GABAPENTIN vs Milnacipran

I need to feel like I’m not crazy. I was diagnosed with fibro about two years ago. Underwent quite a few tests including an EMG to rule out other things. Currently taking gabapentin to help symptoms. But along with the pain I get so many muscle twitches. Kind of like when you get that really annoyi

Today my boyfriend of a year told me he doesn’t think I should be taking my opioid pain medication any longer. I have had chronic pain for 18 years, have tried every single thing I could think of, that was recommended to me, have had multiple surgeries, and ended up with CRPS in my right hip/thigh.

I'm going to share my story and what I've found does work and doesn't work for me. Feel free to ask questions. And feel free to comment with your own journey. I was diagnosed at 23. I went to Disney world and on the second day I woke up and couldn't walk. I was in so much pain. My legs and feet wer

And the only fibromyalgia drug in existence as far as any of them know is gabapentin, but gabapentin makes it so you can't feel your clitoris.

I had my monthly appointment with my PM doc this morning. I brought up the new drug that has just been approved by the FDA and wanted to get his thoughts on it. He said and I am quoting him pretty detailed here; The drug has only been approved by the FDA for acute pain only, as in post surgical pa

I work in a pharmacy, which is honestly an awful environment if you have chronic pain and fatigue because I'm absolutely killed after every shift, but honestly it's the attitudes of my coworkers that really cut deep. Right now, I'm not taking any opioid medication, but I did in the past and it's rea

So over 3 years ago now I had a very unpleasant situation occur with my pain doctor at the time. (The link to that long story is here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/ChronicPain/comments/xq86rj/an\_update\_to\_an\_arrogant\_doctor\_forcing\_me\_to\_go/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ChronicPain/comments/xq86r

I was hit by a fckn truck. I’m being as positive as I can be. She went on to say that she got better from her accident using positive thoughts and yoga. I wish I could do yoga. I’m in physical therapy with a goal of hopefully being able to do yoga again one day. No essential oil ointments don’t help

In this post, I'm going to discuss a drug called milnacipran. In the US, it goes by the brand name, Savella, and is a relatively new treatment on the market for chronic nerve pain. Please note that this is not medical advice and I am not a doctor. If you're curious to learn more about this medicatio

Just to let you know that after disappointing failures, I ended up finding a SNRI-like molecule that works on me (Milnacipran). It is apparently the 6th most effective statistically: http://slatestarcodex.com/blog_images/cipriani1.png For those curious about the effects, I'm basically not depressed

Dear community! I battle with chronic depression since more than a decade now and I have just discovered the realm of nootropics. I want to ask you, who are more experienced, to give me some guidance and tell me which substances and protocols might be worth trying! So this is my case: I am depressed

And I am talking about INTERNAL chest pain. I already know all about costochondritis which I have and is for the most part under control. I am to my wits end with going to the ER and doctors over and over for my heart and chest. I am perimenopausal and know hormones cause a part of my chest pain, PV

A member here told me that a combination of carbamazepine 200 mg and 25 mg amirtriptyline taken every night was 100% effective in preventing symptoms. He said that he still got pois when he tried amitriptyline alone but reported much less POIS on carbamazepine alone. This effect has been consistent

In this post, I’ll share a few strategies that have substantially increased my happiness and sense of self-worth, even while living with severe, widespread pain. For context, I am a 34F with decades of chronic pain experience. I was raised in a domestic violence environment where I was perpetually b

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