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Because of my trip to the ER

RhondaKayH
RhondaKayH
I'm suppose to go see my primary doc tomorrow just for a follow up, I think I'm going to ask for a referral to a pain clinic. I'm wondering how it's going to go because I know I'm going to get the spill of there are other drugs for fibro besides Savella sorry doc but I'm NOT touching them.

Rhonda
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deleted_user
Not sure how your pain clinics work but the first thing the ones here did was wanna put me on drugs and if I didn't agree, they wouldn't treat me at all. I wound up an angry zombie for 6 months before I found a moment of clarity and quit the whole thing. Went back to my DO and my acupuncturist.
fibrolizzy
fibrolizzy
I hear ya, Rhonda...it's all so frustrating! I'm kind of in the same place right now. I've been wondering whether I should go back to pain doc or ask my PCP for something else (not sure what!).

My pain doc was really very nice, but his main thing was injections. I do have spinal issues along with the fibro, and I got 2 epidural injections in my neck. The first one lasted about 6 wks., the second lasted about 3 mos. But after the 2nd one, I developed shingles....worst pain ever! The doctor said it could've been brought on by the epidural shot, because it can lower your immune system.

So I'm not really sure what to do. I'm trying to decide if I should ask to try either soma (muscle relaxer to help with sleep), or neurontin. What to do, what to do?

That's what I hate about this fibro.....the meds are just a guessing game, and we have to be used as guinea pigs before we find something to halfway help!

Well, I hope you figure out what's best for you. Keep us posted.
Elizabeth
tonirexx
tonirexx
It's interesting. From what I've been reading, there are two kinds of pain clinics. There are ones that want to give you lots of drugs, and ones that want to give you no drugs. I guess (like doctors) they are all different.

I know here in our town I called the pain clinic and tried to make an appointment. I learned two things. (1) You have to be referred by a doctor or they won't even talk to you (and it has nothing to do with insurance). and (2) Our pain clinic is run by the hospital psychiatric department.

I never followed up...