Posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 31, 2003, at 8:12:38
In reply to Have Fibro, can SSRI's hurt me over long period? , posted by HoosierDaddyTim on October 26, 2003, at 20:02:16
I was taking Ultram (an opioid with SNRI properties) for depression and OCD for about five or six months, until just a week ago. I also have debilitating fibromyalgia, and although Ultram is, first and foremost, an analgesic, it ended up doing more physical harm than good. It drastically worsened my fibromyalgia pain, and I'm sure this is due either to the serotonin or norepinephrine reuptake inhibition, since other mu-opioid agonists don't exert this effect on me. Nevertheless, I quit Ultram and switched to Prozac (the only med of about 50 I've tried that was never given a fair trial) and it's most certainly helping my sleep, decreasing my appetite, ridding me of my depression, and even rid me of *all* the fibro pain. Certainly a weird thing, considering my Ultram response, but I guess I'm just saying be careful -- you never know how meds are going to affect you as an individual. It took months for the pain to build up while I was taking Ultram, so at first I didn't associate it with the drug -- just watch out for signs like this should you try an SSRI.
Michael
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