Hey @A MyFibroTeam Member,
I have a question for you about your migraines, do you take magnesium, in particular, magnesium with malic acid? If I don't take it I have migraines from hell. They will last for months without end literally. As soon as I take the magnesium with malic acid they start clearing up. Not every time. But, if I run out and go back on it , they clear up. My doctor is the one who recommends that I stay on it for migraines. I hope this helps.

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I am now on 900mg of gabapentin 3 times a day and since it has been upped my nerve pain is not so bad. I have had no problems with it, my diarrhea has been caused by having C-Diff.

Hello again- I see you say you started to try sumatriptine? what strength? mine are 50mg and I take half of one and YES they do invoke diarrhoea.. maybe that's the problem not the anti eplileptic drugs but these? I was given them from a neurologist who agreed its the muscles at the back of my neck that go up into skull that are stiffening thus causing migraine type pain, discuss reducing the strength before you abandon, I know you say you react to drugs, so do I but don't, abandon as you may get withdrawal and that's awful

Hi scfc0161 I tried these awful drugs for a while and after 2 months I weaned off..the side effects were like you diarrhoea, massive cognitive impairment, mobility failings,-they really messed with my head- they are anti-epileptic drugs said to ease pain!! they do not suit everyone, sometimes you need to get into therapies too to help this condition, our local hospital has a hydro pool-ask your physio for a referral to try it..

Thanks all. I've decided to stopped upping the gabapentin and stop at 600mg 3 times a day. The diarrhea came back for a few days but I'd just taken other medication so not sure if that caused it. My pain level is bearable most days now, flaring at the moment but that down to the endoscopy I had yesterday. Hugs to all x