Everyone is so different, but my guess is that you should probably feel something from the meds at this point. I would ask your doctor about starting you on Tramadol which is a synthetic narcotic. Fibro is a tough thing to beat and there are lots of theories and different ways of treating it. For the most part masking the pain can be helpful once you find the correct medication combination that agrees with you.

Welcome to the group! Usually after a month, you start to notice a change in your symptoms. You need to go back to the doctor. It takes a lot of tinkering to find the right medication/s and dosage for each Fibromyalgia patient. You may need the amounts changed, something else like a muscle relaxer added or another medication altogether.

A key point to remember is that the longer a chronic pain cycle has continued, the harder it is to manage or stop. The purpose of pain management is to restore some quality of life to the patient. Stopping the pain altogether is not possible or you would not be able to function at all.

You should also be on a medication for sleep. Fibromyalgia interrupts the deep sleep cycle with short bursts of high intensity brain activity. Your muscles require deep sleep in order to repair themselves from the days activities. No deep sleep means higher levels of pain. This is a critical part of managing this complex illness. We generally recommend that you have a sleep study done too,

Our go-to book on this board is "Fibromyalgia for Dummies." It is available on Amazon. It will give you a comprehensive overview of this illness and a lot of ways to try and manage it. The book is also a great educational tool for family, friends and sometimes clueless doctors.

We have a daily check in hosted by our lovely spokesmodel and brainiac Leo. You are very welcome to join us. Leo regales us with interesting trivia and tales from the home front every day. It is a good way to get to know everyone or you can just read and lurk. Look for the Puma avatar and the day of the week in the heading.

We get it - you are not alone!

I'm so sorry you are having a rough time. I used to work in the medical field so I do get the incurable disease (trust me you do wish sometimes probably more than I like to admit that this disease is not curable) I have been on both cymbalta and neurotin both did not work they just made me gain weight.... I have had fibromyalgia for 20 years so I think I have tried them all. Anyways I can tell you stories but just take one day at a time Just know someone dies care about you

Welcome, and hello! I've had meds never work, and meds work sooner, and then meds do things nobody expected... Wait, see, trial, error. It's a horrible horrible thing to have to admit and accept, but.... Yep, after 20 years with this diagnosis? When it doesn't work, tell the docs. If the docs tell you to shut up, fire the docs. We lend each other support and ferocity when it comes to dealing with the seemingly hopeless trials and tribulations of finding a working treatment method. Some people do, some don't, some find one that works till it doesn't, and I went into some remission sort of thing for years for no reason anyone knows to this day. (Go figure.) Ditto all Fantod said, and again, welcome to our Fibro Mighty haven:-)