Schnauzer Cloud & 1 Thunderhead

It took about 3 months before the dizziness really went away. That was the worst side effect I had with it.

This disease is almost as bad as the RA that I have to go along with it!

Love and care

Rosemary

Hello,

I am new here, this is my story..  I am 33 years old & initially was dx with Ankylosing Spondylosis near the end of 2007.  I was reffered by my family dr to the only local rheumo.  I began getting very frustarted when all the pred, several nsaids & PT did not help me at all.  At that point I was fed a study diet of vicodin from Dec. 2007 until the beginning of August 08 a couple of weeks ago to "treat the symptoms".  I was continuing to feel worse with less & less energy & more generalized horific pain.  The Vicodin wasnt even helping at that point.  The last week in July I was at my rheumo office 3 times in one week as well as sev phone calls over the weekend & advised to go to the local ER for pain mgt. from my rheumo.  The local ER Dr. was going to just give me a fetanyl patch & send me home.  As an afterthought I asked for a muscle relaxer since at this point I also felt an intense burning in my back muscles as well.  With some reluctance i did get a small rx for flexaril (sp?)  After just 2 doses I felt like a new person.  I had not felt that good in months, almost a year.  The following Monday I was back to my rheumo for a recheck.  Since responding so well to the muscle relaxers & not responding to any of the other tx, he dx me with fibromyalgia.  He did not give me any info on it at all.  The little bit I do know about it know is from what I have read on the net.  When I asked how this would be managed I was told with the fetanyl patches & muscle relaxers.  when I expressed concern about "this" cocktail being my long term tx he said it was fine & safe.  I do not really want to live my life drugged & groggy all the time.  I have 2 children under the age of 5 & need to be alert to care for them.   I was curious if Lyrica is something that your dr. came up with or did any of you go to your doctor & ask for it on your own?  I too feel like a pharmacy & my work & home life are falling apart quickly at the seems.  I am looking into holistic, diatery, pain mgt centers, anything!!I am desperate to make some real progress.  Any suggestions that anyone has would very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance,