Re: Re: My latest Lyrica update...it's working..Ruthie...

[Guest guest]

It made me drunk one time. I was walking to my moms house and I ended up swaying

in a complete circle.

It would have been the funniest thing to see. It helps but I still have BAD

flares w/#8 pain and No prescription

pain pills to take so I suffer in vain.

To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group@...: rastlefratz@...:

Wed, 2 Jan 2008 15:55:14 -0500Subject: Re: My latest Lyrica update...it's

working..one time

I started the Lyrica on a weekend when I knew if I had to go anywhere my DH

would be home to drive me. Good thing too because the first side effect was

euphoria (not a bad thing, LOL!) but after the third pill I suddenly got " drunk "

and was bouncing off walls so yeah, I would say schedule yourself a safe weekend

to start it, just in case. I am ok now and I am taking one pill at night, soon

to start one in the AM as well. Even on my low dose, I see benefits. Ruthie

[Guest guest]

Hi Ruthie,

I have many reactions to the changes in weather. They range from depressive

symptoms to pain, fogginess and getting sick. Our weather in CT has been really

weird, as it has in a lot of the country, and it seems to be different every

day. The ups and downs really play havoc with all my illnesses. My bones

really hurt more when it is cold, but the changes affect them too. I find when

there is a steady period of whatever weather my fibro is much more manageable

and the pain from the bone cancer is to. I do have pain meds, 5 mg hydrocodone

that I take with ibuprofen and Tylenol and sometimes ecotrin, coated aspirin.

They work better when the weather is constant. But also when I'm sick, I have

bronchitis now, none of the meds seem to make much difference.

I don't have any reactions to pain meds. I just can't get enough to do much

good. I would like to have more hydrocodone, but my doctor says the pain will

get worse and he doesn't want me to develop a tolerance to it, because I will

need it then and more. Not very encouraging.

I would love for the weather to calm down and stay steady. Although today the

high here is 17 and the wind is blowing wildly. I will definitely be in for

today.

Take care,

Marti

Ruthie Dyer wrote:

All I have for pain is Tramadol and it isn't much use unless I take

two which my Dr. said is OK. I really do NOT want opiates no matter what I would

have to be on the floor crying before I would take opiates because I have a bad

reaction to them too. When I had eye surgery, I was given Codeine and it was

nastier than the eye pain.

Do you have reactions to the change in the weather? That is when it is the worst

for me.

Ruthie