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I was told many years ago that i have fibromyalgia. have been given cymbalta, it makes me very sick. also tried lyrica (pregabalin) it made me a zombie. what can
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Many choices.: Assume you are already doing the non pharmacologic approaches. Savella (milnacipran) and Gabapentin are the other medications approved for fm. There are many non approved meds routinely tried for fm such as the tca's ( amitriptylline, nortriptylline, etc.) , venlafaxine, cyclobenzaprine, analgesics and non steroidal anti inflammatory meds.
Answered 8/6/2019
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