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Aside from Lyrica, is there another, less expensive treatment for fibromyalgia?

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1. Yeah, Lyrica is expensive. There are several treatments for Fibromyalgia. Everything from Anti-depressants (not for depression but they actually help with some Fibromyalgics pain) such as Cymbalta (which my doc recently said they are treating FMS with Cymbalta now). Pain medications work for a lot of people, ask your doc about Amitriptyline or Nortriptyline, muscle relaxants or actual Pain med's, such as Darvocet (Which I take for FMS & it works really well!) You can also treat FMS with protocols such as the Gueifeneson Protocol (which has a GREAT success rate)! http://www.fibromyalgiatreatment.com/index.htm
Even Advil helps some people. Some say mild exercise is crucial, but personally, I can't exercise, there's just no way, no matter what SOME people say, there are some Fibromyalgics who seriously are unable to even do the most moderate of exercises. BUT, if you CAN do it, then I suggest it.

Check out the link for the Guif' Protocol, its the best treatment I've found available for us, it takes a lot of time & focus, but it can be done without much expense & really is a tried & true method!

Take care!

2. I have Fibromyalgia -Vitamin D3 supplementation has cleared the constant muscle pain (for the most part). I did high levels for 3 weeks & was pain free. I knocked the dose down to 2000iu's a day & a week later the pain was back. After restarting high levels, the pain is managed again after 3 days.

I personally did 35,000iu per day for 2 months trying to refill my stores. It is highly recommended that you have your vit.D levels tested but my research shows toxicity only at outrageous, long term levels.

I originally did B12 injections daily for a couple of years & then I tried guaifenesin (Dr.St.Amand's protocol) for 10 years but discovered vit.D3 supplementation only recently & that has worked better than anything else!

Vitamin D3 is not a vitamin at all but a necessary hormone that effects the immune system & nearly every aspect of health. Having low Vitamin D levels greatly increases risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, MS (& maybe even FMS)

I don't think that FMS, cancer, MS, etc. is a vitamin deficiency but being deficient can create or greatly exacerbate health problems.

The prescription vitamin D supplements are the wrong type (ergocalciferol ). As warned by the National Institute of Health -

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17023693

Luckily you can buy vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) over the counter and the upper limits are extremely high. Current recommendations are for 35iu per pound - a 150# person needs minimum of 5250iu per day & the rda is 400iu. This amount is for minimal needs and does not account for depleted stores. March is when stores are at their lowest.

Vitamin D3 deficiency is becoming an epidemic. U.S. RDA are much too low. It is possible that upper atmosphere pollution is blocking the needed UVB light from the sun.


http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1560518#i
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/10/Vitamin-D-Experts-Reveal-the-Truth.aspx

3. you can try other anti seizure meds like Neurontin--did nothing for me

what about SNRIs (cymblata, savella)

igf you have REAL FMS (not a vitamin d deficiency) do NOT waste your money on vitamin supplements--they cure vitamin deficiency--not real fms

4. Are you taking magnesium chloride supplements?
http://www.fibromyalgia-information-relief.com/fibromyalgia-treatment.html