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Suggest Treatment For Fibromyalgia
I have moderate to servere pain in my upper left leg everyday, it also swells everyday. I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I stay in pain everyday after i get out of bed. I have been told that im at a high risk for heartattack. The only thing that begins to ease it when the pain starts is a hot heat pad.
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
Hi,
It would have been good to know what other symptoms and tests you've had. The diagnosis of fibromyalgia involves pain in several regions and several tests are needed to exclude other conditions such as connective tissue disease.
Anyway, assuming the above has all been checked and the diagnosis confirmed then the most common class of medication used are antidepressants such as Duloxetine or anticonvulsants such as Pregabalin.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Olsi Taka,
Neurologist
It would have been good to know what other symptoms and tests you've had. The diagnosis of fibromyalgia involves pain in several regions and several tests are needed to exclude other conditions such as connective tissue disease.
Anyway, assuming the above has all been checked and the diagnosis confirmed then the most common class of medication used are antidepressants such as Duloxetine or anticonvulsants such as Pregabalin.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Olsi Taka,
Neurologist
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