What is everyone taking for medications

I am new to fibromyalgia and was wondering if anyone could tell me what medications you are taking and if you are taking any pain medications.

Thank you for you help

Kirsten

I am taking Mobic (1 tablet every morning) for osteoarthritis and Lyrica 50mgs (1 capsule twice a day) for 'probable fibro' and other pain which my doctor thinks may be coming from endometriosis or scar tissue from three previous abdominal surgeries.

This past year was just horrible and my symptoms got much worse. I am now taking Aleve, Tylenol X-tra Strength, Cymbalta, Adderall for fatigue and ADD symptoms, Zanaflex (muscle relaxant) when needed, a low dose of prednisone (prescribed for asthma) but seems to help some with the fibro pain and fatigue, and a whole lot of supplements and herbs I'm experimenting with including D-Ribose, probiotics, Vit D supplement, Calcium/Magnesium supplement, sublingual vit B12 high dose,

Flax Seed Oil caps, a strong daily multivitamin, high potency timed release Vit C for immune system, alpha lipoic acid supplement, a supplement from my chiropractor called Proteo Plus that contains white willow bark, quercitin, and turmeric when in a flare...that's a handful of pills each day! But I think that I MAY be starting to come out of a horrible flare that began last August. I am slowly feeling better as long as I don't overdo.

Supplements are a tricky thing but I'm willing to try different things and combinations as long as they do no harm! Oh yeah...if all these meds irritate my stomach too much I take Zantac 150mg twice a day. It always takes care of it.

Sorry that you "probably" have fibro because it is a tough thing to live with, but I'm glad that you've found us here!

That's a handful of pills every day!

Cymbalta 60mg daily

Topamax 50 mg twice daily

Ultram XL 200mg daily

Amitriptyline 50mg at bedtime

Elmiron 100mg three times daily

Meclizine 100mg in the morning and 50mg in the afternoon

Sanctura XR 60mg daily

Lasix 40mg daily

Tylenol 1000mg three times a day

Ibuprofen 800mg three times a day

Omega 3 (flax seed in high doses)

MultiVits

Post edited by: ladycrowe, at: 04/10/2008 15:01

I'm currently not taking anything for the Fibro, but here is what I have tried:

Ibuprofen 800mg~ although this has brought some people releife, it gave me no releife

Cymbalta~ not sure which mg, I only took it one time and was so sick that there was no way I ws taking another.

Lyrica 75mg~ Took this for a week with no improvement in pain and it increased my migraines and increased my dizziness

Lyrica 100mg~ Ok I was desperate for it to work, I experienced the same side effects as I did the first time around.

Tramadol 50mg~ This did absolutely nothing for my pain.

Meloxicam 7.5mg~ Don't know what this was suppose to do, but it didn't do it I can tell you that much. I was on this for a month as well.

Tizanidine 2mg~ a muscle relaxer that did absolutely nothing for me. When I first started taking it, it would make me fall asleep but then it stopped making me tired. I was also on this for a month.

Cyclobenzaprine 10mg~ Generic for Flexeril, this doesn't help either. It does however make me sleep sometimes.

Effexor 150mg~ Made me have a constant migraine so I didn't get to continue taking it.

I hope I didn't forget anything lol.