by abclimo » Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:58 pm
Hi and welcome. Congrats on your 2 days! Unfortunately with fibromyalgia the quickest pain relief is from acetominophen or aspirin. I see you said you almost died on Lyrica, but there are lots of other alternatives that do similar, but may not be in that same specific family. I know they use Elavil, Celexa and others, unfortunately, they take longer to take effect. You may need a detox facility to come off the percocet. One great side effect of the percocet is that it causes constipation in people, in some people it's a welcome side effect and going to the ultram/tramadol because it's a synthetic may have not done the same in that department that the percocet does. Possibly your doctor can prescribe something for the diahrrea like Lomotil, which is like immodium, but much stronger. If you have a lot of cramping, they can also use Levsin or something in that family for that also. So many people with fibromyalgia also have irritable bowel or spastic colon, so the narcotic in the percocet, vicodin, etc. help to cut down on the diahrrea. I understand the pain you are going through, but the one thing that you have to do, no matter how much it hurts is get up and move. Try some simple stretching exercises, and just some easy walking. I know I get so achy from sitting, but once I get up and move, not to the extent that I feel like I am running a race, but just moving around, I feel better. If you can take aspirin products, try aleve or something in that family, I know some of my other friends use that for fibro pain. I know they also use things like Celebrex, but they have a huge amount of risk factors. Just some options to think about. I too had a prescription pain addiction and this is my first winter without pain meds and some days I feel like a truck has run me over. Hot showers and baths also offer some relief. You can stay clean, you just need to think positive and not take that next percocet. You are worth it. Please keep posting here, we do care. Hugs