Topamax.
I've been very open about my sensitivity to anti-depressants and anti-epileptics. I've also searched for the answer to my suicidal urge four years ago since my neurologist had told me Topamax couldn't be responsible.As I sat watching TV the day before yesterday, an interesting commercial came on. Some law firm was setting up lawsuits for family members who had lost a loved one to suicide "while taking the medication Topamax for depression or migraines".Validation at last from a reliable source. Shyster Lawyers a viable source? LOL. But think of it this way. Lawyers don't waste their time pan handling for cases they don't think t

The Pain Culprits?
I've been at it again. In the last three years I've had short bouts of Fibro pain that has lasted a week, maybe two at max.Throughout October and a decent chunk of November, I had one of the worst flare-ups I've had in a long time. I was actually bed-ridden for about 10 days with migraine after migraine and by day 3 there wasn't a single pill I could take that would do anything for me. I ended up going to the doctor on day 8, only to be told the same thing I'm always told: "Well, there's not a whole lot we can do for you given your sensitivities."They gave me a shot of Demerol, because honestly, I would have tried anything to get rid of the

Guilty As Charged
"Gin,I was wondering if you have any thoughts on guilt and defensiveness and Fibromyalgai. A support group I'm in was talking about this recently and I thought it might be a good blog post for you.Teresa."First... Happy Samhain/Halloween/Candy Day. Whichever way you prefer to think of it, my friends.Secondly... Thanks for the blog post idea.Thirdly... Guilt. Bah! It does seem to go with Fibro like peas go with small chunks of mushy carrots.But why?Forget about the pain of Fibro for a moment. Strip away a bunch of the other symptoms that are common as well,

Doctors, Meds, Anti-Depressants, Suicidal Urges
Probably one of the most frustrating things about my doctor's office is the multiple doctor effect. My choice of doctor has had two other doctors in her practice. One left, to be replaced by another. Now...my original doctor (Doc C) used to get very busy some days and her staff would schedule me for the other doctor. (Doc Z) Now Doc C and Doc Z used to have like minds for Fibro. "Tell me what you want to try." Not a perfect solution of course, but better than doctors who try to tell a Fibro patient what to try based on commercials.When Doc Z left the practice to be replaced by Doc L, I was once again shifted to Doc L to build his client base and my "nee

Low Dose Naltrexone
The miracle drug...or so it has been called. Low Dose Naltrexone.I waited for a while before posting about LDN because I didn't feel comfortable saying anything until I knew that the success rate for this drug was over 20%. (Which in a lot of studies is surprisingly rare for the medication some of us are taking in reference to effectiveness for Fibromyalgia treatment.)Treatment vs. Pain Relieving.Treating the symptoms of a condition is much different than taking a pain med and masking the symptoms. If you take a pain pill hides the pain your body is feeling. A treatment attacks and tries to fix a little deeper than that, going after the cause of the condi