RE: Hello,

[Guest guest]

Hi Donna,

I'm sorry you are having pain due to a surgery that normally doesn't result in

lasting chronic pain.  Has the doctor given you a diagnosis for the cause of the

pain?  Gabapentin is only good for nerve pain so I wonder what that doctor is

thinking unless he thinks you may have something like fibromyalgia or another

cause for nerves to be giving false pain signals to the brain.

I have fibromyalgia and know how difficult it is to find anything to help.  The

antidepressant you were given is one commonly tried for fibromyalgia. In hopes

to regulate the sleep cycle which in turn dials down the pain signals.  Are you

not sleeping well? 

I don't do well on tricyclic antidepressants either. They make me act like a

zombie and I also gain a lot of weight on them. Amitriptyline is in this class.

I take Cymbalta and this antidepressant works for my depression and possibly

allows me to get rest when I am able to sleep.  I have other causes of pain as

well so it's not easy for me to lay for too many hours. 

Hope you can get some relief soon.

 

Jennette

>Donna wrote:

 

>Almost a year ago I had my appendix removed and since then I have been living

in constant pain everyday is becoming a huge battle to get things done.

>I have been put on Gabapentin 300mh 3 times a day and also my GP tried

Amitriptyline which did help but had a severe reaction to it. Has anyone else

had this problem?

[Guest guest]

Thank you Jeannette. My GP thought it may of been my nerves being slightly over

sensitive but as the year has progressed the pain has got incredible worst. I

asked to see a Gynecologists as it seems to become worse during the month which

could be Endometrosis which has not been diagnosed yet. I have a Gynecologist

appointment tomorrow to see the boss to see if surgery is an option which i will

grab with open arms.

I have been on two lots of antidepressants, one is Fluoxetine and the other one

was Amitriptyline which was stopped. the Amitriptyline gave me a rash and i

become very lethargic mind you at 18 that may be normal.

I have not been given any diagnoses at to what would or could be causing my pain

to become so intense. I am physically vomiting passing out and and generally

feeling rough.

I am trying to juggle work which is a hour and a half a day with the pain not a

grand idea, and also be a full time caregiver for my sister who is 16 and has

profound special needs and has a lot of disabilities.

Miss Donna Marie Griffiths UK

>rosetazoriginal@... wrote:

Hi Donna,

>I'm sorry you are having pain due to a surgery that normally doesn't result in

lasting chronic pain. Has the doctor given you a diagnosis for the cause of the

pain?