I was diagnosed with Fibro by my PCP on September 30, 2014. He started Cymbalta, which has helped my mood and depression but not anything else. The pain and the spasms and cramps, the electrical jolts (so to speak) have gotten worse.
I scheduled an appointment with a Rheumy. This guy was awesome! He has a wonderful bedside manner and explained everything and was humorous. He explained that Fibro was an accumulation of subsets of conditions or syndromes. He went on to describe how each subset has to be treated to make the person feel better. He described how Fibro is not something that a person catches or develops, he says it is something those of us that have Fibro are actually born with it. How many of us had actual "growing pains" in our legs? I know I did. He told me that 50% of my children will have Fibro as well. All 3 of my children already are symptomatic for Fibro.
He has started with trying to calm the nerve impulses in my brain so I can reach REM sleep at night and this will allow my muscles to heal while I sleep. I am not on any controlled substances at all. I refuse to take pain meds. I used to be a pharmacy tech, I have seen so many dependent on their pain meds and I am allergic to many on top of it. I like this doctor's philosophy and I am willing to try it his way. :-)