Posted by HoosierDaddyTim on October 30, 2003, at 12:59:49
In reply to Re: Have Fibro, can SSRI's hurt me over long period? » HoosierDaddyTim, posted by Elle2021 on October 27, 2003, at 3:07:10
Hi Elle,
Boy, those are tough questions. For me it was just something that hit me all at once. I had to go to something like 8 docs before I got DX'd.. The pain can be killer, and your mother needs to be treated for it to be able to move probably.. also the SSRI's help for some folks like me.. I'm a guy though and from my experience at least, guys seem to suffer differently as we don't have things like Periods, etc.. to worry about, but it's still very hard.. The paxil helps me with the fog a lot.. and some with the pain, although that's the big thing to over come.. for me or most.. Also, I would highly recommend that she look into Canadida.. Have her join a local Fibro support group.. They can help.. and most are women.. It's a terrible disease, and even worse because of the war on drugs seems to be a war on patients now days because of the fear assoicated with pain killers.. It's interesting to me that more folks die each year of NSAIDS than do Oxy Contin, yet it's considered the evil of all evils.. We need to stand up to this garbage..
Well, I'll get off my stump, but I hope she gets the help she needs.. Above all have her take control of the docs.. They can be inflicted with the "God Complex" I call it.. Thank god I'm not a woman and not over weight as I think that made them take me serious and not just think I was depressed.. I told my old doc that sometimes when you have only a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail!Good luck.. I mean that..
Tim
> Hi,
> My mother also suffers from Fibromyalgia and CFS. How do you deal with it day to day? What type of meds do you find helpful for treating it. My mom has had it for quite some time and usually can only get out of bed and go out once a week, if even that. Any advice you can give me to give her would be much appreciated.
> Elle
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> > Hi folks.. I have Fibro or CFS I've been told and have been ill about 3 years.. I take Paxil 20mg twice daily which helps with the fog and spacey feelings, and helps a tad with the pain, but I also take pain meds from a killer pain doc.. who really cares.. I was in suicidal pain. It was terrible.. Before getting ill I had only taken stomach meds from my regular doc.. then I suddenly get struck down with this awful illness.. Anyway, I am curious about the harmful effects of SSRI'S? I can't seem to get off the paxil.. To me it's harder to quit than the pain meds by far..
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