How do medications treat fibromyalgia?
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Stacy Wiegman answered:There are basically three types of medication that can be used to treat fibromyalgia. Painkillers, both over-the-counter and prescription, can help ease pain for some people, but they do not work for everyone. Your doctor may suggest using a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, such as ibuprofen, along with a prescription painkiller like tramadol in order to get the best results. Anti-seizure drugs have proven effective at treating pain in fibromyalgia patients as well. Aside from treating pain, you may also need help sleeping. Antidepressants can often help with both, easing pain and helping you get a full night's sleep.
There are basically three types of medication that can be used to treat fibromyalgia. Painkillers, both over-the-counter and prescription, can help ease pain for some people, but they do not work for everyone. Your doctor may suggest using a... More -
Celeste Cooper answered:Medications to treat fibromyalgia have the same goal as medications for any disorder, to minimize symptoms, and treat an underlying cause. We are learning more about FM (see links)
- http://thesethree.com/Fibromyalgia.html
- http://thesethree.com/FM_Research.html
and it’s peripheral pain generator myofascial pain syndrome.
- http://thesethree.com/Myofascial_Pain.html
- http://thesethree.com/MPS_Research.html
The goal is the same for medications as it is for therapies, nutrition, and movement, improvement of function.
Benefit risk analysis is always in order. If the side effects of a medication are exacerbating other symptoms of FM, such as insomnia, disordered sleep, or increased muscle pain, a reassessment between you and your physician is in order.
All blogs, posts and answers are based on the work in Integrative Therapies for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Myofascial Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by Celeste Cooper, RN, and Jeff Miller, PhD. 2010, Vermont: Healing Arts press and are not meant to replace medical advice. http://www.thesethree.com
Author of Chapter Five, Living with and Coping Effectively Through Fibromyalgia: Detecting Barriers, Understanding the Clues, in Fibromyalgia Insider Secrets: 10 Top Experts, 2nd Ed. Ebook complied by Deirdre Rawlings, ND, PhD
http://www.fibromyalgiainsidersecrets.com/idevaffiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=121_0_1_59
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Medications to treat fibromyalgia have the same goal as medications for any disorder, to minimize symptoms, and treat an underlying cause. We are learning more about FM (see links) http://thesethree.com/Fibromyalgia.html... More -
Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum answered:Medications can be used to treat the disordered sleep, hormonal deficiencies, infections, nutritional deficiencies, neurotransmitter deficiencies, and a host of other issues present in fibromyalgia. There are currently three medications that have been approved by the FDA for treatment of fibromyalgia pain, and these work by settling down the pain signal in the brain and spinal cord as well as decreasing nerve pain. Many other medications can also help pain, but are talked about and researched less as they are available in low-cost generics.
Helpful? 1 person found this helpfulMedications can be used to treat the disordered sleep, hormonal deficiencies, infections, nutritional deficiencies, neurotransmitter deficiencies, and a host of other issues present in fibromyalgia. There are currently three medications that have... More
