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I'm 24yr old female with fibromyalgia and many headaches, why do the pain management drs. say i'm to young for pain medication?

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Because you are: Once you start you are on them for life with all of the medical and psychiatric problems associated with long-term narcotics use. Also, you need to exhale all of the standard treatment options which include, gabapentin, lyrica, savella (milnacipran) and cymbalta.

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/23/2014

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