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    Does Fibro mimic heart issues?

    Hi!I have quite a lot of discomfort around my left chest and it runs down my arms.i think I’m havin a heart attack.had cardiograms,full blood count and cholesterol all checked.all good.so it’s either fybro related or a nerve trapped.trouble with fybro u don’t know whether it’s one or the other.i...
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    Problem or being over dramatic?

    How old are u?walking a tremendous distance regular will give you multiple pain points.you may feel fit but it’s still gonna hammer your system.talk to the pain team see if you can get any solutions.good luck👍
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    Problem or being over dramatic?

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    Can’t stay awake..

    Energy tablets.sell em in most stores.it gives you a lift when you just can’t keep your eyes open.nothing will give you a all day fix.it’s just handy for me cos I can sleep standing up😩
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    Ketamine infusions

    Thankyou.i’ve found the pregablin to be very beneficial for my pain.been on high dose duloxetine 120mg for 5 weeks so I’m not sure which is working best.when i took the pregablin 100mg twice a day i felt slightly better the same day.i’ve been diagnosed with degenerative lower back pain which to...
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    Ketamine infusions

    Hi!sorry for deteriorating health.i’ve been on fentanyl patches which I am slowly coming off.i’ve suffered with fybro for 30 years and had just about every med and various tests but it’s all boiling down to fybro.coming off fentanyl patches is absolute hell because all I wanted was to up the...
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    Pain meds and fibromyalgia

    Thankyou so much for your kind words.i started with co codamol and ibuprofen,it eased the pain and headaches,chronic headaches.i should have thought there and then that the drugs are reacting but the pain got worse,spreading all over my body especially my back.went to the docs they did various...
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    Effective pain med on horizon?

    It’s much more freely dispensed in England to my downfall I’m afraid
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    Pain meds and fibromyalgia

    I’m taking it day by day.i’m getting really bad body zaps and when I wake in the morning it feels like i’ve honestly done 10 rounds with Tyson.i’ve also started getting really bad restless legs again.i’ve just had a full blood count and other bloods for cholesterol and other things.i was...
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    Pain meds and fibromyalgia

    Thankyou for the kind words.i never in my wildest dreams thought I’d end up a total wreck.the forum is helping me a lot.i just want to tell everybody just how bad opiates are.i was taking everything for the pain.for what?in a worse state than when i started.i just can’t understand why it gripped...
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    Pain meds and fibromyalgia

    I’ve been a heavy opioid user for 30 years,slowly weaning off fentanyl,37.5.doc put me on 30mmg duloxetine,didn’t work so gradually put me on 120 max dose.i wasn’t feeling any better.she told me to wait at least 6 weeks.i wasn’t feeling any getting all the usual side effects,nausea,stomach...
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    Effective pain med on horizon?

    I totally agree.the way the doctors treat you it’s as if we’re desperate for the meds.well guess what we fookin are.we really are so desperate and at our wits end that if you can’t prescribe tramadol or fentanyl just because it’s deemed as a drug you get hooked on.we’re not hooked we just want...
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    Effective pain med on horizon?

    Hi.thanks for the kind words.my doc put me on duloxetine.i was taking the highest dose 120mg and I’d been on it for a month.i guess you know where I’m going.the pain was chronic.it wasn’t hitting the sides.i was at my wits end.the pain in my bones was crucifying me and my wife said put the...
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    Effective pain med on horizon?

    It’s worse than being a druggie.the side effects are overwhelming.it grips you and you’re itching for the meds.my body is so battered with fybro and athritis due to plastering that I honestly think it’s here to stay.every med I’ve took has been useless and I’ve had everything in the 30...
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