The New Fibromyalgia Drug : Lyrica
A new fibromyalgia drug called Lyrica has recently become the first FDA approved fibromyalgia medication and treatment. The new fibromyalgia (FM) medication also referred to as pregabalin is currently only available for people over the age of 18. However, currently research is being conducted on similar forms of the medication for those individuals under the age of 18.
Lyrica is thought to affect the nerve cells inside the fibromyalgia sufferer’s brain which oftentimes is what causes the amplified feelings of pain. This new fibromyalgia medication shows evidence of becoming the top drug for decreasing the effects of fibromyalgia as the only other alternatives would be pain relievers, sleep inducers, muscle relaxants, and more.
The new fibromyalgia drug has also shown amazing results in clinical tests in which the individuals who were tested experienced very effective results and successfully decreased their symptoms of fibromyalgia, such as pain relief and movability, substantially. If a person suffers from fibromyalgia, they know how huge this really is as in many cases, not even pain relievers can really do a whole lot in reducing the pain involved with FM. There were some side effects that seemed to occur in some of the individuals during the testing and those side effects included some dry mouth, dizziness, drowsiness, swelling, rashes, feeling off-balance to reportedly unusual feelings of happiness and having a hard time concentrating.
The other concerns involved with the new fibromyalgia medication also involve mixing the Lyrica drug with other types of medications. It is important that an individual speak with their doctor in order to discuss their possible issues involving the use of the FM drug.
There seems to be a lot of hope for new forms of treatment for fibromyalgia patients and more research is being done presently in order to find out more about the new treatments for fibromyalgia and more.
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September 15, 2008 at 11:56 am |
the icarecafe would really like your help with a discussion on Fibromyalgia
As you many know the icarecafe has been set up to provide a space for patients, carers and their supporters online.
Some of the members have set up a discussion group on the subject of Fibromyagia. The group has asked lots of questions which are still in the process of being answered. So we thought it appropriate if we invited people from other Fibromyalgia discussion group and blogs to ask if they wished to participate.
To have a look at the discussions so far please have a look at
http://www.icarecafe.com/?page_id=1107&group_id=36
Please do feel free to join in the discussions and to post any information which might be of interest to our members.
If you have any questions please feel free to get in touch. I’m one of the moderators of the icarecafe and I can be contacted by sending and internal email to my profile.
Thanks very much in advance for your help!
Best wishes
Belinda Shale
Moderator – the icarecafe
http://www.icarecafe.com