just a hint- i am not exactly thrilled with how things are going...i believe the fibro pain was much better controlled with the Ultram....i am amazed at how
much arthritis type pain and neuropathic pain has surfaced since goin off the Ultram...however my neurologist and gastoenterologist did not like it....in an
effort to get a better handle on my pain, my rheumatologist (who hed started me on the Ultram years ago) changed my gabapentin to Lyrica which has helped
some...and on the plus side the migraines are still here but not as frequently and the totally disabling ones are fewer 
....for the increased fibro/arthritis
pain in desperation i am taking good old Tylenol- a gram once or twice a day, depending...we often discount the pain relieving qualities of Tylenol and Motrin
because they are over the counter...
a big issue is the terrible fatigue- exhaustion....i sleep 10 hours a day and wake up whipped....add to that the 2 ahours of stretching and aerobic exercise and there is half of every 24 hours shot to heck ;( (i cry for the old days of geting up at 5-6am and going to bed at 11-12pm-yeah i know i can't do that anymore but some days i pout...like today)
i moved the Doxepin and Lyrica to 7pm and cut back the Lunesta from 3mg to 1/2mg!! and all that gets me is poor sleep and still can't wake up....if i try a whole 1mg of Lunesta i sleep better (i think) but harder to get up...sheesh....my neurologist says it is a miracle i am still able to work but i love my work and am highly motivated to keep at it....what do you think? should i move the evening med to 5pm? one thing that is awful is already since the med changes have added 10# more of me to love ugh...both Doxepin and Lyrica are notorious for weight gain....so how do i comfort myself?? you guessed it- chocolate saw
the gastorenterologist this week and he is wonderful and listens to me...but has little to add now that his "system" is relatively quiet....when i
talk to him about the neuoroligst's theory that the Ultram pushed me into hyperalgesia (hyper-pain sensitivity) he answers that in his view that is exactly
what fibro and IBS are-hyper sensitivity to everything and no one knows why yet....i see the neurologist end of July and rheumatologist again 2 weeks later....
input anyone?? especially on exhaustion and sleep issiues? how many of your sleep long hours? hope this enters in paragraphs as i have written it... love and
prayers, lynn
....for the increased fibro/arthritis
pain in desperation i am taking good old Tylenol- a gram once or twice a day, depending...we often discount the pain relieving qualities of Tylenol and Motrin
because they are over the counter...
a big issue is the terrible fatigue- exhaustion....i sleep 10 hours a day and wake up whipped....add to that the 2 ahours of stretching and aerobic exercise and there is half of every 24 hours shot to heck ;( (i cry for the old days of geting up at 5-6am and going to bed at 11-12pm-yeah i know i can't do that anymore but some days i pout...like today)
i moved the Doxepin and Lyrica to 7pm and cut back the Lunesta from 3mg to 1/2mg!! and all that gets me is poor sleep and still can't wake up....if i try a whole 1mg of Lunesta i sleep better (i think) but harder to get up...sheesh....my neurologist says it is a miracle i am still able to work but i love my work and am highly motivated to keep at it....what do you think? should i move the evening med to 5pm? one thing that is awful is already since the med changes have added 10# more of me to love
ugh...both Doxepin and Lyrica are notorious for weight gain....so how do i comfort myself?? you guessed it- chocolate saw
the gastorenterologist this week and he is wonderful and listens to me...but has little to add now that his "system" is relatively quiet....when i
talk to him about the neuoroligst's theory that the Ultram pushed me into hyperalgesia (hyper-pain sensitivity) he answers that in his view that is exactly
what fibro and IBS are-hyper sensitivity to everything and no one knows why yet....i see the neurologist end of July and rheumatologist again 2 weeks later....
input anyone?? especially on exhaustion and sleep issiues? how many of your sleep long hours? hope this enters in paragraphs as i have written it... love and
prayers, lynn
