Such a bad Fibromyalgia flare today I think I will go out of my mind. I tried to go without any pain medication, but by 3:45 pm I knew I had to take it.
I spent a lot of the day napping. Not because I was super sleepy, and not because of depression. It was a way to escape the pain and ringing ears for awhile.
Why was I avoiding pain medicine, you may ask? I read in the Journal of Rheumatology that Tramadol may actually make Fibro pain worse later on. They said that's because instead of working on the pain fibers, Tramadol works on the pleasure/reward centers of the brain.
So I'm not doing myself a favor in the long run when I take Tramadol. The article said that it should only be used as a RESCUE drug.
Well today I needed rescuing!
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