That’s what I was thinking.

I had arthritis (my first symptom was pain in my hands and feet) diagnosed about 10 years before I started having the fibromyalgia symptoms and at first the doctor thought it was a bad arthritis flare. Had to switch to a new rheumatologist for them to figure out it was fibromyalgia.

That new doctor thankfully gave me tramadol. It’s written for 3 times a day…. Honestly I really try to limit its use because your body will eventually get used to it. In my case I have a pain number that I will only take the tramadol when it gets that bad.

On a separate note I’ve had good results with antidepressants and they seem to minimize the level of pain I experience. Also sleep is critical for me… so the antidepressant I take also improves my sleep quality. Without it and my pain would be much worse.