Why is it that I took my Lyrica and tramadol but my body is still hurting and feel stiff especially in my neck area its like its trying to stretch away from my shoulders. Why!?
My rheumatologist told me that any any pain meds I take will only work for a short period of time so he doesn't want me to take any until I absolutely have to. I took anaprox once and it was like a miracle drug for about a month and then....nothing. My dr says that will happen with any pain meds I go on and that some studies indicate that pain meds will actually make fibromyalgia worse. So I take Cymbalta and muscle relaxers.
As you will soon learn, different meds work in various ways in different people. I noticed a significant improvement on Lyrica, no side effects and stable weight. I felt drugged on gabapentin.
I think it is possible to be pain free. I'm pain free today, hoping I don't jinx myself. I am also on strong opiates (some say they make fibro worse). I've reduced stress significantly, taken a secondary role in the household management, rest a lot and use heat for therapy or salon pas patches.
So bottom line - maybe you need to talk to your dr if you are still in pain? Try heat or ice? Muscle pain rubs? Heat packs?
Gentle hugs. I hope things get easier very soon for you.
No I don't think so.
Have you tried Zanaflex? I get relief in about 30 minutes with the Flexeril but I know others who get a hangover type feeling with it. With the Zanaflex my doctor thought I would be using it during the day. He didn't think it would make me sleepy. Maybe you are the opposite. But I do have to take the Zanaflex every single night.
@A MyFibroTeam Member I was prescribed Flexeril last year but I found it made me feel hungover for 24 hours and did not help with pain but maybe it is not immediate relief? Is it something you need to take for a few days before it helps? my back muscles get so tight that it hurts to take a deep breath, so I don't know why it didn't work.