If Lyrica works for him, I would not mess with that. Talk to his doctor about adding a medication called Provigil which will make him more alert at work.

You can also try a couple of other things. Eat smaller high protein meals more often to keep his blood sugar stable. Incidentally, if he is propping himself up with coffee that only makes things worse. The crash after ingesting a lot of caffeine and or sugar is bad and recovering is even worse.

There is a supplement called D-Ribose which can be used for energy. If he is diabetic, this is NOT an option. I like the brand Coravlen which was originally developed for congestive heart failure patients. You can read about it and purchase this product online.

And finally, sublingual B12 tablets with folic acid. They dissolve under your tongue. Folic acid helps the B12 absorb. These tablets can be purchased at any decent health food store. For best results, do not eat, drink,smoke or brush teeth a half an hour before and after using them. B12 is expelled in urine so they can be used throughout the day.

There is no way for anyone to accurately predict how your husband would react to a different medication for pain. I hope that these alternative suggestions are helpful. Take care.

Thank you however Lyrica does not work for him but it helps me with the pain.

Sorry, I misunderstood your post.

Cymbalta, Savella, Gabapentin and/or muscle relaxers are other medication options for Fibromyalgia pain. Again, there is no way to predict how they might affect him.

Has he had a sleep study done? And, does he take anything to help him sleep at night? This is a critical part of managing Fibromyalgia. Your muscles require deep sleep in order to recover from the days activities. No deep sleep means higher levels of pain. I'd recommend a sleep study if one h as not been done.

Take care.

Fantod, he did have a sleep study done and to be honest I don't remember the results. I don't think the doc was much help. It was so long ago. Thank you for the suggestions.

Do you have the book "Fibromyalgia for Dummies?" This is our go-to book on this board. It is available on Amazon.

We do have it. My husband is a very complicated case. He is very sensitive to meds. He also has chronic fatigue syndrome. He takes b12, magnesium, vitamin E, and fish oil. Plus a multi vitamin. They don't seem to be helping his energy, sleep or pain. He works 62 hours a week. No time for exercise. He changed his diet which is more protein and veggies. He said he felt a little better after doing that. Plus he loss weight.

I always have had a problem with being sleepy. Fibro makes it worse and so do the medications, even if I only take them at night. I was diagnosed ADD a long time before any fibro symptoms, or so the doctors think, so I get concerta. It helps me stay awake, most of the time. I fall asleep most often in early afternoon, if I do nap. Supplements and diet do very little with my energy levels but help with side effects of medications.

The only thing I can add to the suggestions here, is a supplement called CoQ10. I take 400 mg with breakfast and it gives me a little boost in energy. But it took a few weeks maybe a month before I felt any different. It also really helped with the brain fog. I can always tell when I have been missing a dose (from my pill organizer), because I feel more fatigued, achy, and foggy.

I feel for your husband. The provisions mentioned earlier helps A LOT with the fatigue, nadda for pain. I take narcotics to help ease the psin, but if he's sensitive to meds, that's probably not an option

Oh, one more thing. CoQ10 can be expensive. But Sam's club and CostCo has it for a much better price if you feel like giving it a try.

Just a thought. How are his D levels? When they are vey low, fatigue can be an issue.