Re: my breakdown- Jerilyn

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Theresa,

What kind of side effects were you having? I have read a few posts on

here in the past of people having swelling in their hands and feet

while on Lyrica.My doctor wanted to try switching me off the cymbalta

to lyrica when i was telling him about my insomnia. he thought maybe

the cymbalta had something to do with it. i refused to let him switch

me because it helped me so much with the pain, i did not want to risk

feeling that way again. And besides, I have had insomnia issues LONG

before having Fibro. So I have been dealing with that along time. But

it's getting a little better. And I have virtually no side effects

from the cymbalta.

I hope your side effects go away. Let me know.

Jerilyn

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> > Last night I had my breakdown. I know there will be more to come.

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> > diagnosed on tuesday with the monster. I thought.. ok I can deal

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> > this. Last night I took a hot bath with epsom salts, as I read

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> > a good thing to help pain. I felt fine afterward. I decided to

mop

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> > kitchen floor. Before I was finished, the pain in my back was

> horrible.

> > I went to bed and laid on my ever present heating pad. It

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> > me as to how my life is now changed forever. I know my meds arent

> right

> > yet and it will take a few weeks to hopefully get this under

> control

> > but, for example, I love to go camping in a tent. I thought, what

> if

> > the monster wont let me do that anymore. Then there is my career

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> > teacher. I work for the State of Tn and I know I cant let

> management

> > know I have this. They will let me go saying I can't do my job.

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> > lose my job, I will have no medical insurance, which I

desperately

> need

> > now.. These thoughts were going through my head and scaring me to

> > death. I feel better mentally this morning. Yesterday my back was

> > kiling me and today it is my legs, hands and hips. I will somehow

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> > through the day like I did yesterday and start all over tomorrow.

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> > just wish someone could tell me that it will be ok and get better.

> > Theresa

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