I need to know personal experiences of anyone that has taken this medication. I will be taking it soon and am a little worried about it. I got a couple of answers the other day but am looking for a few more opinions please.

My mom has been on Effexor and Prednisone for Fibromyalgia and Scleroderma. Recently, she started having sugar problems and they put her on Amaryl? Can these three drugs be taken together? She has been nauseated since she started the insulin pill a few weeks ago.

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You slip the handicapped parking placard onto your dashboard and get out of your car, stretching as you stand up from the cramped car seat. The man walking by ..notices you parked there and hollers out: "HEY! You dont look handicapped to me!"he was only doing what he thought was right, BUT […]

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia a year ago; my doctor discovered that a lot of my symptoms were caused by my body not reaching deep sleep during the night. I was put on Elavil (Amitriptyline) to assist in reaching the delta stage of sleep. However, due to the side effects, I no longer […]

We believe my wife has fibromyalgia. The doctor believes that, but he is doing some other tests to rule other stuff out, but based on everything else with her thats what it seems like. She is taking she is taking cataflam and glucosamine, and they really seem to be helping her some. […]

I occassionally get extreme stabbing pains deep in the upper left hand side of my chest. I’ve had them since I was about 13.
I have a very healthy heart(have had numerous tests) and am fit. I sometimes get low blood pressure and also have fibromyalgia.
I know that heart attack like chest pains are a symptom […]

I have had Fibromyalgia for 3 years now. i recently have had a lot more muscle pain especially lower back or kidney pain. Urine tested okay. No infection. I have also developed a butterfly rash on my face. Could the Fibromyalgia be mimicing Lupus? Other signs I should watch for?

I am 22 years old and have been suffering from chronic muscle, joint, and tendon pain since February of 2005. My symptoms are as follows:
–shooting pain from my elbows to my figures ( feels like funny bone constantly being rubbed)
–tight muscles in my back and neck, puts painful pressure on my spine […]

Ok, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and I do have high blood pressure, I have also been through so many test and I believe there may be something else wrong instead of the fibromyalgia, like a rare disease or infection or something they missed. so, if there is any doctors on here or anyone who […]

I am being sent to an internal medicine specialist due to my high cholesterol. I have been on Lopid since December and have been eating a low cholesterol diet but when I went and had a recheck my cholesterol had gone up significantly. I never know what I need to ask a Dr. I have […]