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.

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DJH 08/11/2006

i took paxil for about a year, and absolutely hated it. (i was treating depression, not fibromyalgia, but i\'m told that many fibromyalgia sufferers also take paxil?).

i felt that it dulled my senses, and just made life feel very ordinary...no lows, but also no highs. i didn\'t get the sexual side effects some report, but still, it didn\'t work for me.

anyone else?

deleted_user 08/11/2006

I\'ve taken Elavil for the last few years for my fibro. It\'s been like a miracle drug for me. It took care of about 80% of my pain. I\'ve never heard of paxil being used for fibro, though. It\'s a great anti-depressant, but terrible hard to wean off of.
Recently I had a flare up of symptoms, which my doctor wouldn\'t believe was my fibro (do doctor\'s ever realize that we know our own bodies better than them?) We upped the Elavil just a tad, and it\'s helped again. I\'m also trying to get a little bit of exercise in, they say it helps. Me and exercise are like oil and water, so it\'s difficult, but I\'m working on it.
Glad to be here. Melissa

deleted_user 08/12/2006

That is really good Melissa. You know different things work for different people. I will say that exercise helps. So good luck!

deleted_user 08/07/2007

It certainly has saved my life. I love the program with all my heart. If it had not been here I would probably be dead
Maggie C

deleted_user 08/22/2007

The time will come when we will not be able to get the meds we need. Like when we get on Social Security. I take paxil and it works fine with me , but I never related to it than being just an antidepressant to deal with my depression, which comes from having Fibromyalgia. One day I hope I can stop taking it. For now it's the only one in generis form,and I depend on my HMO.

deleted_user 08/23/2007

You're going to havesuch a wide array of answers because we all seem to have different side affects, but we need this info too.I hate paxil, wanted to kill myself, then we just startrd going thru all the antidepressants until we could find one for me, couldn't find one. I went thru the Hep C tx this yr and my internist put me on cymbaltaand i thought I was going to wrestle the monster again,but gradually it seemed to just work after about 3 weeks , but I think that I just found the right one for me. It took almost 2yrs to go thur all those a/d and we didn't do them back to back you know . it was stop, wait, start, but I'm glad I've gone thru it and know which ones i can and which ones that I willnot take, that was a rough time in my life but I'm glad that I did it and it's over.I pray that you find the one that is right for you right away and you don't have to go thru that emotional roller coaster. Bless you Helen

deleted_user 01/03/2008

after several yrs bein sober i still read da bb yearly an get somethin new every time i read it....yes indeed bb is awesome book

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