http://doylene.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/qa-on-fibromyalgias-newest-treatment/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:55:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://doylene.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/qa-on-fibromyalgias-newest-treatment/#comment-52 Susan Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:11:21 +0000 http://doylene.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-52 Dear Dr. Clauw, I have had fibromyalgia for more than 15 years (that I know of). Massage therapy used to be my godsend but after a while it hurt too much to be touched almost anywhere. I have been under the same doctor's care for the past 8 years. After a year of trying to convince her to perscribe Cymbalta, she finally agreed and perscribed 30MG twice daily (in addition to 3-Xs-daily Vicodin at 5/500). When Lyrica was approved she was happy to let me try it. For weeks I stumbled around my back yard (I am an avid gardener and have continued in spite of my FM pain) like a drunk! I still get "woozy" several times a day, but I take great care when I am in that state, as I was tripping and stumbling so much. What I have observed (other than that) is that I have recently started having what I would call "spasms" (little jerky movements), a kind of numbness in my left forearm, and now I seem to be losing motor control in the fingers of my left hand along with tremors and an inability to bring my fingers together without them trembling and with great effort. Also, I can't hold on to things very well. I am taking 300MGs of Lyrica three times daily. Could these symptoms be related to the Lyrica (which I have been taking now since it was approved? Thank you so much! Susan Dear Dr. Clauw,
I have had fibromyalgia for more than 15 years (that I know of). Massage therapy used to be my godsend but after a while it hurt too much to be touched almost anywhere. I have been under the same doctor’s care for the past 8 years. After a year of trying to convince her to perscribe Cymbalta, she finally agreed and perscribed 30MG twice daily (in addition to 3-Xs-daily Vicodin at 5/500). When Lyrica was approved she was happy to let me try it. For weeks I stumbled around my back yard (I am an avid gardener and have continued in spite of my FM pain) like a drunk! I still get “woozy” several times a day, but I take great care when I am in that state, as I was tripping and stumbling so much. What I have observed (other than that) is that I have recently started having what I would call “spasms” (little jerky movements), a kind of numbness in my left forearm, and now I seem to be losing motor control in the fingers of my left hand along with tremors and an inability to bring my fingers together without them trembling and with great effort. Also, I can’t hold on to things very well. I am taking 300MGs of Lyrica three times daily. Could these symptoms be related to the Lyrica (which I have been taking now since it was approved? Thank you so much! Susan

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