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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

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1. Expense? The stuff is still on patent

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 07:41 PM

Jun 2013

They usually go through the cheap stuff like NSAIDs first before they hit it with the heavier drugs.

Mine has responded very well to Ultram.

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Anybody here with fibromylagia? [View all] hedgehog Jun 2013 OP

Expense? The stuff is still on patent Warpy Jun 2013 #1

is she taking lyrica? mopinko Jun 2013 #2

I think she's taking something for the fibro, but not an SNRI. hedgehog Jun 2013 #3

No problems taking them but Cymbalta is hell to get off of. DevonRex Jun 2013 #5

I had to go off of it when it broke me mentally. It was the reason I was GreenPartyVoter Jul 2013 #7

Yes. The pain at night was terrible. DevonRex Jul 2013 #8

I agree that there is a push to get people through, and also that GreenPartyVoter Jul 2013 #9

Is she on amitriptyline at night? (generic elavil) DevonRex Jun 2013 #4

No _ I will suggest that to her. hedgehog Jun 2013 #6

as bad as ssri's dcfibro Dec 2013 #10