I understand the pain you speak of. every morning i wake up in pain, very stiff, tingling hands, and just feeling very crappy in general. its very hard to get up, get functioning, get dressed for work, etc. i take tramadol - very low dose, 1/2 of a 50mg tablet, so 25mg. within about 1/2 hour, the pain goes away. i sit with a cup of coffee waiting for it to take effect. it does take care of the pain and i feel much better. the coffee seems to help in the morning, probably just getting me out of the drowsy, foggy mode. if i take one late, before i go to bed, i wake up feeling much better as it's still in my system by the time i wake up. but then i'd have to take another half a pill sometime in the morning, and i prefer not to have to take that much, as tramadol does seem to have a tendency to promote a dependency, so i keep it as low as possible. it's not scheduled as a controlled substance, so your doc probably won't have a problem giving you some samples to try. worth a try maybe?
My doc doesnt believe in fibromyalgia. ha! she thinks its some psychological condition, or some other condition yet undiagnosed. i think she's wrong. and those of us who experience the symptoms KNOW that it truly is a disease that is hard to pin down. she did give me a battery of tests to try to find out what was really wrong, and all levels were perfect, no problems at all. ...yet this persists. so i left there getting no help from her at all. i was prescribed the tramadol for restless leg syndrome, and coincidentally it just happens to relieve the fibro pain as well. i'm going to set out to find a doc that supports a fibro diagnosis, and maybe get some real help. i live in a big city, so i know they are here, just need to find one that my insurance will cover.
but the fibro is cyclic. right now i'm having a bad time, but probably in a couple of weeks it will ease up. emotional turmoil seems to bring it on, as well as a new addition of having migraines that i never had in my life before. so i've been given some samples of migraine meds that i will try on the next one.
so in answer to your question, 25mg of tramadol works for me, as well as trying to reduce emotional chaos and physical overexertion. but fibro seems to be a very personalized condition - what works for one, may not be effective for another. you just need to keep trying different meds to find what works for you.
i wish you well.
Last edited by kelly77 : Sun, Jun-01-08 at 09:00.
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