my doctor is refusing to give me anymore pain relief and antidepressants.

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roxieb88

Honestly I'm at my wits end with all this.

I don't know if its because pip contacted him. But he wont give me anymore medication? Is this allowed? I mentioned last time I was there that my friend said I had similar symptoms to her husband who has fibro. So I asked if he could test That too while I'm having tests on my legs and back. Then when I went back last week n he said he's not giving me any more pain relief or antidepressants until my blood results come back!

I used to self medicate with alcohol about 6 years ago after my mother passed away n just refused to get help until it almost killed me. I feel like I'm drowning!

What can I do? Xx

poppy123456

Hi,

You could see another GP and maybe they will be more understanding. As for the fibromyalgia, having been diagnosed with this myself several years ago, there's no specific test for this. It's a matter of ruling out other things before they can diagnose this. A diagnosis for this can take years with many different tests before it's diagnosed.

You really shouldn't compare your friend to yourself because we are all affected differently by these conditions and fibro mimics so many other conditions.

We are not medically trained here to give any advice about medication but i think your GP is right to wait until the blood test results come back. Blood test results are usually back in a few days, give you GP practice in a ring in a couple of days and see if they are back.