Re: Meds, meds, meds I'm so confused...me too! ! !J

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I should reintroduce myself. My name is Kellie and I am 27, live in NH and

was diagnosed a few months back. I am usually a lurker b/c I have not had

the energy to do otherwise. I have been seeing my neuro for about 6 or 7

months with a variety of meds before he made the final diagnosis of fibro.

I was born with schizencephaly also just diagnosed and a mild form of cp

(spastic hemiplegia) So anyways, he started me with I think requip for my

restless legs, helped for a night or two and then no sleep whatsoever.

Switched me to I think next was mirapax and cymbalta. Meanwhile I have

shoulder surgery so I was a walking pharmacy. Then the mirapex was changed

to neurontin. The only thing that has remained is the cymbalta. Still no

sleep (and I have a 2 yr old) so then he added some sleep stuff with abe

lincoln and ground hog in ad, can't remember but man did that stink it

caused major nausea still no sleep so that goes, Then I get lyrica. I

thought I was doing okay painwise, but still RLS and insomnia, majorly.

Drinking coke zero by the bucketload just to take care of my son. So then

My dose of cymbalta goes up, he takes me off Lyrica, and added 1mg of

Klonopin at night 60mg of cymbalta in am and 120 mg cymbalta at bed. Helped

for 1 night then no sleep. When I did get some sleep it was only because my

body physically could not go any longer. So then out goes klonopin and in

comes Restoril started at 15mg at night, helped a bit. Well now I am still

taking the cymbalta, up to 30mg od Restoril at night and working on noving

from 25 to 50 mg of Pamelor and now I am finally sleeping better. But my

body is so not used to it I still feel exhausted till noon time ish. I need

to figure something for pain during the day though. Today my jaw started

hurting (never has before) and when I got home from the store my tail bone

was killing ??? weird huh? My left side is my weak spastic side and my

muscles are in constant motion. It feels as though they are fighting to

break free of my skin. It hurts so bad!!! I feel old. I miss running

around and doing the fun things I used to do.

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> Judy I was on amitriptyline for 19yrs. and was swithed to lexapro and

> ambien. It took me sveral mos. to finaly establish a sleep pattern so I sooo

> can relate to your confusion. Chemicals in the brain will be searching for

> the amiotrip. and that can cause an awefull state of mind but It WILL

> eventually pass. It takes time. Cymbalta has a norephineprine reuptake

> inhibitor that is supposed to help the brain turn down the volume of the

> pain signal. I know that sounds confusing but that is

> how Cymbalta is supposed to work. I know what your going thru, cahanging

> meds isn't easy to deal with. Hang in there Judy!! " For this to shall pass "

> GOD Bless You ! ! ! . . . ......................... . . .

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> jody_8t@... <jody_8t%40yahoo.comDate>: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:35:57

> -0800Subject: Meds, meds, meds I'm so confused.

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> I went to my reg. dr yesterday, my Rh sent me to re-evaluate my

> anti-depressant. My Rh prescribed 75mg of Lyrica at bedtime.So my reg dr

> takes me off of: . lyrica, amitriptiline, and weaning me off of paxil. And

> now I should take cymbalta.What's up with that?Anyone else taking just

> cymbalta for pain, sleeping and anti-depressant.Haven't slept in 2 nites,

> too much pain - last nite was my first dose of cymbalta omitting

> lyrica.How long does it take to see if it will work??I'm so confused and

> so very tired.Judy---------------------------------Looking for last minute

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