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Question:
I've been having alot of neck and back pain for over 3 years
now. Alot of the damage was done by sitting at my computer with horrible
posture for long periods of time. After waiting so long I finally broke down
and went to emergency to see a Doctor.
They admitted me for 3 weeks and put
me on medication for sleep, pain, and depression. The drugs I'm taking is
Naproxen (doesn't do anything), Flexeril(helps a little bit), Elavil. I have
numbness throughout my whole body but mostly in my upper body like face,
arms, fingers, neck and back. I really think I should see a specialist on
fibro after I finish college(Computer programming) in May 2003.
I wanted to
know a bit more about the medication I'm taking and if it's worth it.
Without it I'm in so much pain and even when I'm on the medication I'm still
in alot of pain but at least I actually get some sleep. I wake up and I'm so
stiff, dry mouth (from the meds I guess) and eyes (huge black circles under
them). I had alot of constipation/diarrhea, abdominal pain and gas
(burping/flatulence) before the medication and now I have solid bowel
movements because I'm starting to eat finally.
I'm only 120lbs, 5"11, 25
years of age and I still haven't finished puberty(I don't get it). I live in
a small town so the doctors here can't really do anything for me so I'm
going to take a trip to Toronto this spring to get an MRI for my back/neck
and hopefully see a fibro specialist. It's gotten so bad that even if I sit
up/stand straight I still feel a throbbing/burning/numbness through my whole
spine WITH MEDICATION!! Any information or suggestions would be greatly
appreciated!
Answer:
Naproxen is useless. (My opinion only)If you can go to a
fibro specialist ealier you should, the longer you wait, the less chance you
have of beating it. The dry mouth is most likely from the meds. You are on very
low levels of meds at this time, I mean the type of medication. Mine started
with neck and back issues, I ignored for a very long time, several years. I
have now been diagnosed for 7 or 8 years, it has not been a lot of fun.
Currently taking Ultram 100mg 3xday, vioxx 25 mg 2xday, baclofen 20mg 3xday.
These are for pain and stiffness.
Take neurontin 300 mg3xday for sleep and pain, serzone 400mg 1xday for sleep
and depression. Take melatonin 12 mg 1xday for sleep. Have taken probably every
other med on the market over the years.
Alll have significant side effects,some cause memory disorder to be much worse,
some cause nightmares, many cause significant sexual disfunction(loss of
libido, loss of erection, inability to acheive orgasm, etc).
What I have found over the time is that the doctors pretty much experiement on
you with the hope of finding a combination that works. The best help that I
have received is from others that have fibro, and the specific symptoms that I
have, Not too many men have fibro, or at least are not diagnosed. You should
try and find someone to talk with, or at least maintain contact over the
internet.(Other males with fibro symptoms like yours) This has been very
helpful to me.
The last issue you metioned re your size, age and puberty issue should be
treated as soon as possible. I worked with clients in the past that had this
issue and once they went to an endocrinologist they were able to overcome most
of those issues very quickly. That could be causing you a lot of stress, adding
to your fibro issues.
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