Re: Which kind of doctor should you see?

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Fibromyalgia is still classified a rheumatologic disease until

the American College of Rheumatology changes their guidelines.

I have a neurologist (but haven't been to her in a year) but not

for my fibro. My rheumatologist takes care of that.

Kristy

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>I have found a lot of neurologists do not know how to treat the

illness. My case: the neurologist was willing to increase the

ms-contin dosage to more than 120 mgs as opposed to my Internal

Medicine doctor who said that there are " diminishing returns " with the

oxycodones. He said to ass the duragesic patch to the 120 mgs of

ms-contin I take - this I found was the best advice. The way he

explained it is that one med works to decrease the pain, the other med

works to increase the pain threshold. The neurolgist I saw had a

daughter 20 years younger than me who got fibromylagia from being hit

by a cab driver in NYC - she could only work part-time. I can work

full-time with the med combination my Internal Medicine doctor gave

me. The bottom line is to find a doctor who knows how the medications

interact. It's been over five years and I am not addicted to the pain

meds but I sense if I had followed the neurologists advice, I would

have been. Also, if you really need the narcotics, they will make you

feel more normal. I would be on disability if I did not take the meds

I take now.

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I see a Fibromyalgia Specialist

I am very lucky that I live close to him!

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I see a Neurologist and he is just wonderful!!! I can't say that he's any better

than a Rhumy cause I have never seen a Rhumy. He is more compasionate than any

other doctor I have ever seen and will stay with me even if it's 45 minutes

until ALL of my questions are answered.

Debra B

Which kind of doctor should you see?

I've been reading a lot lately about fibromyalgia being more of a

neurological issue as opposed to a rheumatologic one. Do any of you see a

neurologist? If so, has it helped?

Tigger (Ruth) in Rhode Island