# Since I am brand new to fibro **URL:** \ **Category:** Symptoms & Treatments\ **Created:** [January 5, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/since-i-am-brand-new-to-fibro/1250 "2013-01-05T12:49:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![redwingfan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/redwingfan/32/1240_2.png) [@redwingfan](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/redwingfan)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/since-i-am-brand-new-to-fibro/1250/1 "2013-01-05T12:49:37Z")
I wonder if anyone is willing to share what meds they take for it? My doc started me on Wellbutrin SR 150mg twice daily and Gabapentin 200mg at bedtime. I know the Gabapentin is a baby dose... we are trying to keep doses as low as possible, and use as few meds as possible, due to all the stuff I take for Lupus (plus I have a lot of sensitivities to a lot of meds). So we are starting small and working our way up. What I'm on is helpful, but it isn't enough. So I just wondered what others use to manage their pain and stiffness. The pain and stiffness in my back is what bothers me the most. It wakes me up throughout the night and is very painful in the mornings. Thank you to anyone who wants to share. ---
**Author:** ![Robin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/robin/32/361_2.png) [@Robin](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Robin)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/since-i-am-brand-new-to-fibro/1250/2 "2013-01-05T14:48:28Z")
Hi Redwingfan, Just for my fibro I am on cymbalta 120mg a day, tramadol 150mg a day,klonopin at night and I think thats all for my fibro. I am on lots of others for depression, side affects from other meds. You are doing it right by starting at a low dose, than you can work up until you get the right cocktail as some of us call it. Hope you feel better, Gentle hugs, Robin Oh and mirapex 10 mg at night for my legs because they hurt really bad. ---
**Author:** ![redwingfan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/redwingfan/32/1240_2.png) [@redwingfan](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/redwingfan)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/since-i-am-brand-new-to-fibro/1250/3 "2013-01-05T17:50:27Z")
Thank you Robin! Haha Avenk! Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Robin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/robin/32/361_2.png) [@Robin](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Robin)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/since-i-am-brand-new-to-fibro/1250/4 "2013-01-05T18:26:47Z")
Haha Avenk, thats only for fibro want me to continue?? I am a loon too sometimes lol ---
**Author:** ![fibromommy77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/fibromommy77/32/1246_2.png) [@fibromommy77](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/fibromommy77)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/since-i-am-brand-new-to-fibro/1250/5 "2013-01-05T18:56:44Z")
I used to be on all sorts of muscle relaxers and pain killers which made me like a walking zombie. I now have a dr. who does not believe in pain medicine for fibro, which totally upsets me since i need something. I currently take abilify cymbalta clonopin gabapentin atenolol imitrex and tramadol for pain but is too weak to do any good ---
**Author:** ![fibromommy77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/fibromommy77/32/1246_2.png) [@fibromommy77](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/fibromommy77)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/since-i-am-brand-new-to-fibro/1250/6 "2013-01-05T18:57:58Z")
also topomax ---
**Author:** ![redwingfan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/redwingfan/32/1240_2.png) [@redwingfan](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/redwingfan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/since-i-am-brand-new-to-fibro/1250/7 "2013-01-06T00:40:12Z")
Thanks Fibrmommy! ---
**Author:** ![Anne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/anne/32/1230_2.png) [@Anne](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Anne)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/since-i-am-brand-new-to-fibro/1250/8 "2013-01-06T02:08:04Z")
My meds seem like baby doses after seeing what everyone else takes. I take 60mg of Cymbalta and 30mg of Nortriptyline to help my migraines. I was taking Tramadol as well but I cut that one out over the summer because I was feeling better and I hate taking medications. I was also taking Trazadone to help me sleep but I did not feel like it was doing much either so I quit that last month. I am thinking maybe starting the Tramadol again might not be a bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![dee\_B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/dee_b/32/446_2.png) [@dee\_B](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/dee_B)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/since-i-am-brand-new-to-fibro/1250/9 "2013-01-06T04:54:25Z")
Hi Redwingfan, I take Savella 75 mg, this has helped my fibro- not after 5 pm it keeps me awake Wellbutrin 150 mg - but only once a day - I would never sleep if I took it 2x Ambien Ativan Mirapex- I have not started yet Dicyclamine - IBS Tylenol, naproxen, Motrin as needed Lortab 1/2 if needed, but it causes migraine Fiorinol for headache Tons of supplements - omega- 3, College ate Vits Mirilax Too many … Hugs & blessings ---
**Author:** ![MBP-P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/mbp-p/32/679_2.png) [@MBP-P](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/MBP-P)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/since-i-am-brand-new-to-fibro/1250/10 "2013-01-06T10:53:55Z")
Hi redwing! My meds: Zoloft Remeron Gabapentin Synthroid Mobic MS Contin Colasce Ambien Supplements: Omega 3, 6,9 Iron Multivitamin Calcium with vitamin d3 Magnesium Vitamin e I noticed the greatest improvement in my pain when I started the MS Contin so don’t let anyone tell you that narcotics don’t work on fibro pain. There are studies that show it doesn’t work for many fibro patients but they do for some and if your pain is severe and not helped by anything else, it is worth a try. ---
**Author:** ![redwingfan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/redwingfan/32/1240_2.png) [@redwingfan](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/redwingfan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/since-i-am-brand-new-to-fibro/1250/11 "2013-01-06T12:17:48Z")
Thank you Anne, Dee and MBP-P! Dee, I do have trouble sleeping on the Wellbutrin. I take my second dose 8 hours after the first (so around 4:30 pm), and I am still pretty revved up at bedtime. The gabapentin helps eventually. I appreciate everyone sharing with me. I don't know what my doctor will do next, but at least now I have an idea of what others are taking. Thanks again everyone. :) ---
**Author:** ![shana\_Mitchell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/shana_mitchell/32/1223_2.png) [@shana\_Mitchell](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/shana_Mitchell)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/since-i-am-brand-new-to-fibro/1250/12 "2013-01-06T14:37:36Z")
15 mg meloxicam, 300mg gabapentin three times a day, 50 mg topiramate twice a day, 300 mg acetaminophen /30 mg codeine, 30 mg cyclobenzaprine, 40 mg citalopram, 75 mg amitriptyline, 100 mg tramadol and 100 mg sumatriptan. All of this and I still have excessive pain.