Re: Cream to treat Fibromyalgia/Kaylene and all

[Guest guest]

Kaylene and all,

Your doctor can have just about anything made into a topical agent.

It just depends on what he is prescribing it for-just looking at the

issue of the Fibromyalgia Network newsletter I read about it in, I

see a formulas for neuropathy, inflammation, muscle spasms, and

pain.

It says that the benefit of topicals (or transdermals) is that if

TAKING a medication causes you stomach problems, this is a great way

around that, because you are can just put the cream on the problem

site. It also limits the amount of side effects. The only con is

that some don't start to work immediately. Depending on the

ingredients, it could take applying the cream up to 3 times a day for

almost a week for it to start to work.

Here's where the snags are. One, you have to get your doctor to

prescribe a compounded medication cream, and two, you have to find a

compounding pharmacy that is capable of creating a quality product.

Now, if your town doesn't HAVE a compounding pharmacy, or if you call

yours up and they don't react well if you ask them if they do

transdermals for pain, don't panic. There is a place your doctor can

call that specializes in making these products. With the permission

of the moderators, I will post the name of it, and their 800 number.

Jen Z.