A 51-year-old member asked:
Is savella (milnacipran) good for fabamaligia?
4 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Mehul Desaianswered
Pain Management 21 years experience
Possibly: Savella (milnacipran) is fda approved for the treatment of fibromyalgia. If you truly have fibromyalgia, savellla may be a helpful option.
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Dr. Kenneth Choquetteanswered
Pain Management 37 years experience
Fibro?: The first question is: "do you really have fibromyalgia?". It is significantly over-diagnosed in the medical community. Degenerative disease with "myofascial" (soft-tissue) symptoms of the muscles, ligaments, tendons in the associated anatomy is the more typical underlying cause of chronic pain. Savella (milnacipran) "may" help somewhat if, and only if, most of your symptoms are coming from true fm.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 49 years experience
Yes, FDA approved: Yes, milnacipran [savella] is approved by the us food and drug administration for the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome [fms]. About 50% of fms patients achieve clinically meaningful improvement in their body pain when taking 100mg or 200mg daily of this medication. There are potential adverse effects that should be considered before taking this medication; the most common is nausea.
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Dr. David Hardinanswered
Wound care 38 years experience
Sometimes: Since we don't know the actual mechanism of fibromyalgia diagnosis is difficult be sure a doctor knowledgeable in fibromyalgia has confirmed the diagnosis. If so it is worth trying to decrease but not cure symptoms.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Is savella (milnacipran) good for fibromyalgia?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 54 years experience
Often: In my experience savella (milnacipran) often provides good benefit for this disorder.
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