my neighbor is older (not yet elderly) & has fibromyalgia , & currently being treated with lyrica & savella she has been on both for a few years now & she feels that the lyrica is causing her to be forgetful & once in a while has been in a blackout state after the lyrica was upped for the pain , what other medicine can she ask the doc about that could help her instead of the lyrica , I love her like family & hate to see her like this ,she doesent want to be on anything too strong either any suggestions??
Hi, thanks for providing a history on the case. I will take recommend doing some exercises. Sometimes taking excess of medicines will damage the body. I truly understand that fibromyalgia pain is really a tough to deal but taking too many medications will not help in longer run. Well with my fibromyalgia cases I keep all these things in my mind and the prolonged side effects. I focus on the rehabilitation planning and then help best with meditation, yoga, breathing exercises, fitness training, strength conditioning etc. I hope you will be helped too. All the best. Sometimes thinking out of the box helps a lot