72 patient evaluations for Milnacipran
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Jul 28, 2012 (Started Jul 28, 2011)
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EffectivenessNone (for fibromyalgia)
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Side effectsSevere (hot flashes, excessive sweating)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenA little hard to take
Dosage:
100 mg
Daily
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
Jul 27, 2012 (Started Jun 30, 2012)
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EffectivenessMajor (for pain)
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EffectivenessMajor (for fibromyalgia)
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Side effectsSevere (atrial fibrillation, tachycardia (fast heart rate), heart stopped, heart palpitations)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
100 mg
Twice daily
Advice & Tips:
Although Savella almost killed me... It did work 99% of my symptoms were gone. I felt like I had a new lease on life. On day 11 I felt weird like my heart was pounding for no reason non-stop
Cost:
< $25 monthly
- 0 helpful marks
Jul 17, 2012 (Started Mar 10, 2010)
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EffectivenessSlight (for fibromyalgia)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceUsually
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BurdenA little hard to take
Dosage:
100 mg
Daily
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Feb 23, 2011 (Started Mar 10, 2010)
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EffectivenessModerate (for fibromyalgia)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceSometimes
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BurdenVery hard to take
Dosage:
100 mg
Daily
Cost:
$50-99 monthly
- 0 helpful marks
Jun 21, 2012 (Started Jun 07, 2012)
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EffectivenessNone (for fibromyalgia)
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EffectivenessNone (for pain)
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Side effectsSevere (dryness)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenA little hard to take
Dosage:
12.5 mg
Daily
- 0 helpful marks
May 15, 2012 (Started Apr 25, 2012)
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EffectivenessNone (for fibromyalgia)
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Side effectsSevere (excessive dry mouth)
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AdherenceNever taken as prescribed
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BurdenSomewhat hard to take
Dosage:
25 mg
Daily
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
May 1, 2012 (Started Mar 10, 2010)
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EffectivenessNone (for depressed mood)
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EffectivenessModerate (for fibromyalgia)
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EffectivenessSlight (for pain)
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Side effectsModerate
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenSomewhat hard to take
Dosage:
50 mg
Daily
- 0 helpful marks
Apr 13, 2012 (Started Jan 01, 2010)
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EffectivenessSlight (for fibromyalgia)
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EffectivenessSlight (for pain)
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EffectivenessSlight (for depressed mood)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
100 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
This is the 3rd FDA approved drug to treat fibromyalgia and I have tried all three. This one works better than Cymbalta and Lyrica for me, but I can't really tell that it is helping unless I have to stop taking it for awhile (a week or more) then I notice that I am worse.
- 0 helpful marks
Mar 23, 2012 (Started Jan 15, 2012)
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EffectivenessNone (for fibromyalgia)
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EffectivenessNone (for pain)
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Side effectsMild (nausea)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
100 mg
Daily
- 0 helpful marks
Feb 15, 2012 (Started Feb 17, 2012)
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EffectivenessNone (for pain)
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EffectivenessNone (for depressed mood)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
- 0 helpful marks
Jan 31, 2012 (Started Dec 30, 2011)
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EffectivenessNone (for generalized anxiety disorder)
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EffectivenessNone (for depressed mood)
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EffectivenessNone (for pain)
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EffectivenessNone (for fibromyalgia)
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Side effectsSevere (violent thoughts, psychotic symptoms (anxiety depression fear), mood swings)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
150 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
Didn't see any positive effects, made me feel crazy. I'm normally a very calm, laid back person and it made me feel so violent I try to choke out my Fiance. It was truly like an out of body experience and I called the on call Dr immediately.
I was Rx for severe nerve pain for Fibromyalgia. I don't have a history of any form of psychosis, but truly felt like I was not myself. Looking at other people's dosages it looks as though I was given an extremely high dosage right off the bat.
However, I'm petrified to ever try it again even at a reasonable dose.
Please be careful and question Dr's when they Rx new meds and the dosage sounds too high. Make them titrate the dosage up and the side effects will be less of a shock to your system and will be able to better evaluate the effectiveness of the medication.
Cost:
< $25 monthly
- 0 helpful marks
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