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What Is The Treatment For Fibromyalgia?

Hi, I am looking for advise. I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. My PCP has been prescribing Percocet for me for 1 year. I take 2 - 3 per day...the dose is 5-325 mg. He no longer wants to give me the pain pills and wants me to see a pain doctor which I did. They told me their policy was not to treat fibromyalgia patients with narcotics. They prescribed Lyrica which I am willing to try. I don t want to stay on narcotics forever but this is the only think that has helped. Long story short, my co-pay for Lyrica is $1,156 every 3 months which I cannot afford. I don t know what to do. I am in pain every day and can t continue to work when I m in pain. I can t afford to go on disability either. Please advise what you think I should do.
Mon, 28 Mar 2016
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hi,

as to let you know too much of pain killer is not good for human body and the organs as well. why don't you try exercise which will be simple and helpful.

I hope you have understood about this fibromyalgia. as it is a condition with the fibers of the muscle, you have a majority of the pain in the muscle fibers.

try doing regular exercises like free exercises, stretching, strengthening, endurance training, etc.

this are some of the exercise option I personally try out for my patients who have fibromyalgia. apparently till now it has helped them. I do try to implement for some meditation and breathing exercises.

the only focus I try on my exercise prescription is to delay the fatigue. as fatigue can lead to pain I focus on improving their endurance and other weaker mucles.

I hope you will get helped too like many others I have seen till date.

I wish you a good health and a speedy recovery too.

thank you
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What Is The Treatment For Fibromyalgia?

hi, as to let you know too much of pain killer is not good for human body and the organs as well. why don t you try exercise which will be simple and helpful. I hope you have understood about this fibromyalgia. as it is a condition with the fibers of the muscle, you have a majority of the pain in the muscle fibers. try doing regular exercises like free exercises, stretching, strengthening, endurance training, etc. this are some of the exercise option I personally try out for my patients who have fibromyalgia. apparently till now it has helped them. I do try to implement for some meditation and breathing exercises. the only focus I try on my exercise prescription is to delay the fatigue. as fatigue can lead to pain I focus on improving their endurance and other weaker mucles. I hope you will get helped too like many others I have seen till date. I wish you a good health and a speedy recovery too. thank you