Fibromyalgia Support Group
You're not alone in your pain. Fibromyalgia is a condition that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. If you're trying to cope with pain throughout your body, sleep problems, general fatigue, or other common fibromyalgia symptoms, you're in the right place. The community is here for you to talk about therapies and share your challenges.
Fibrohyg asked me about how I got off Lyrica recently. Here's what I did:
I was already on the lowest dosage (25 mg), taking it for about 1 month. I wasn't tolerating the side effects and decided to get off. I knew that I was not supposed to stop abruptly. So I opened up the capsule and pour out about 1/2 the content (which was about 12 mg), took it this way for a few days. Then started taking about 1/2 of that (which was about 6 mg) for a few days. Then took just a sprinkle for a few days. I think I did this for about 1 or 1-1/2 week.
Two days after I stopped it completely, the bodyaches and fatigue came back. So I had to deal with the symptoms. Using an infrared lamp on my muscles every night for about 20 minutes helped.
What bothers me most is the fatigue! Spent all weekend resting! What a big waste of time!
How do you all deal with the fatigue??
I am dealing with that myself it is very hard. I just rest to deal with it. I am in bed all of the time, when I am not at doctors appointments. I would say just rest and take it easy. Have a quiet place where you can rest . Peace and quiet is how I deal with it. Our bodies does not deal well under stress so less stress as possible.
Pam