Re: Venting about Savella/Lyndi

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<I think I take the other option and get a different pain doctor.

Hi Lyndi,

A new pain doctor has crossed my mind. My husband has said try all

the approved medications and have it on record in case you see a new

doctor.

I told him my hesitation on Cymbalta and he said you never tried it alone and

therefore could not judge since at the time I was still on Neurontin. I was

given it for depression and it would be years before a fibromyalgia diagnosis. I

also hated all the infections I got from the pouring sweat from taking Cymbalta.

I stayed on it for months and eventually stopped and just stuck with the

Neurontin.

Forwarded to now and I hesitate a lot to go a second round with

Cymbalta. It is not appealing. Yet a new pain doctor could get on me

about this and wanting to skip a medicine sure he or she could but

also could say I did not take any I tried far enough. Well all doctors

have different maximums they take drugs and quite frankly I would want

to fly far far away if presented with such.

I see my primary doctor on September 1st. I will hold out till then. I want to

feel better but my gut says I need more time to decide and I shall take it

besides I can't start a new medicine until I am off the Savella any way.

Christy