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Has Anyone Heard Of Stimulants Making Pain Meds Work Better?
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ive been taking adderall for about 5 years on and off, but not regularly. about 10 months ago i started taking it regularly (everyday) and since then its made a huge difference with my fibro. ive hardly had any flare ups, and my stomach pain, which was actually constant before, has been almost nonexistant. i read online that sometimes pain management will prescribe stimulants with pain meds because it helps them work better.

has anyone had any experience with this??

i just assumed that the… read more

posted January 13, 2019
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A MyFibroTeam Member

I think stimulant along with pain medicine helps . When I am in flare i take Excedrin Migraine , it has caffeine in it and this helps quite a lot . It sort of gives me a boost and helps with the pain ..

posted January 18, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

I take tramadol. My doctor didn't want to go the stimulant route with me, but I did ask about it for the fatigue and brain fog.

posted January 16, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

Tramadol works good

posted January 14, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

I'm not on anything for pain. Please let us know if Adderall helps in any way. Thank you.

posted January 13, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

This is interesting. I’ve always been curious about adderall and I’ve found my pain meds don’t work nearly as good as I need them to sometimes.

posted January 13, 2019

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