Lynx's Lair

I have now been on Savella for 2-1/2 weeks, and I've gone from "cautiously optimistic" to downright "happy". My mood is definitely better than it has been for months, and the pain, while still there, is lower than it has been since spring. There is still plenty of room for improvement, mind you, especially on the pain front, but every little bit helps when you're dealing with a chronic illness that saps your energy and mood as badly as fibromyalgia does.

The blood pressure worries seem too be a non-issue, as my blood pressure is back in the normal range at long last. (This sort of helps prove that a chunk of my blood pressure issues are from the constant fibro pain.)  126/87 is the best I've seen for a while on the blood pressure front, and if I can keep it down, perhaps I can reduce the amount of blood pressure medication that I'm on.

 The difference in mood and energy is very visible.

I regularly hit up the Alberston's deli for roast beast and meunster cheese. Often, I shamble through the store - eyes a bit glazed, possibly limping a tad if my hip is acting up, and so forth. Today, I practically bounced up to the counter, and was pleased to see one of the "regular" deli staff waiting to serve me. Somewhere in the depths of my often-fuzzy memory, I seemed to remember that his wife also suffers from fibro, and I was eager to share the recommendation. Sure enough, she suffers from lyme disease and fibro, so I suggested that she look into Savella.  He commented on how much better I seemed, compared to my usual, and was not only glad to get the medication name, but also my doctor's name. (They're new enough to the area that she hasn't settled in with a good doctor for the fibro, and I'm pretty pleased with Dr. Shali.)

Time will tell if this will continue to help, but after this many years of coping, it is so very nice to have hope once again.  I'm calling my doctor right now to update her and ask for her to prescribe this for me for the long run!