Posted on Thursday, 15th January 2009 by Maritzia
As many of you know (or maybe you don’t, I don’t talk about it that much), I have fibromyalgia. I’ve been on a variety of treatments over the years (see my Fibromyalgia page for a synopsis). For the last two years, I’ve been on a clinical trial using Milnacipran to treat my fibromyalgia. Well, today the FDA has finally approved Milnacipran for sell in the US for treatment of Fibromyalgia.
For me, this has been a real miracle drug. I feel so much better, my energy levels are so much higher, my pain levels so much lower than they have pretty much since I was about 10 years old. I’ll be honest with you, the initial side effects can be a little daunting. It can cause some serious nausea when you first start taking it, but that passes after the first month or so, and it’s not quite as bad if you slowly ramp up the dose. After the initial adjustment, I haven’t really had any side effects. I know some have had migraines and hypertension, but I haven’t seen those effects.
Forest Laboratories say they hope to have the medication generally available by March, so talk to your doctor about trying milnacipran for your fibromyalgia (brand name will be Savella). I’m sure Forest Labs will be more than happy to provide your doctor with information on the drug.
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