Skin burning? Help:( - Fibromyalgia Message Board

shrtcak81 · 09-03-2008, 12:09 PM

Hi everyone! I'm new to this board. I'm 27 years old and have had fibromyalgia since I was 22. I've always had pain/stiffness/achiness. I've been taking Lyrica for over a year and it really has done wonders for my pain. However in the last couple months I've noticed that it's loosing its effectiveness so I'm thinking of increasing the dose. A little over a month ago I started to become really stressed out with horrible anxiety. During this time I started to get symptoms such as tingling/burning. I thought that it was a combo of my anxiety/fibro causing the symptoms and when the anxiety subsided I thought it would go away. Well, I'm on Lexapro and I'm feeling less anxious, but I still feel the tingling/burning and it's really bad. It feels like my whole upper half of my body is on fire and my skin hurts to touch. I thought that Lyrica would help these symptoms, but maybe it isn't because I need to increase the dose. I just hate this burning feeling, and my skin hurts to touch. Does anyone else have these symptoms? It's been coming and going, but for the most part I been feeling like this everyday. Yuck...I hate it

Is there anything else that helps with this? Thanks!

Crystal

Twinkie50 · 09-03-2008, 05:51 PM

Hi - I have had the skin burning/pain off and on for many years. Sometimes so badly the seams of my jeans just hurt touching my skin - like I am severely sunburned. Nothing much helps it seems - maybe try to wear soft clothing...like everything else, it too will pass and then something else will pop up !!!!! Seems we never get a break.

MaryAnn

jessbcuz10 · 09-03-2008, 05:59 PM

I found wearing softer clothing helps as well. Sometimes though Nothing seems to help.

As far as meds go I maxxed out 3 within 1 year before I found the one that works best for me.

I take efexxor (225 mg a day), Lyrica (75 mg a day) and Valium when I feel vertigo coming on. Other then that the rest I just deal with. Don't get me wrong, I still have bad and worse days---but the skin thing I haven't been able to do to much about. ALthough I have noticed, taking a warm shower at night, (and for some odd reason even putting on just regular skin lotion) and doing the same in the mornings have helped.

Keep in mind we tend to lose hydration quicker then other so drinking water and putting on lotion have been kinda making it easier for me.

Jess

shrtcak81 · 09-03-2008, 06:01 PM

Thanks for your reply! I didn't really have this symptom until recently so it's got me bumbed out. Well now that I think about it, my skin is pretty sensitive to touch. Now it's just turned into burning pain. Just like you said, it may pass and then something else pops up, because there always has to be something going on with this syndrome

Crystal

shrtcak81 · 09-03-2008, 06:07 PM

Thanks Jess! It helps to know that others are suffering from this as well. I'm on Lyrica also, 100mg 3x daily and it did wonders for my pain for a whole year, but now it seems to be wearing off and my pain is creeping back up on me. I'm going to increase the dose soon and she if that helps. It's been the only drug that has relieved my pain so much. Although it's not doing anything for this burning/tingling thing going on. As for dehydration, I do find myself feeling more thirsty these days and I have frequent urination...which I'm going to get checked out tomorrow. I've already ruled out UTIs and diabetes. My guess is that its Interstatial Cystitis...another pain condition that has surfaced along with the many others. I just hate always being in pain!

Crystal