Hello. My mother has fibromyalgia and is in constant pain on a daily basis. She has tried Zoloft which worked for about a year, and then stopped. Amitriptyline helped her sleep but gave her a hangover. Effexor XR helps with her emotions, but had not helped with pain at all, and Trazodone helped her sleep, but made her very dizzy the next day. Anyway, long story short…I was wondering if anyone here has been successful treated for the pain of fibromyalgia…and what it was that worked for you. THanks
Also, my mother was not abused as a child, nor is their a link between abuse and fibromyalgia…
I am a pharmacist, I know what meds are used for what, and what off label uses they have. I don't need help with that!
I recognize that Effexor XR (SNRI) and Zoloft (SSRI), which are both antidepressants are not specific to pain. However, because of the chemicals they work on in the brain, they can alter one's perception of pain.
Her pain is very real.
She does not want to take any opiod pain medications.
Has anyone had success with anticonvulsants for treating fibromyalgia? Lyrica or Neurontin?