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Savella Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Generic Name: Milnacipran

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68 patient evaluations for Savella

SoreMomma

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: Most

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most
Description:F35y
FM:3y Dx
by SoreMomma
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started May 14, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 15, 2013	200 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Sep 19, 2011	200 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all
Jul 18, 2010	100 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Nausea

Date: Sep 19, 2011
Advice & Tips: Savella has been a life savor for me. If it wasn't for it I would not be up and moving around like I am now. I can always tell when it's time to take the next dose because I start hurting, but other than that this medication has really improved my fibro more than any others I have taken. Of course it's not 100% full proof, so it doesn't take away all the pain so I have to take a couple other meds to go along with it to help.
Cost: $100-199 monthly

Date: Jul 18, 2010
Advice & Tips: My mom does my meds up every sunday morning for the week ahead of me. I have found since I started taking Savella that it has really done me a lot of good. About the worst thing I have found about Savella is the price. The price is very exspensive. But it's worth every penny in my opion. It has helped me go from not moving at all, to starting to feel like myself again.
Cost: $100-199 monthly

0 helpful marks

maremare

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Some

external_stress: All

Stickman: all
Description:F46y
FM:7y Dx
by maremare
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Aug 10, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 12, 2012	100 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Date: Dec 12, 2012
Advice & Tips: It helps me with the pain and im able to do more than with out it.

0 helpful marks

iMOVE4PD

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

Parkinson's: 10 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Inherited (genetic) Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by iMOVE4PD
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**Purposes:** Fibromyalgia and Pain *(Started Jun 15, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness	Pain Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 06, 2012	100 mg Daily	None	None	Severe	Always	Not 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

0 helpful marks

hdaspen

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Little

Stickman: all
Description:M49y
FM:2y Dx
CFS:3y Dx
by hdaspen
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**Purposes:** Major Depressive Disorder, Depressed mood, and Fibromyalgia *(Started Jun 14, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 22, 2012	200 mg Daily	?	?

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

0 helpful marks

Lakotawoman

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Little

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: Most

function: Most

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most
Description:F46y
FM:1y Dx
by Lakotawoman
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**Purposes:** Pain and Fibromyalgia *(Started Jul 09, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Pain Perceived effectiveness	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 21, 2012	100 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Date: Aug 21, 2012
Advice & Tips: This worked wonders for my fibro pain. I was able to do a bit more as I wasn't hurting as much and was able to be a bit more active. Wasn't thinking about death as a way to release me from the pain any more. If you are considering this medication I would recommend at least to try it. It may work for you.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

1 helpful mark

Tamcats2

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Most

Stickman: all
Description:F45y
FM:13y Dx
CFS:13y Dx
by Tamcats2
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Jul 28, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 28, 2012	100 mg Daily	None	Severe	Always	A 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

0 helpful marks

kitrona

Data Quality: 1 star
- Sex: Female
- Age: 34y
Condition: Ehlers Danlos 4 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Mild
- Mental: Mild
- Physical: Mild
I am: Neutral
by kitrona
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Mar 10, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 17, 2012	100 mg Daily	Slight	None	Usually	A little
Feb 23, 2011	100 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Sometimes	Very

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skcusorbif

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: All

Stickman: all
Description:F56y
CFS:6y Dx
FM:?y
by skcusorbif
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**Purposes:** Fibromyalgia and Pain *(Started Jun 07, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness	Pain Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jun 21, 2012	25 mg Daily	None	None	Severe	Always	A little

0 helpful marks

mycross

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Some

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: All

function: Most

external_stress: Most

Stickman: most
Description:F46y
FM:6y Dx
by mycross
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Apr 25, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 15, 2012	100 mg Daily	None	Severe	Never	Somewhat

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.

0 helpful marks

tammyrose

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Pain: Little

Fatigue: Little

Sleep: None

Stiffness: Some

function: All

external_stress: Some

Stickman: little
Description:F43y
CFS:1y Dx
FM:8y Dx
by tammyrose
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood, Fibromyalgia, and Pain *(Started Mar 10, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness	Pain Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 01, 2012	50 mg Daily

0 helpful marks

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