Looking for Natural Remedies for Increased Pain - Please Help

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Hello everyone,

I recently just stopped taking Cymbalta. The sexual side effects were terrible for my marriage. I've been weaning myself off for the last 18 days and have not taken any in 3 days. The side effects of stopping are like hell. Most notable is the dizziness.

The other big problem that has me worried is that my pain levels have increased tremendously along with all the crazy fibro symptoms that prompted me to start Cymbalta in the first place - burning sensations, numbing sensations, severe arm, shoulder, and leg pain. I hoped I would be better and now I don't know what to do. I really wanted to go off of the Cymbalta, but I don't know if I can handle all these crazy symptoms again.

Has anybody tried anything naturally that has brought relief for the kind of fibro pain that I mentioned. I'm still taking Lyrica but it does not seem to help. I read in the Sunday paper today about some product called Magna Life available at drug stores. Supposedly it is something you dissolve under your tongue. Anyone ever heard of it?

As you all know what it is like to have Fibro, if you don't mind, please share with me your opinion bout going back on the cymbalta. I hate to be tied to a drug forever, but I just don't know if I can handle the kind of fibro pain I have. I'm so scared and confused.

My husband doesn't know what to say. He cares for me and suggested possibly going back on, but I wonder if I have any other options. My Doctor is of no help at all.

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One of the many docs I had put me on Cymbalta. It quite bluntly made me puke my guts out. I lasted on it 2-3 days. There's a point when the treatment is worse than the ailment and boy did that junk ever cross that line!

Now I'm on tizanidine, which is a muscle relaxant. I take 1 in the morning and one in the afternoon (4mg per pill). More than that and it knocks me right out. I take 2 at night, and thank it for knocking me out. It's been a much more helpful medication than anything else they've tried on me, and isn't addictive like Cymbalta and Lyrica and the like are.

I have to mention that it was a nurse with fibro who'd posted here once upon a time about the tizanidine (zanaflex is the brand name). I wish I could remember her name to thank her!

I take hydrocodone for the days when on the pain scale of "sliver" to "coma" I'm between "oh dear lord why", and "please just make it end". (I swear I'll never understand this 1-10 pain scale the doctors are always trying to make me give a number for!)

I'm looking for natural stuff too. Not a whole lot of luck so far, but some ideas here and there.

Trouble with any one kind of pain killer is that we have so many different kinds of pain going on all at once. tbh, I think part of what goes on with us is that the brain and body simply cannot process that much and that many kinds of pain all at once, so it seems like it moves around. Ala "Chinese Cure".

For muscle pain, I'm thinking about dumping some cayenne into some olive oil for the capsacin (spelling might be off there). I'm hoping that might also help for the electric zaps and neuropathy-like stuff that goes on as an external thingy. For the skin pain, I'm going to try a spearmint salve (have some growing in the yard). Also external. For tummy troubles, I'm hoping my chamomile comes up this year so I can try a tea of it and see if that helps.

I've been eating mallow for its mucilaginous when I can get down low enough to harvest it. Not sure if it's helping or not, but it sure is tasty!

Something that might be worth a try, if you can afford it (I can't), is to experiment with a low glucose diet to decrease things that can make us more poofy (inflammation).

Going to try to grow Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah), since that doesn't have anything that increases poofiness in it, and has almost everything in it a person needs to survive. It might be to hot to grow here, but gosh I'm going to try. Will let y'all know if that goes okay too!

Seems I may have heard of this magna life stuff, but I've never tried it. I've got no income since I lost my job, so living off the land as much as possible. If you do try it, please let us know how it works!

Hoping to see more replies here. I'd love to hear about any natural stuff other folks have tried or are thinking of trying!

Thank you for posting, and I hope you find something that works without making other things worse!

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I’m trying DPLA.Its natural and the body uses it to make endophjnes.It is used for chronic pain.Unlike prescription meds its morr effective the longer you take it.Its said to kill pain better than its cousin morphine but not dope you up Foumd it to be cheap at pipling rock.Its worth a try,I’m hopeful.ueayne

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Antiinflamatory foods & spices........ Turmeric, Walnuts, Bell pepper, Hot pepper, Beets, Ginger, Avacado & Celery.

What I have experimented on myself: I buy fresh ginger, it is expensive around $3.92/lb but this will last me a month. I slice the fresh ginger as thinly as I can, roughly 6 slices (3 slices per cup), 2 cups per day. I love beets so that wasn't a problem. I also love avacados when I can afford to. I have incorporated turmeric into my chili & use the mildest hot pepper. I made celery tea & frankly the only way to make celery tea palatable is to add home-made chicken soup! & since it is usu just little ol' me eating I buy a pkg of celery, slice it up, measure 3oz amounts & freeze, then, whenever I make home-made soups or stews I chuck the celery in them. M

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Oooo! Good stuf! Thanks, Luna!

I've had the most massive avocado craving lately, too. Funny how that works! I'm writing a list of these to keep an eye on sales at my local grocery store! =)

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I was put on cymbalta and had to stop because the side effects were to bad. I really wanted to do something natural . After talking to other people with FM and reading everything I could fine on the Web I started SAMe. This is helping me along with 800mg of Ibuprofen in am and pm. I also take fish oil, potassuim,mag,muti vit,green tea ext,and calcuim. This is working for me. Is my pain 100% gone NO but I can make it throught my day now. I only take 200mg of the SAMe and you can get this at walgreens . Good Luck

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All these natural things sound great and can work. I like to lay down, watch silly things on Netflix, that make me laugh. Now this has a physical effect. The happy jostling massages the adrenals and shakes up the lymphatics in the gut. Internal massage. And when it's hard to move because everything hurts, why not take the best attitude you can?!! Vit B6 is a good antiinflmmatory too. 100 mg. 3x/day.

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I sure hope you find something that works. My idea would be to get massages. Full body massages if you can tolerate some one touching your sore spots, or ask the massage therapist not to touch the worse parts, and maybe add a muscle relaxer to it. Maybe that will help you out in that area of your life. I'm single now but when I was involved with some one a long many years back, I know massages were the best for me, it really made a big difference, then my X started giving me massages, I think he did it to save money but, it was better he did the massage, either way, LOL, I'm turning red, it worked for me.

Give it a try, if you can. You got to keep the sun shining when you can.

Audrey

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I love all the things you suggested. Which mallow? I grow a variety and it is just coming up, so I am very curious. Thanks,

Singingtrees

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The mallow I'm using is common mallow, or, Malva neglecta. It grows wild in most places. Very drought resistant, but also appreciates more water if it can get it. I'll try to take some pictures later today if I can get down that low (and get back up again!). Meanwhile, google's good :)