Pain Meds Not Working - Fibromyalgia Message Board

sherryrenee0423 · 06-17-2008, 07:24 PM

I've been taking Darvocet N-100 for about 3 years now for fibro pain. The pain has been so severe lately that I'm lucky if the Darvocet takes the edge off. Has this happened to anyone? I'm wondering if I need to move to different or stronger pain pill. I hate taking them, but there's no way I can get through a 45 hour work week without something...and Tylenol and Advil give about as much relieve as a gumdrop does. I take trazodone for sleep and it's not working as well either. I think I've been taking that for about 2 1/2 years. It takes me forever to go to sleep and I'm starting to do the jerking movements in my sleep which as all of you know...wakes me up and I have to start all over again

trup20 · 06-17-2008, 07:52 PM

Hello
I tried Darvocet for my fibro pain also it done nothing for me either. That was before I got to see my doctor about fibro before I got diagnosed. I ask him about muscle relaxers and he said I need to try Lyrica. So that is what I did and I have no pain but I have noticed some weight gain. But I can handle putting on some weight as long as I'm not in that terrible pain. So if you haven't tried it you might want to give it a try. Good luck. Hope you find something that works for ya.

pulskaki · 06-17-2008, 08:09 PM

Hi to you... I have been in pain now for 12 years with Firo... and have taken every thing now from who knows what.... but the latest drug of choice is Lyrica.... and I must say is that It WORKS!!!!! its been a year now and Lyrica is still doing the Job. So I say give it a try... and good luck
Kimmie-Kat

Glojer · 06-17-2008, 08:29 PM

sherry just wanted to comment on what you said about the sleep med not working and you can't fall asleep. I also take a sleep med (ambienCR) and sometimes I go through stages when it doesn't work. It is not necessarily the medication though it is usually me. I am either in a flare and can't relax enough for the med to work or eating or drinking something that counteracts the effort of the med. I have found that an extra muscle relaxer helps with the jumping muscles and inability to relax and that helps the sleeping med to work and I don't wake up and need to toss and turn. I take 20mgs. of baclofen at bedtime anyway and my doc agrees with the extra 10mgs when necessary to get to sleep. He actually wants me to take the 20mgs 2hrs. before bedtime and then if necessary take the other 10 at bedtime.

Glojer

pulskaki · 06-17-2008, 08:50 PM

I have a sugestion on falling asleep I useto take Trasadone and kolonapin before I went to bed and now I have stoped that and I started going to bed while lisinting to relaxation music I would be asleep withing 10 to 15 min. just try it out it might work for you too.