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Hi, Although pain hasn’t been a huge issue for me until my shoulders “went”, I know that a lot of us are on Cymbalta. Dr.McDonnell will often go up to 120mg/day for EDS — twice the recommended dose. It has a bit of a mood-lifter, too, which can’t be all bad! I have a TENS machine, but I ended up using it more as a distraction for the kids’ “growing pains” than anything else! I’ve never gone to narcotics (I hate the way they make me feel), but know plenty of folks who swear by them. I know of a piano player who wore a gazillion morphine patches on his body and continued to play the piano professionally until the day he died. Amazing! I tried Normast (it hits the same receptors as marijuana, but without the “high”. I never noticed a difference! Massage helps me more than most anything, I think (that and distraction with music — as you likely know!). 😉
Thanks Dr. Diana,
I tried Cybalta, but it did nothing for me. It did not even help my depression. I am currently on Zoloft 150mg. It helps my mood but not the pain. I have tried PT, TENS, injections, surgery, braces, anti-depressants, Neurotin, anti-inflamatories, and currently I am on hydrocodone and a Fentanyl patch. They really do not help much. It is frustrating! It is hard to find a good pain management doctor as well. The older I get the more my body falls apart, and I am only 37.
Lab-Scientist-LadyParticipantThanks. I wish I could take a bath, but I have mobility problems and an open abdominal wound. As soon as it is healed I will try swimming again. Maybe that will help. Do you know what triggered your pain and what finally broke the cycle?
Lab-Scientist-LadyParticipantDr. Diana,
I can’t get it to work. Even with copy and paste.OK, Lab-Scientist-Lady and Huey, I’ve consulted my IT dept. (that would be my husband!) — If you cannot retrieve the document by cutting and pasting, can you double check by going to “Articles and Handouts” on the home page? It should still be the first one listed. If you can’t download it there, you likely don’t have Adobe Acrobat (needed to download PDF’s). It is a free download (the good news!). If it is a problem for a lot of folks, I could check into putting the document in a different form. We are a world-wide forum, with lot of different technology used among us, so this is a bit tricky. Can you give that a whirl? Thanks so much, everyone! 😉
Dr. Diana,
Do you have the full article or just the abstract? If so could you post it too? It is the scientist in me that wants to read more.
Lab-Scientist-LadyParticipantDr. Diana,
I can’t get it to work. Even with copy and paste.Lab-Scientist-LadyParticipantI have severe, wide, deep, stretch marks all over my body. The classic cigarette paper scars. They formed in my pre teens, but I did not get any new ones with my pregnancies.
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