Amitriptyline & other meds

April 5, 2007

I feel like I've been through it all! It was seizures that led to

the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia after about a 1 year of misery after

about 10 to 13 years of confusion and various terrible symptoms.

Where to begin? Well, since I've put Amitriptyline & other meds in

the subject line that's what I'll talk about. I took Amitriptyline

for a while. It only helped with the burning pains in my feet. It

also caused dryness in my mouth. After 5 mgs it went up to 10mgs.

When the doctor tried to raise it again, I couldn't take the

dryness. It was horribly dibilitating. I've had to take

antidepresents due to stress in my life which I'm sure was the

trigger to my Fibro in the first place. I took care of both of my

parents before they passed, my dad for 1 year and my mom for 16

years. It takes its toll. Towards the end I was getting a migraine

every week and my migraines last 3 days. I'm down to very low doses

of antidepresents now and am just getting by. The pain I suffer has

gotten so bad I just don't know what to do. Nothing really works.

Fatigue is nearly constant and headaches are almost daily. Bladder

spasms used to be a big problem but has subsided. I'm sure you all

know how things go up and down. I have Donatol for just in case

along with two other meds for the bladder to help it calm down and

then the problem goes away. But, I also have Soma for my muscle

spasm which can be a real bear. Two Somas barely do any bit of good

any more...not a good thing. Also, I have Valium and Darvocet as

needed and I use them too often as far as I'm concerned. Then, in

the day I'll use Ibuprofen. Some (most) nights I can't sleep and it

gets so bad I'm just miserable. I guess that's why I'm here. There

has to be an answer. It doesn't help that I don't have a job

(stress) and when I do get work as a substitute teacher the work

wipes me out. I'm worrying about what's going to happen to us money

wise not to mention health wise. I feel like meds aren't the answer

but then what is? I try to exercise and muscles cramp up, even with

the easiest things and I wipe out after a relatively short walk. I'm

a mess! I had a dream the other night that I was slim again and

without pain and it was the best dream I've had in years!

Okay, I'm done for now. I could write a book of all I've gone

through but it would be too depressing.

Hugs to you all,

Jane

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