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Can Vaping Of Nicotine Help To Treat Fibromyalgia?
Hello! I have been vaping for about 4 months. I have Fibromyalgia, severe neck and back pain, I get spasms, have trouble sleeping, excessive tiredness and difficulty with concentration. I take zanaflex, cymbalta, carbatrol and lyvoxerine(thyroid med). I have been wondering if you would know about the good effects of nicotine? I do feel some of my meds may be able to be lessened since vaping. I will be talking to my docs about this when I see them but was also curious if this has been a common question lately?
Mon, 18 Jun 2018
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It is non-zero on pain effect. It was being evaluated as a non-narcotic pain medication about a decade ago but nothing came of it, so I suspect it isn't very helpful and there is a real risk of addiction to it. The pain effect, however, if it were to occur would also occur with any other nicotine like the gum and patch. Although addiction is a risk, the pain effect would occur in 2 days or not and addiction is time dependent and usually takes longer than 2 days. Cannot say in your particular case, but generally, a time effect could be used to try it out.
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It is non-zero on pain effect. It was being evaluated as a non-narcotic pain medication about a decade ago but nothing came of it, so I suspect it isn't very helpful and there is a real risk of addiction to it. The pain effect, however, if it were to occur would also occur with any other nicotine like the gum and patch. Although addiction is a risk, the pain effect would occur in 2 days or not and addiction is time dependent and usually takes longer than 2 days. Cannot say in your particular case, but generally, a time effect could be used to try it out.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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