ibromyalgia
"I am newly diagnose with Fibromyalgia (I have been treating %u201Carthritis pain%u201D for years) but progress to very painful "Hit by a Bus" type of pain about 4 months ago.  Lyrica 75mg stopped pain but left me feeling high and started retaining water weight.  I tried Lyrica 25 or 30 mg but it did nothing for my pain.  Then the doctor tried me on Savella trial pack 12.5 mg %u2013 no problems, but Savella%u2019s next white pill, I think it%u2019s 25 mg, I started getting heart palpitations and chest pain, hot flashes and increased my blood pressure.  My doctor suggested I use only the 12.5 mg (the lowest dosage) 1 per day.  It took a few days for me to start feeling better but I%u2019ve been on 1 per day (12.5 mg) for over 3 weeks now with NO SIDE EFFECTS and it is really controlling my pain and depression.  Savella is a GREAT medication AT A LOW DOSAGE.  The prescription is very expensive even with insurance so my doctor wrote my prescription for 2 pills per day, but I only need it once per day.   So a prescription (60 pills) last me for 2 months which is a great help.  Savella works great for me at a lower dosage.  Don%u2019t give up, I know I almost did, keep trying medicines at low dosages to control pain and avoid side effects.  I%u2019m feeling much better now, so I will try to start walking/exercising again.  God bless everyone."