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69 patient evaluations for Milnacipran

Purposes: Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pelvic Pain (Started Jan 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness Chronic Pelvic Pain Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 02, 2011 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Dec 06, 2010 100 mg Daily ?Can't tell ?Can't tell ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jun 10, 2010 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jan 07, 2010 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Elevated blood pressure
Date
Feb 02, 2011
Advice & Tips
This drug worked well but my blood pressure went up to 159/100 with a pulse of 102 while sitting. It has gone back to 128/70 pulse 78 since going off Savella
Date
Dec 06, 2010
Advice & Tips
Check with your doctor as my blood pressure and heart rate went up considerably
Date
Jun 10, 2010
Advice & Tips
I went off of this due to High Blood Pressure and didn't realize how much it was helping the pain until I was taken off. I went back on Savella for pain on 5/27/10...noticed difference right away. Sweating, is that from Savella?
Date
Jan 07, 2010
Advice & Tips
The nausea goes away after a week or two and then some pain relief with gained energy. Side effect though is insommnia but...with less pain.
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Purpose: Fibromyalgia (Started Feb 22, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 07, 2010 50 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
May 07, 2010
Advice & Tips
I can tell somewhat of a difference in my pain levels but not much
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Fibromyalgia (Started Jan 10, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 28, 2010 150 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Feb 28, 2010
Advice & Tips
If this doesn't make you sick to your stomach then I would try it. At the highest dose it did help with the pain.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Fibromyalgia (Started Apr 25, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 15, 2012 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere NeverNeverNeverNeverNever SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
May 15, 2012
Advice & Tips
I took this for almost 2 months. It caused such dryness in my mouth that my taste buds were hard and swollen. It became painful to swallow.
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Purposes: Pain, Fibromyalgia, and Depressed mood (Started Mar 10, 2010)
Date Dosage Pain Perceived effectiveness Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 01, 2012 50 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_default ModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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Purpose: Fibromyalgia (Started Jul 28, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 28, 2012 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Jul 28, 2012
Advice & Tips
I am currently lowering my dosage to discontinue this treatment i take 50 mg a day atm
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purposes: Fibromyalgia, Depressed mood, and Major Depressive Disorder (Started Jun 14, 2012)
Date Dosage Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 22, 2012 200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default ? ? ModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Aug 22, 2012
Advice & Tips
savella and plaqunil made me puke. taking savella at different time then plaqunil has helped 70% of the time.
Cost
$50-99 monthly
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Purposes: Pain and Fibromyalgia (Started Jun 15, 2012)
Date Dosage Pain Perceived effectiveness Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 06, 2012 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Oct 06, 2012
Advice & Tips
The reaction between this medication and another medication along with something I ate caused Serotonin Toxicity Syndrome putting me in the hospital for 3 days.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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Purpose: Fibromyalgia (Started Mar 10, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 17, 2012 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Feb 23, 2011 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
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Purpose: Fibromyalgia (Started Jul 15, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 16, 2012 200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jan 16, 2012
Advice & Tips
This Medication did wonder;s in the begining of the treatment, however over time the medication stopped working, and when I stopped I had run out of medication, before it had came in to the clinic, and I couldn't tell any difference in not taking it been off for nearlyy 6 weeks, and still no difference's at all.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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