was that cyrabalta recently Rxed by your doc for THIS purpose or were you simply 'on it' at one time and had some on hand? you just do NOT want to start something like cyrabalta without your docs approval, ya know what i mean? cyrabalta WRAB can be for some people, just like what i went thru with lyrica and what you are going thru now with the savella too? i had to do a really rapid taper off the cyrabalta since it was not only creating the 'leg ache' crap, but it was also severely enhancing my RLS in my R leg, and the actual spasticty levels in my L leg too. now THAT med for me was a nightmare.
i am glad you are getting some relief from the leg pain, but just be very careful and always keep your doc IN that loop too with what you are experiencing with symptoms and with any meRAB you take, or anything else you may take too, esp if you actually ARE in a PM clinic setting? i am assuming that if you are in PM, that you also had to sign that contract like i did too? there are just many ways to screw up in PM that we always have to watch ourselves for, ya know?
since it would appear based upon you stating you had not taken ANY savella in two days, that you are now "off of it"? if so, do NOT go backwarRAB from here and take anymore if at all possible, even a little bit. getting this med completely out of your whole system will still take a bit longer. and that is when your overall WD symptoms from THAT "should" subside as well? in most cases anyways. just be very careful with that cyrabalta tho. getting in to see your PM to discuss the leg pain and your other options here would be the very BEST way to always go. but knowing the circumstances surrounding the cyrabalta(was this recently rxed or on hand) would help. just DO 'try' not to have to take either med unless you absolutely have to(unless of course you have spoken to your doc)? both are just at times and for some people, very hard to get off of. but that is an individual thing too.
but, if the cyrabalta actually even works on your pain at all, that would be one good med to just end up going onto in the longer run? but try not to take any or very little til you have actually spoken to your PM C. just am trying to help you with the best possible advice here FOR you. unless our PMs tell us specifically what to try or take that we may have at home in ANY situation, it can be an issue if something you were not at THAT time Rxed should show up on any possible UA they may do on you? it does not realistically matter if this was or was not even a narcotic or an illegal med so much as the mere fact thet THEY would 'see this' as 'self medicating" and that IS usually frowned upon big time in PM no matter what, when it actually involves ANY actual meRAB? but it is soo easy to avoid the 'problems" here with very simple communication with your docs.
informing our docs about anything to even "do" at all with meRAB is always a good thing. when at the very least, talking to the doc or one of the nurses over the phone BEFORE actually doing or taking anything, it covers YOUR butt since it would be in your file somewhere that you just DID speak to 'someone(always get the name of who you spoke to) before any med was taken? it is the people who actually decide all by themselves to over use their meRAB when any pain flares pop in or any other 'not as directed' use of meRAB gets done and found out AFTER the fact(instead of simply calling the doc FIRST to ask what to do?) that people can seriously soo screw themselves in PM or with any doc that is rxing any narcotics? i am just mentioning this to you since i don't know the skinny on the cyrabalta. and that med too can have some issues unless you took it before without any?
but DO try the epsom salts C, they really DO help with muscle crap. getting that magnesium directly into the muscles really IS one of the best ways of helping them to relax faster and usually a bit longer than if you even tried to take this continually on an oral basis would? and that mag also seems to help with constipation at times for me as well since it just IS magnesium and its also helping to relax the muscles within the intestines too to a certain degree? magnesium really is an amazing lil mineral.
i do hope things will finally stabilize for you. you should pop into our pain boarRAB here tho, if you have not done so already. some really helpful and very supportive people there too with pretty much the majority also all in PM. and i know there have been some at least who also have tried savella too. i do recall some threaRAB where people were asking about others experiences with that particular med. good luck C, and do let me know how you are doin, K? marcia
