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Milnacipran Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Savella, Ixel

Generic Name: Milnacipran

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69 patient evaluations for Milnacipran

ladyvenom

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Some

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Most

function: Some

external_stress: Some

Stickman: some
Description:F64y
FM:4y Dx
by ladyvenom
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Oct 05, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 01, 2010	100 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all
Dec 29, 2009	100 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Fatigue

Date: Feb 01, 2010
Advice & Tips: It was amazing stuff. I am now taking a light anti-depressant but it is not as effective as the Savella. My Husband's company went for the cheap and changed insurance to a very slight care provider so now that wasn't covered although the doctors wrote to them they completely turned it all down. The new stuff is better than nothing but not much. Savella was a miracle if you can get it covered you owe yourself a trial. I am in so much better shape all except the back went out already and I was down with pain for a few days. With Savella I have a more positive outlook, better sleep, rested sleep. Now my sleep patterns are starting to turn and I am not doing as well. But I am trying to make it work. Savella again was a miracle for me. :) It was 33.00 for month with insurance.
Cost: $100-199 monthly

Date: Dec 29, 2009
Advice & Tips: Someone on here said they took Savella and had stomach problems after taking. They suggested to eat half of your food for say breakfast take your pill then eat the rest. I do that still but sometimes I am unable and seem to tolerate it quite well. I am a different person. I thought I was going to have to go on disability but I feel so much more positive. I really felt so tired and lacking any energy. I was working 6 hours per day. Starting the 4th of Jan 2010 I will go back to 40 hours. They agreed I could come in at 9 am and stay until 5 pm which is really 7.5 hours. After a week I hope I will still feel better. But it may be difficult for me to work that long. Only time will tell. But I have to say Savella is a miracle. I really thought here we go turn 60 and put me out to pasture. I so hope this keeps on working. I wish everyone would try it and see if it works. I still have pain, the doctor prescribed Naproxyn which is helping. I can handle the pain to a degree just not the fatigue. I feel like Eyore when I get fatigued. I hope this helps even one person.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

3 helpful marks

Yocifico

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

38 M

Function: High

Distress: Low
by Yocifico
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**Purpose:** Treat my mood condition(s) *(Started Mar 31, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 01, 2010	75 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all
Nov 30, 2009	75 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Never	Not at all

Side effects:: Numbness in head, Headaches

0 helpful marks

fibro2002

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Little

function: Some

external_stress: Most

Stickman: most
Description:F60y
FM:11y Dx
CFS:11y Dx
by fibro2002
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Jul 20, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 28, 2010	100 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jan 28, 2010
Advice & Tips: It is a great new drug. I have a cocktail of Savella, Lyrica Flexeril and Oxycodone and it works for me. I know that some day taking these medications are probably going to do something to my organs but it makes me function like a normal human being as much as possible.I have a high tolerance to medications so I don.t get the symptoms like some people do. If you met me you would never know I was on all these medications and for that I am Thankful.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

NanaM

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: Most

function: None

external_stress: Most

Stickman: most
Description:F45y
CFS:?y
FM:4y Dx
by NanaM
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Dec 26, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 04, 2010	Daily	?Can't tell	Severe	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Generalized itching, Dry mouth (xerostomia)

Date: Jan 04, 2010
Advice & Tips: just started in dec2009 and trying to get my body to ajust to the meds. hope it gets better
Cost: $25-49 monthly

0 helpful marks

CallmeKelly

Data Quality: 0 stars
- Sex:
- Age:
Condition: 2 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Unreported
- Mental: Unreported
- Physical: Unreported
by CallmeKelly
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Dec 17, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 25, 2009	100 mg Daily	None	Moderate	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Pain worsened

Date: Dec 25, 2009
Advice & Tips: Increased pain, could not believe how bad it hurts now. And the pain has now gone from mainly in my arms to my back as well. Chills, I can feel the hairs on my head "growing' or standing on end. Nausea, vomitting if I take it without food. I will hang in for the rest of the trial period but then I'm through, I feel worse now then when I was taking nothing. Tired all the time, if I sit down I fall asleep right away. Ridiculous.

1 helpful mark

Kaessa

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Pain: All

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: Most

function: Little

external_stress: Little

Stickman: most
Description:F48y
CFS:3y Dx
FM:4y Dx
by Kaessa
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Sep 01, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 23, 2009	100 mg Daily	Slight	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Nov 27, 2009	200 mg Daily	Slight	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Nov 15, 2009	100 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Oct 13, 2009	100 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Hot flashes, Racing heart feeling, Sweating excessive, Constipation, Dry mouth (xerostomia), Shortness of breath (dyspnea), Headaches

Date: Nov 15, 2009
Advice & Tips: It definitely interferes in sleep. The dreams are very vivid and bizarre. I need to take Ambien to be able to get a halfway decent night's sleep.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Oct 13, 2009
Advice & Tips: I take my second dose earlier in the day, otherwise I can't sleep.
Cost: < $25 monthly

2 helpful marks

tiredoftired

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

Bipolar Disorder

Depression: 3

Mania: 1

Emotional: 3

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 2

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

29 M

Function: Low

Distress: Moderate
by tiredoftired
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood and Anxious mood *(Started Jul 22, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Anxious mood Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 10, 2009	25 mg Daily	?Can't tell	?Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

momafibro

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: All

function: Little

external_stress: Little

Stickman: all
Description:F43y
CFS:?y
FM:4y Dx
by momafibro
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Nov 24, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 07, 2009	50 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Usually	A little

Side effects:: Nausea

Date: Dec 07, 2009
Advice & Tips: I started really slow taking only12.5 for about 10 days that move to the 25 mg and now I am taking 25 twice a day.

0 helpful marks

kristacannon

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: Most

function: Some

external_stress: Most

Stickman: all
Description:F34y
CFS:?y
FM:4y Dx
by kristacannon
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Oct 28, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 03, 2009	Daily	None	Severe	Always	Somewhat

Side effects:: Nausea, Constipation, Headaches, Constipation

Date: Dec 03, 2009
Advice & Tips: It didn't work and made me very sick, ie. extremely nauseous.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

PhD Wanna Be

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: All

Stickman: all
Description:F45y
CFS:?y
FM:9y Dx
by PhD Wanna Be
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Oct 28, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 19, 2009	100 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Fatigue, Sweating excessive

Date: Nov 19, 2009
Advice & Tips: 1. Easy to manage; side effects are mild, at least in comparison to previous medications, such as Cymbalta and Lyrica. Those medications, along with others, had moderate to severe side effects, at least for me. 2. Unexpected benefits: Have tried virtually everything for fibromyalgia, so I had sort of lost hope. So it has been extraordinarily positive to find that Savella really works well. 3. Impact on daily life includes the ability to function during the day, which has been a long-time schedule for me. I would often stay up all night and sleep all day, which made a variety of things extremely difficult.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

12 helpful marks

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