing battle and has been for centuries. Different things work differently for people at different times. Like exercise helps my pain a lot. I mean walking, yoga, stretching and making sure I breathe deeply enough to fill my lungs a few minutes a day. Sometimes I take an excedrin but they can pollute you eventually too if you take too much. I used to go to the health food stores and try their pain stuff. However, I also must say a warning, that if your doctor put you on some pain meds, you should ask them how to get off of them. Sometimes you cannot cold turkey get off of certain medications. You are doing your absolute best maryruth. Even asking this question is a step in the right direction towards better health. Keep doing research. Read Bees web site and try various and sundry things out for yourself. Call up a few pain clinics. See if they have natural solutions to your pain. There are various little machines that some pain clinics use and one is called alpha-stim. If they give you a prescription you can buy this little machine and take it home and use it whenever you have pain. This helps pain for some people. So try a pain clinic, and there are more than one so try them all if you don¹t like one of them. They can give you different ideas for pain as well. Good luck rosemarie > > > > > > I was prescribed Cymbalta for a short time but I ended up with facial tics > so the dr took me off of them immediately. He told me there was nothing else > he could give me for my pain or symptoms. Last night at the local NAMI > meeting we had some pharmacy students and doctor come and talk about > pyschotropic medications. I found out that the sleep meds I am taking can > cause vision issues such as cataracts (I have.). The lady told me to get off > as soon as possible. > > THey had some meds listed as Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs).They are used > for chronic pain also. I asked about these. She said they were very sedating > but effective. I was wondering if anyone on this list took Pamelor or Elavil > (most popular). If so, how does it work for you? The Elavil is used for > several of the symptoms I have had for the past two years plus. It would be > great if I could get off the two I take now and take something that would > help my various pains. > > thanks, > maryruth > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 maryruth, i have taken elavil in the past and it is most definitely not a good drug, it leaves you listliss and sleepy all day, you feel like a zombie, doesnt help much for pain either. Subject: pain meds To: LUPIES Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 10:40 AM Â I was prescribed Cymbalta for a short time but I ended up with facial tics so the dr took me off of them immediately. He told me there was nothing else he could give me for my pain or symptoms. Last night at the local NAMI meeting we had some pharmacy students and doctor come and talk about pyschotropic medications. I found out that the sleep meds I am taking can cause vision issues such as cataracts (I have.). The lady told me to get off as soon as possible. THey had some meds listed as Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs).They are used for chronic pain also. I asked about these. She said they were very sedating but effective. I was wondering if anyone on this list took Pamelor or Elavil (most popular). If so, how does it work for you? The Elavil is used for several of the symptoms I have had for the past two years plus. It would be great if I could get off the two I take now and take something that would help my various pains. thanks, maryruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 I've had fibro since I was 23 and now I'm 67 soon be 68 in August. I've managed to survive and all I take now is strong magnesium tablets from my local chemist. And occasionally an aspirin to stop IBS. The magnesium helps the most. And it stops all the cramps and pain. I feel great most days. pain meds To: LUPIES Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 10:40 AM I was prescribed Cymbalta for a short time but I ended up with facial tics so the dr took me off of them immediately. He told me there was nothing else he could give me for my pain or symptoms. Last night at the local NAMI meeting we had some pharmacy students and doctor come and talk about pyschotropic medications. I found out that the sleep meds I am taking can cause vision issues such as cataracts (I have.). The lady told me to get off as soon as possible. THey had some meds listed as Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs).They are used for chronic pain also. I asked about these. She said they were very sedating but effective. I was wondering if anyone on this list took Pamelor or Elavil (most popular). If so, how does it work for you? The Elavil is used for several of the symptoms I have had for the past two years plus. It would be great if I could get off the two I take now and take something that would help my various pains. thanks, maryruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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