Hi, I am currently on savella for fibromyalgia pain and into my fifth week without any improvement. I have been dealing with this pain since I was 22. I am 45 now. Nothing else in the past has worked for me. I can find no doctor that will prescribe me a narcotic. What can I do?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Savella is a SNRI class of drug.The first choice for treatment of fibromyalgia is SNRI group of drugs.So if I were your I would advise you an SNRI and then pain killer for relief.There is no use of opiods in fibromyalgia because they have high addictive potential. So please stay away from them. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.