Posted by floatingbridge on February 20, 2011, at 15:20:28
In reply to Re: FB why stop the Cymbalta, posted by Elanor Roosevelt on February 16, 2011, at 9:12:49
Woo-hoo! 3 days cymbalta free. Lyrica really is doing something to stop head zaps.
So for pain, if you have insurance or are relatively wealthy :( , I find significant relief from a transdermal nsaid patch, Flector. It is supposed to work better as a transdermal than by ingestion. Voltaran is the same nsaid in a prescription gel. I have up to 30mg norco in my 'treatment bag'.
Lyrica is providing moderate, but incomplete relief. It doesn't get at the bone pain I have, esp in SI joint. For that, do far I have my treatment bag.
Both new gp and (same old) pdoc suddenly pointed out that with everything I take, I am guaranteed withdrawals each night. Great. I never was a morning person.
I'd absolutely love a 24 hour pain patch, but don't know much, except for heavyweight meds, do you? Emsam, maybe, if you report some relief from parnate.
Studies have been done with topical amitriptyline showing excellent results.
Too bad about Cymbalta. Norco was down to 10mg and falling. Darn sides.
My gp mentioned a tca. My pdoc cringed; he's seen me through many med
trials. She also mentioned a patch that had an ending that sounded scary, like in a narcotic type way. I just looked at her with my eyebrows up and mouth open, and she kinda' did an uh-huh, which I interpreted as a we-don't-want-to-go-there-sister kinda' look.I gotta go now. Oh yeah. Gp said Google norco rebound. She said that's my mornings : /
What do you know?
(Doesn't pain just skew the treatment plan?)
Sorry it's an issue for you,
fb
Hope your week went well. No personality surprises.
> you didn't use "tearing" I did
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> what other meds work for the pain?
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> I noticed a reduction of pain once I stopped the abilify and stayed on the parnate--for a while.
*keep a green tree in your heart
& a singing bird will come.
MDD & C-PTSD
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