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&#039;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&#039;t seem to help. (Not the first time I&#039;ve experienced that before). Then my Dr. increased it to 150 mcg 2x daily. It&#039;s been about 1-1 1/2 months and it&#039;s losing effectiveness again so I probably need to increase. I&#039;m scared because I have read this is still an opioid and can cause addiction which I&#039;ve experienced during a delay in refill. I&#039;m worried about long term effects but on good days I can spend more time with family."