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Sorry let me correct myself the pain management doctor said I shouldn't be taking pain meds. at all even though i've told him with out them I can't get out of bed or take care of my kids. Sorry I read the post after I posted it and realized it made no sense. thanks

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Hello barnes3188 - Try going to the National Fibromyalgia Association website and ask them for a referral to a fibro-friendly rheumotologist in your area.

Go and see the rheumotologist with any records that you have available including recent bloodwork. Let them do a work up on you and see if they have any new or better ideas. You can ask them for a referral to a pain specialist. Be vey candid about what you did in regards to the pain specialists and who you have already seen.

My pain specialist is very leery of treating anyone expecially people with FMS. We have a good working relationship now but it was difficult to gain his trust. Once he saw that I was a responsible patient he relaxed a bit. He monitors my prescriptions very closely and if I am a no-show for an appointment, they will not call a refill in to the pharmacy. I have to reschedule and appear for the appointment in order to get the refills required.

Unfortunately, you are going to have to start over. But I think seeing a new rheumotologist might be a good idea anyway. There are some new treatments for FMS out there that your current doctor may not be aware of at this time. I see a pain specialist because of a lower back issue that causes a great deal of pain in my legs and hips.

I know you are tired and frustrated and I've been there too. You have to look at the situation from a medical professionals standpoint. If I were in their shoes and wanted to keep my malpractice insurance, I would not write a script for you either.

I hope my comments are helpful to you in some way. I'm sure that there are better days ahead. Take care.

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Thanks for the advise I am currently seeing a pain specialist and all the rheumotologist aren't willing to help. The pain doctor wouldn't give me anything for the pain and now that i've seen him my primary care doctor won't help either she use to give me lortab which at least helped a bit. I wish this wasn't so hard I have started over at least 5 times so I currently have an appt. with a different doctor at the pain clinic since now I am a established patient they will let me see someone else but if the 1st doctor I saw there is suppose to be a FMS specilist then why would the other doctor do anything different they still think i'm faking I know they do. I'm tired of the tears and the pain and trying to survive everyday fighting to do so. I wish just for once one of these doctors who believe in FMS would be willing to treat me they only give referrels and offer NSAIDS which i can't take due to stomach problems and on top of all this I have a herniated disk a couple in my lower back actually so who knows but for now I am hopeless. No I not depressed until I realize I have no doctor now they want to use the depression and say that is why i'm in pain but really the depression didn't exist till the pain got unbareable. Thanks again for your help but for now I have no high hopes of finding anyone. Oh I have also went to FMS sites and called the doctors in my area none of them really quit treat they give referrals which i've been doing for a year now. Sorry for being such a downer but I can't help but be negative with what i'm going through I'm glad some of us with FMS find help. I've considered moving out of state even just get help but I have a family and mortgage so it's not that easy.

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Hi, I'm not from Utah, but what you need is a good gp or someone who treats fibro. My gp is great, she has me on Symbalta. No it does not make you fat, it actually makes you loose a few pounds. You can be on symbalta for your life, and no pain meds do not help you. Go see your doctor and tell him/her that if he can't or won't help you then ask him to recommend someone who will. Ever since I have been on symbalta, my mood has been good and slept really good for the better part of the first month. A couple of days after being on symbalta, I waltz in the doctor's office. I could not believe how well I felt. I'm on 60mg, and it works for me. It's not a miracle drug, you just have to figure out what your limitations are. Being on it makes my pain more manageable. Good luck to you.

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Hello! This is my first post here! I am in Utah and have had similar problems. I think it comes from the fact that we're one of the top states for prescription drug abuse and death. The government has gotten involved and now regulates all Dr.'s and the pain meds they can prescribe. I am also trying to find a doc that understands that I am NOT a drug "seeker" and I actually don't want the stupid oxy, I just want some kind of relief! I have been told by by my Family doc that she cannot help me anymore, and then by the Rhuematologist that I need to find a Family Doc that will just prescrible meds beause that is the only the treatment there is. Good times, I tell ya! I cannot beleive the torture they put us through just to avoid the "F" word (Fibro) around here. I do not recommend the nerve conduction test, it is about the worst! I cannot find anyone here that knows a Dr that treats Fibro for a referral and I have taken to asking anyone that will listen, if they know anyone. There is a program here called OFFER, it is a support group and there are a couple of docs there that treat it, the only problem is that they do not take insurance (at least mine) and they all have about an 8 month waiting period. Utah is just a weird crazy state!!

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Thanks for letting me know i'm not alone I have had the exact same problem you took the words right out of my mouth. I am so sick and literally. I have been to so many doctors it's horrible how much they will avoid treating FMS I am so ready to just go off on them at this point. I have one more chance with a pain doctor and if he doesn't help I'm going to tell him I know he helps other people he shouldn't cuz i do know of people he has over medicated but I can't even find someone to help me at all. Thanks so much for all the support if i have any luck i will let you know and ur right about Utah it sucks here.

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I am not a fibro patient, but I used to have a doctor in Gunnison, Utah that was excellent when it came to treating my chronic back pain. She is a gp named Kimberly Beck. She is not afraid to prescribe a patient sufficient amounts of pain medication to treat your pain. She is honest with you and will give you her immediate trust. If you break that trust, your through. Look for her in the phone directory in Gunnison, Utah. Be honest and up front with her. She is not affiliated with any groups like IHC. She hates them. I made the mistake of telling her not to prescribe me any more pain meds, as I was concerned about getting hooked on them. After I convinced myself that I was able to live without them, I have no longer been able to have her treat me anymore. Were still great friends, however. Good luck.

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