Fibromyalgia Support Group

that is awesome-good for you. I hope you are really proud of yourself, as you should be.
Keep up the good work and setting such a good example-
Blessings,
Angel

Its great to see you posting again, and I too am so happy for you.
You give me such hope, thanks for being part of our fm family.
Gentle hugs, Sherrall

great !!!... Im also on tramadol.. helps pretty good for me as well still suffer a bit. but im ok with it.. best of luck and looks like your doing just great.. how awesome!!!....hugs dear :)

So happy for you. Great job! Congrats.

Very cool. Scary yes, but you had the strength. Yes.

It's really hard when we get "like that..." The drugs really mess us up on so many levels. We get to believing they're helping us when it's all just a trick within our minds. The doctor gave them to you in the first place to help you... it's logical for you to believe it, especially if the pain is less, eh? then you become dependent and the drug becomes harmful.

It must be hard for doctors to deal with all the different personalities, but don't they prepare them for stuff like this in med school? - or perhaps they're just not paying attention.

Congratulations! My sisters without telling me took me secretly to a voluntary rehab so Iost my job, and my dog was dying, and they could have discussed it with me, as even if I was willing, it would have taken 2-3 mos to get my practice, house, and affairs in order, and they knew my dog had precious little time to live, and not 28 days. I was there 4 days to discuss with the doc, and never could walk. He was mad I was there. He said I was too weak, and did not have a primary who refrred me. I left, as I needed to be with my dog. Then a month later I self detoxed at home, for a week and then a regular hospital where I was treated so much better than the rehab. But I did not walk. So my fibro did not hurt. I got home, and was off narcotics for 5 weeks, but the nuerontin and motrin did not cut the pain, and I was screaming. I could not stop crying or get off the couch. I want more than anything to be off narcotics, but I cant take anything! I cant take ultram, or antidepressants, or lyrica or savela, what do you do then? And I cannot take the suboxone they offer at the rehab, I react with anxiety and muscle fasiculations. I cannot participate with others in daily walks due to my feet, and I am so weak that without the narcotics I cannot walk. What to do? I feel that while on strong narcotics, to cover even flares, I need months to build 15 lbs of muscle and strength, and then try it... My sisters blew it.. But I am asking god go forward, do not look at past, and he is taking me out of the valley, He is loving me, and I feel him now , not his distance. Congratulations again, love Carla

I am so very proud of you Raven as I have been doing the same thing...getting off the oxy. It has ruin my ability to have a B/M and I am sick to death of having these drugs have so much control over my life.

Yes it was hard...I cried for days but I did it and now I am in a group therapy for my depression and am feeling 100% better. My doctor put me on methadone to control the burning and tingling and it works...I only take 20mg a day of methadone so I can stop at any time with no problems but for now it is truly helping so I'm ok with it.

The only problem is I still am having problems in the B/M department and am afraid that I really messed up my systems with all the oxy....God I wish for a B/M...that would make my day lol...

Great news Raven and keep it up, I think we both have been on these drugs for way to long.

Hugs,
V

Raven it really is great to see you back - and I'm happy it's working out for you. I'm actually hoping to get off the Tramadol once the Savella is up to the therapeutic level. So far no real side effects - going to wait to wean off Tramadol until I know the Savella is actually affecting my pain.

I haven't taken a Vicodin in about five days - since I started the Savella - but I won't give them up easily, as having the Vicodin for breakthrough pain is what gives me the confidence to go out and live my life, knowing if I get crazy and overdo things, I have a reliable way to deal with the pain.

I've been doing this for about five years, and still take no more than 5mg, and that's sporadic, so I'm not worried about addiction. For those who WANT to give it up - you gotta do what feels right to you!