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Fibromyalgia Relief
Although a number of medications are now available to treat fibromyalgia, two drugs, amitriptyline (Elavil) and cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) remain quite popular and are helpful to many patients. Both have the advantage of having undergone extensive clinical testing for effectiveness in the treatment of fibromyalgia. Although prescribed for the treatment of depression in much higher dosages, the tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline is often useful in low doses to fibromyalgia patients because it addresses the serotonin deficiency which often accompanies FM and helps control pain and promote sleep. The medication cyclobenzaprine is a muscle relaxant which has proved helpful in the treatment of FM muscle pain and spasm. Both drugs are usually taken at bedtime, or earlier in the evening if they produce a "hangover" effect the next day. For those patients who do not tolerate these drugs well, many other similar-acting medications are available (i.e., doxepin, nortriptyline, trazadone, etc.).
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