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.
I take a low dose of opioid for fibro pain every day (methadone). But with all the new fuss (and old) about drug contracts, bad press,etc, I keep thinking, well, maybe I don't need the drug.
So, I took half the dose for more than a few days. I also had a cold. But I felt so fatigued that I could not function.
Yesterday it dawned on me that even though I wasn't conscious of a lot of pain, the fatigue, has, in the past, been a sign of overwhelming pain for me.
So I took my full dose of opioid and muscle relaxant and 45 minutes later, my mood and energy level was miraculously normal (new normal).
Does this association of fatigue=pain happen to anyone else?
I'd be happy to get off the small dose of opioid if there were something around to take its place (I've tried pregabalin, lyrica etc.). But why mess with something that's working?
I may be moving out of state and that's when the fun will begin of trying to find a doc to continue my meds.....
So, I took half the dose for more than a few days. I also had a cold. But I felt so fatigued that I could not function.
Yesterday it dawned on me that even though I wasn't conscious of a lot of pain, the fatigue, has, in the past, been a sign of overwhelming pain for me.
So I took my full dose of opioid and muscle relaxant and 45 minutes later, my mood and energy level was miraculously normal (new normal).
Does this association of fatigue=pain happen to anyone else?
I'd be happy to get off the small dose of opioid if there were something around to take its place (I've tried pregabalin, lyrica etc.). But why mess with something that's working?
I may be moving out of state and that's when the fun will begin of trying to find a doc to continue my meds.....
Take care.
That's why it's important to manage the pain. Pain just begets more pain so that cascade of flares develop.