Fibromyalgia drugs

Drugs
There are approved and off-label drugs for treating FM. ''Please Note: The information under "Drugs" is not meant to promote any Rx drug for Fibromyalgia or its comorbidities but to inform you of these drugs both approved and off-label. Always consult your doctor for guidance on Rx drug use for any illness or disease. Always check with your doctor and pharmacist for drug interactions.''

Always review a drug company's prescription drug's side effects and possible drug interactions with your doctor and pharmacist.

Pregnant women must always consult with their doctor and pharmacist when taking any prescription drug, over-the-counter drug, supplement, or herbal remedy for side effects, drug interactions, and possible miscarriage, injury, birth defect, addiction, or death to the embryo, fetus, or baby. Breastfeeding women should always talk to their doctor and pharmacist for information about breast milk being laced with the drug she has taken causing side effects, injury, addiction, or death, and drug interactions to the baby consuming her breast milk.

Check with your doctor and pharmacist before using any prescription or over-the-counter drug, supplement, or herbal remedy being administered to a child. Check with your doctor and pharmacist for children's side effects or drug interactions that may not be listed.

Sleep medications
''Brands and their generics can have different side effects and interactions. Review EACH brand name and EACH generic name medication's side effects and possible drug interactions with your doctor and pharmacist.''

Disordered sleep is a prominent symptom in FM. There are four types of sleep medications used for FM; antihistamines, benzodiazepines, nonbenzodiazepines, sedating antidepressants.