Thanks Joe.....I'll check that out....
Thanks Sherrine. LOL about how much you got done on the steroids (before they made you sick). The same thing happened to me. I defrosted several freezers which I'd put off for much too long. I picked...
I finally saw a doctor for my rupture L2 disk with nerve impingement and he referred me to a pain management doc who does epidural steroid injections. I was a little nervous, since steroids can make...
Thanks Sherrine and Joe. I actually sometimes take 10mg of cyclobenzaprine to sleep better at night (isn't that the generic to Robaxin?) Maybe I'm confused. Anyhow.....it helps me sleep well, but...
Thanks Sherrine and Debbie. The phone call with the rheumatologist is my very first "visit" with her........so I'm not sure how much we can accomplish, since she can't really do an exam. Yes, my...
Hi all. Question..........when you have something break down (hand, ruptured disk, tendonitis, etc.) is it common for your entire body to react to it? I have a ruptured disk (will get an injection...
Mine finally subsided. Hallahan..........I sort of had a similar problem with generic Tramadol. You'd think they would all be the same, but one brand worked much better for me than the other....
Oh my! This is hysterical!! Thanks so much for making us laugh! :)...
Thanks vestabula......that gives me hope! :)...
I'm coming off of Duloxetine. Was on 20, then 40, then 60, but most of the time I was on 40 and 40. I was only on this med for 2 and 1/2 months. Seems like I shouldn't be having too many withdrawal...
Hi Luvzminis......sorry I was so slow in thanking you for your reply. As it turns out, muscle twitching was probably the least disturbing side effect of the Duloxetine. I was told to increase to...
I was on 20mg for awhile, then up to 40mg. Doctor wants me on 60mg, but I'm taking it slow, since I'm so sensitive to meds. But at 40, I'm having a ton of muscle twitches. These aren't little...
I can relate tdhcsc, I'm 70 and have had problems for.......well, in retrospect, most of my life. But then I went through menopause, got a horrible virus, pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections...
Thanks straydog. Yeah, I figured the Cymbalta will take some time. Is that a very big sized rupture I have? I think they say the same thing about my using aces on my bad knees. It's okay...
P.S......I wonder if a back brace would work in the meantime to give that area a little more support? I see they have a lot to choose from on Amazon and I could get it quickly....
Wow Susie......thanks so much! This is what I was hoping to find. Glad to learn that the heating pad can make it worse. Fortunately, I just started Cymbalta a couple weeks ago and am going up on the...
On top of Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, peripheral neuropathy, etc., etc., I developed severe upper thigh pain. Was able to get MRI and it showed an L2 herniation, pressing on the nerve...
That pain in my thigh and lower back I had mentioned awhile back, ended up being a ruptured L2 disc with nerve root impingement. I would have had to wait a long time to see a spine doc and then wait...
Thanks LexiRae........you gave me some good advice!...
Thanks Ljm!...
I'm so sorry for your predicament Westielover. I came to this forum because I've been having a similar problem. I won't go into a lot of detail, but to say that I went to my primary care (Internal...
Hi again everyone. Since I've been having more pain, I got motivated to make several doctor appointments. I don't know why those visits are so traumatic to me. Last week I saw my TMJ doc. She was in...
Thanks Sherrine. Actually, I did that and found some of the older Tramadol (from another manufacturer) at another CVS. I was sooooo looking forward to some relief after taking the first one.......but...
Hey Sherrine........glad to hear that it went well and your pain is a lot better!...
Thanks Susie! Actually, I called the pharmacist back. I had talked to a tech, but she didn't sound too sure of herself. Apparently, the issue with the brand I like is on back-order. It isn't that...
Recently I was prescribed a low dose of Tramadol for my pain. It worked great..........so gentle. It didn't make me high.....just made me feel like living again. (50 mg). I started at just one every...
WEric..........is there anything to do for that condition?...
Thanks again Sherrine and Luvzminis! Sherrine, I am so impressed with your attitude! You are a very strong person! Good luck with your surgery, and I hope everything turns out well! I will look up...
Thanks Sherrine and Ljm. I've gotten to the point where I can't really assess pain anymore. When you have it constantly, it's hard to actually express how bad something is. My rheumie appointment is...
Sorry I only seem to come here intermittently for support. My life seems pretty busy to me. I have Fibro and osteoarthritis really bad in my feet, knees and hands. On top of that, I have a doctor...
Thanks everyone. Sorry I've been MIA. I got sick(er) right before christmas and still feel awful. Got some labwork done today, but it will all be "normal", I'm sure. I suppose that some of us have...
Thanks Sherrine. I admire your fortitude!...
Thanks Sherrine. I sure wish I could NOT think about how I feel. It seems to hit me square in the face all the time. I DO work around my problems/pain. I keep busy and do stuff I probably should quit...
I had my 2 children when I was 37 and 39. Sometimes it's hard to know if some of my symptoms (especially osteoarthritis) are from getting older (I'm almost 70), or if it's all related to fibro. My...
I love my heating pad. It doesn't really help anything, but it's so comfy. I shy away from vibrating things, since so much of me vibrates all the time....
Thanks Luvzminis. Yes, I've taken many of the NSAIDS earlier in my life (40's and 50's), and now I can't take any of them. They immediately burn my stomach. I haven't read exactly why Cipro can cause...
Just curious if they have checked out your parathyroid function?...
It's curious how antibiotics affect people differently. I think using various ones for several months after I got influenza, then pneumonia, then ear infections, ruined my GI tract, and maybe lots of...
My IBS-D has flared up recently and I occasionally take the Pepto tablets (a generic form). I took a couple the other day. I woke up this morning with a fairly black tongue! I sorta freaked out at...
Hmmm.........I'll look into that, Ljm. I know that they have ATP supplements, but I guess I've been nervous to try them....
Has anyone here ever had a muscle biopsy? I've always felt that I had something like a deficiency in my ATP in my muscles. Would a rheumatologist be the doc who might investigate something like that?...
Thanks Luvzminis and Lj! The podiatrist ordered an NSAID/Gabapentin cream for my feet.....but I might try it in other places too. Lj.......I remember taking my kids on vacation when they were young,...
Thanks Girlie. That's good info to know. I, too, started on 100mg of it, but felt I was having side effects, which I couldn't deal with at the time......so I may not have hung in there long enough....
Hi James. I have always had hypersensitive hearing, but not to the extreme that you seem to have it. I have always been bothered by noise and that was a big problem in college, etc. Now I live out in...
Recently I went to a new podiatrist. She had custom orthotics made for me and now, since I seem to be having more and more toe pain which seems to be peripheral neuropathy related, she has ordered a...
Thanks Sherrine. I guess I just have to take a chance....and maybe go back 2 steps first, in order to go forward. I just wish my neuro system wasn't so darned over-reacting to everything. It makes me...
Thanks everyone! I do really appreciate your info and support. I do try to stay active, but it seems like I always pay a price. I've been in P.T. for about 6 weeks now, and even though I feel better...
I'm not here very often. I just plug along, trying to keep all the various pains at bay. I have osteoarthritis too, which is a bad combo with fibro. I did alot of work over the last christmas...
I always thought sleep paralysis was when we were sort of awake, but our hormones (?) that keep us from acting out our dreams keeps us from moving. I had it a number of times when I was young (as did...
I tried it for about 4-6 weeks. Didn't seem to do much, except make me incredibly hungry........which I was already struggling with before I started it, and it just made it worse. I know it's not...