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Fluoxetine

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ingrid19972
ingrid19972

i have just been put on fluoxetine because I am having terrible leg pain.i have had fibromyalgia for years and never experienced anything like this.they ache and throb and feel like they are on fire.has anyone had any luck with this x

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  • linda18441
    linda18441 ingrid19972

    Posted

    Why fluoxetine thats for depression how is that going to help with pain did the dr give you sn explanation
    • ingrid19972
      ingrid19972 linda18441

      Posted

      Hi she said it would help with the leg pain, I have tried lots of different things and nothing has worked.i have only been on it for a week and she said it takes a while to work.i have had fibromyalgia and arthritis since 2005 and only now have started having these pains.i can cope with fibro pain but the arthritis pain is awful
    • linda18441
      linda18441 ingrid19972

      Posted

      I have arthritis too along with fibro and m e i have been put on meloxicam for artritis and fencino patches for the pain neither i might add seem to be doing too much beware as fluoxetine is another name for proxac and can be addictive let me know though if it does help with pain x
    • ingrid19972
      ingrid19972 linda18441

      Posted

      I have been on it for just over a week and nothing seems to have happened .would love to know what's caused this major flare up ,I have never been this bad.

    • jeanne81532
      jeanne81532 ingrid19972

      Posted

      You need to give it about three weeks to see if it will work for you, and everything has side effects so you may not be able to deal with those. All these things are try and see what suits you. I took amitriptyline for about a year which def helped with pain but made me so dopey. I stopped it a couple of months ago but pain is worse again now. May have to go back on it. xxx
    • ingrid19972
      ingrid19972 jeanne81532

      Posted

      Hi what medication are you on at the moment because nothing seems to work for me but arthritis pain is now taking over xx
    • jeanne81532
      jeanne81532 ingrid19972

      Posted

      I take Pregabalin, and Fluoxetine every day, and Co-codamol and Tramadol when pain is really bad. I have arthritis too in my knees and spine from top to bottom. I can't take anti-inflammatory meds like Ibuprofen or Naproxen. xx

    • ingrid19972
      ingrid19972 jeanne81532

      Posted

      It's the arthritis pain in my knees I hate, dread getting up off sofa.i don't think I have tried pregabalin will have to check I've tried that many ?? xx

    • trisha87499
      trisha87499 ingrid19972

      Posted

      Same here I grid, my knees can be so painful, I try to get about as often as I can, however it's difficult when the pain is continuos.

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