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I have Fibromyalgia, CFS, and Severe Anxiety Disorder. This medicine has helped me so much with my constant pain that I am now able to work again. I do still have pain and will knock myself out if I do too much, but it has done so much for me. It has actually helped with my fatigue by how much pain it relieves. Although, I was first on a higher dose and it made me even more tired. I also have...

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Don't know how this will work yet, but I'm tired of feeling like a guinea pig. Per previous post, don't take ultram with this. There is an interaction between tramadol (ultram) and this drug. I do wish there was more information about its actual effectiveness with Fibro.

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Deedee | 55-64 | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/28/2020
Condition: Disorder characterized by Stiff, Tender & Painful Muscles
Overall rating 4.0
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I am new to this medication BUT it has had the best results. I suffer from fibro, psoriatic arthritis, sleep apnea, anxiety, depression and a back with multiple issues. It was a challenge to find a med for fibro because of the symptomatic cross overs. Side effects from this med are very similar to meds for my other issues and I am able to deal. All in all, the results are very notable. Big downside, I have to deal with insurance to pay for it. (I am a patient and caregiver, my mother also suffers.)Read More Read Less

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hoffman0912 | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
4/8/2014
Condition: Disorder characterized by Stiff, Tender & Painful Muscles
Overall rating 5.0
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erkaderka | Female | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
2/3/2012
Condition: Disorder characterized by Stiff, Tender & Painful Muscles
Overall rating 5.0
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i work in the medical field and was diagnosed little over a year ago with fibromyalgia. I'm bipolar as well so depression/most meds don't coordinate with my system. my form of treatment to deal with the pain(for about 8 yrs before i knew the true cause)was alcohol(not during pregnancy of course!). after diagnosis i had exhausted almost all forms of relief for this condition, physical therapy, deep heat, electric, lyrica made me a zombie, cymbalta made me super manic and so on.. it was so discouraging. my son was suffering because i couldn't get out of bed after work. Savella so far is the ONLY thing that has successfully turned my life around! relief out-weighs the side effects. i got past the nausea by eating right before or taking it with milk, the constipation stage is rough but it's all just adaptation, eating healthier. at my dosage now i've acquired the tachycardia.. but my dr(who's been with me all the way) agreed that Savella has given me my life back. so he has me on a low dosage of a beta blocker recently and so far my heart rate's normal again. it's a terrible illness to struggle through and i wouldn't wish it on anyone. the most important thing to do is keep yourself informed and work with your dr. it was also helpful for me to keep track of the days, activities, muscles and pressure points that trigger the most pain :)Read More Read Less

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Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
8/17/2011
Condition: Disorder characterized by Stiff, Tender & Painful Muscles
Overall rating 5.0
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Savella gave me my life back, however now it may be the cause of serious tachycardia and hypertension, I hope it is not because nothing worked as well as Savella.

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Anonymous |
5/17/2011
Condition: Disorder characterized by Stiff, Tender & Painful Muscles
Overall rating 4.7
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I have Fibromyalgia, CFS, and Severe Anxiety Disorder. This medicine has helped me so much with my constant pain that I am now able to work again. I do still have pain and will knock myself out if I do too much, but it has done so much for me. It has actually helped with my fatigue by how much pain it relieves. Although, I was first on a higher dose and it made me even more tired. I also have Bipolar and Lyrica made my mood unstable. This is the first drug that has really made any improvement with my pain. Hope this helps someone.Read More Read Less

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dj | 55-64 | Female | Patient
4/14/2011
Condition: Disorder characterized by Stiff, Tender & Painful Muscles
Overall rating 3.7
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SSIR med cause bronco spasms and whezzing tightness in the chest

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jayhawkmama | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
9/22/2010
Condition: Disorder characterized by Stiff, Tender & Painful Muscles
Overall rating 2.3
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i've always had occasional anxiety and had been taking Citalopram to keep it under control. i had to go off the citalopram for the Savella. i expected to have some anxiety during the switch. Unfortunately the anxiety attacks continually got more frequent and more severe the longer i was on Savella. By the time i convinced my doctor to change my medication i was taking 3 Ativan per day and still having anxiety. It did moderately well controlling my pain at first but not great. The effectiveness diminished over time.Read More Read Less

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lhsunset | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
3/22/2010
Condition: Other
Overall rating 3.7
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I have fibromyalgia and I knew this drug was coming when it was in the testing stages...I couldnt wait for it to get here. I was on it for 3 months. At first it seemed to work good but the longer I was on it the more blah I felt. I had no energy and just no ambition to do anything. I was also having increased heart rates regularly with my pulst being 116-120 without my having done a thing although I felt like I had run a marathon. Due to the increased heartrate I chose to stop taking the medication because it seemed it was no longer helping me.Read More Read Less

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hhine1106 | 35-44 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/30/2009
Condition: Disorder characterized by Stiff, Tender & Painful Muscles
Overall rating 1.0
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Don't know how this will work yet, but I'm tired of feeling like a guinea pig. Per previous post, don't take ultram with this. There is an interaction between tramadol (ultram) and this drug. I do wish there was more information about its actual effectiveness with Fibro.

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moxie | 55-64 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
8/24/2009
Condition: Other
Overall rating 3.7
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Has made a vast difference in the pain levels on my body, but being bi-polar and getting of the celexa before starting the savella made me uneasy. Now after three weeks in, I feel hopelss, exhausted,quality of life has turned into crap and I someitnes just want to die. So I am going to try and take an ultram to perk up my serotinin level, any suggestions?

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