Need help with dealing with Fibro

[acesew]

Hello everyone.  My name is Stephanie.  I have had symptoms for about 7-8 years.  Just diagnosed with Fibro last Spring.  I have deteriorated very much in the past 6-8 months.  Besides the pain and fatigue, I have very bad migraines (have them everyday, have one now that has lasted 2 weeks).  I also faint.  I ihave not found a doctor that can explain the fainting.  The last neurologist I went to thinks I have Basilar migraines. I am still trying to follow this all the way through.  I used to work 52 hours a week.  I am currently working 12 hours.  I can't not hardly function.  I am in Sales so I am on my feet most of the time that I am at work.  By the time I get off, I have to lay down for a couple of hours.  Today has been very hard on me.  Yesterday afternoon, I became sick.  I started vomiting and had diarrhea.  Anytime I got up the room would spin.  Today I did not wake up till 11 am.  When I did get up and did some errands I had to go back to bed.  The room would spin while lying down and when I would try to get up I was so dizzy I could hardly stand.
Any help with how to deal with this?  I am currently taking Tramadol, Lexapro, Lunesta, B12, Vit C, and Iron tablets.  I have tried Lyrica, Savella, and Cymbalta, but had bad side effects or no help at all.
Thanks for your responses.

[GSDgirl]

Good Luck with your new doc.  I honestly don't know why some are so non-understanding when it comes to pain.  I don't know about you but I have never asked nor hinted that I wanted major pain killers.  I realize that just about everything can be addicting BUT in the scheme of things taking Soma or whatever a few days a week and being somewhat pain free is a real morale booster.  And a good nights sleep is wonderful.

Denise

[acesew]

yes, I have had MRIs.  All were normal.  Cymbalta made me very nervous.  Lyrica had no effects on me good or bad.  Savella caused bad tachycardia and other bad effects.  I am not having any good luck.  I am going to a new rhuematologist next week to see if he can help.  My current one tells me I have to deal with it.  I wasn't sleeping much, but finally figured that out.  I take 3mg Lunesta with 100mg of Meclizine and I can sleep through the night.  Crazy I know, but it works.....Still very sleepy during the day and have to take a nap around lunch time.  Thanks for the response.

[GSDgirl]

Hi, Have you had an MRI of the brain yet?  My Doc had me get one.

I have a friend who had the same symptoms and the MRI was very helpful in her diagnosis.

I take gabapention which seems to help, I will not take any of the new drugs as the side effects are not known yet and gabapention / neurontin has been around forever.

Cymbalta made me crazy.  

My old GP doc (went there for a year & went back to my original)  tried to tell me that any and all fatigue and aches and pains were ALL from depression.  Not true.

Denise