Suggest Treatment For Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Tiredness And Exhaustion

Posted on Wed, 16 Dec 2015

Question: hullo there and thankyou ,diagnosed with lupus several years ago of the skin then it got changed to fibromyalgia ,I am so over it always in pain sometimes really bad cant walk other days minimum pain and tired well I have a whole new slant on the word and the last few weeks had a bit of time of work as I am exhausted ,changed docs many times as they don't help and latest one has put me on lyrica and I want to know when its side affects settle and when I can expect an improvement . am on 25 mg and had to come of endep as well [a week now ] and on lyrica 3 days . I feel awful have no zing and I am really worried about more weight gain even though I swim at least two times and do gentle exercise and work as a cleaner which after 3 days feel like I have run a marathon . I am a bright happy woman of 61 but this morning and other days I just cry as I have a life bu no zest to live it . not lazy either and walk nearly everywhere . please tell me that its going to get better even a bit . XXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Shruti Rijhwani (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Need to wait for 3 months to see improvement.

Detailed Answer:
Dear Madam,

Thank you for posting your query on HCM.

Well looking into your problem I would like to tell you that I can understand the pain you are going through but it will take time for your medicines to act . You will need to give them atleast 3 months to see visible benefits . So , need to have patience till then . Generally side effects wane off after taking 1 month of medicine so probably you will be relieved after this much time.

Take care.

Dr. Shruti

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar