I read the posts of whether FM is life-threatening. And it is my understanding that it is not, although in some cases it appears it might be progressive.

Now I would like to know can we survive the awful meds the doctors continue to prescribe?

Thanks.

Peace and comfort to all,

Somelife

I lucked out and got a pain doctor that doesn't want me to be on loads of meds either! I was so releived when she told me this.

I would suggest you talk to your doctor about how you feel about meds. I would tell them that although you know you need them you would like to keep it to a small amount.

If the meds are making you feel terrible then refuse to take them and tell the doctor that they made you sick. I had to learn to stand up for myself when I practically had Lyrica shoved down my throat twice. My pain doctor was trying to shove that crap down my throat yet again, but I very firmly told her NO WAY am I taking that again!

It's your body, you don't belong to science so you can say NO!

I felt shame, when I read what he had to say. But that was early in the pill prescibing game they have. He basically was stating that it was my fault that he didn't cure me. B.S.

I have a closet full of pills that they give me and I try them and don't take them. Viccodin I can't take because it makes me feel like I got bugs on me, and if that isn't a good enough reason on to take them, then I don't know what they want. Now I just take the presciption and try them and state nothing to the doctors anymore unless it works, which of course nothing has worked. Even immunoglobins and that cost 15,000. to do. I just make myself unavailable for it. and disregard their attitudes.

Ann Moss