chronic pain
"I take Lyrica for Fibromyalgia pain but have to keep the dosage low to manage the side effects. I used to take Tramadol also but it never helped so my PM switched me to Belbuca. I've never been on opioids for my Fibromyalgia before. I was started out with 75 mcg 2x daily. The first 2 weeks were great and then it didn't seem to help. (Not the first time I've experienced that before). Then my Dr. increased it to 150 mcg 2x daily. It's been about 1-1 1/2 months and it's losing effectiveness again so I probably need to increase. I'm scared because I have read this is still an opioid and can cause addiction which I've experienced during a delay in refill. I'm worried about long term effects but on good days I can spend more time with family."