What Causes Finger Cramps While Treating Fibromyalgia?

Posted on Thu, 24 Dec 2015

Question: I have sever fibromyalgia and I am being treated as a chronic pain patient. I have had a new scary symptom that I want to know if it is related to fibromyalgia or my pain meds. I wake up in the mornings with my hands stuck in claw positions. I have to pry them open and run them under warm water to even get them open.

Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hand Cramps

Detailed Answer:
Good evening

thank you for writing on health care magic

Well, it doesnt look like related to Fibromylagia. These are more of the muscle cramps which you are getting , causing locking of hands in these position. The other possibility is any nerve which is getting compressed somewhere.

The cramps can happen at your age due to low calcium and vitamin D. SO I would suggest you supplement yourself with them and see if it improves. Incase, it doesnt get better you can plan for Nerve conduction studies for the hands to rule out any nerve getting compressed in your sleeping posture.

Also, you are on a lot of medications and it is hard to predict which one could be causing this side effect. I wont recommend you taking such high dose of Diclofenac as it can affect your kidneys in the long run. And also it is not providing you any relief. Better to switch to ultracet/tyelnol along with other medications for fibromyalgia( Duloxetine/Amitryptilline)

Hope the information was useful

Do let me know for more queries

REgards
Dr Naval

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

Follow up: Dr. Naval Mendiratta (7 minutes later)

I should also mention I had a cerical fusion two months ago. I did have nerve compression, but now that is better. It was the c 5th and 6th I do have to take Vit. D everyday I take 2000 IU

Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta (14 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Nerve compression

Detailed Answer:
good evening

sorry for the dates reply..had a long duty

Well. it may be a possibility that the nerve is getting compressed at a different point other than. the cervical region. normally the cramps are dur to vitamin D or vitamin e or calcium defeciency. since you are taking vitamin D, we can try switching to vitamin e and shelcal ad well.

secondly do go off diclofenac as high dose of pain kilers can cause these symptoms.

we can try these therapy and see if it works.

hope the information was useful

regards
dr naval

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