It's extremely addicting and it's one of those drugs that you can't stop taking suddenly. You have to be weaned off of it. I was on it for a few years, it's not a wonderful drug by any means. It's like a long acting valium but worse. I felt like I was constantly drunk and not in a fun way.

I take clonazapam and it helps with my depression along with lamictal. These have helped a lot. Now it's the waiting game to see how long they will work. So far so good.

I take Savella for Fibro. It is awesome. When I first started taking it I was taking 50 mg twice a day and the fibro fog went away. I didn't take a pain pill all day. Not long after I started taking it, my blood pressure became elevated. So, they took me off it. Then I found out I have gastroparesis. I could no longer take arthritis meds. So, I begged the doctor to put me back on Savella. Gabapentin doesn't work for me. He agreed, but would only put me on 25 mg twice a day. It helped some. Well that was 7 years ago and now it's not working much, but better than nothing. I can sure tell if I don't take it. I have convinced a few people to take it and they love it. A friend is on 100 mg twice a day. She loved it. Now her insurance won't pay for it. Insurance companies suck.

I HEAR YA!!! Fight it all the way if you have the strength. Once you try to work, you'll find you probably won't be able to. Stinks!

YES - A RESOUNDING YES...QUALITY OF LIFE IS EVERYTHING. Normal people, and I say that jokingly, remember the days of the week and live for the weekend. We sufferers don't know what day it is and typically don't care. What we care about is being blessed with a half hour free of pain and suffering. We don't have to do a thing but sit there and enjoy that moment in time. It is an "aaaaaaahhhhh" moment that we wish we had more of. That is my life anyway. I no longer feel guilty not pushing myself to go out and do something when I have one moment of freedom from pain. I revel in that moment.