I was diagnosed  with FMS about 3 years ago....not long after I had RNY. Needless to say that threw a wrench in my weight loss.... I take lyrica, cymbalta, soma, and ultram. I had the worst weight gain once I was put on lyrica. I don't get total relief from anything. I am so sorry you have joined this club. It sucks...But I am here to offer support.

i'm on cymbalta, buspirone, and neurontin.  was on lyrica but gained quite a bit of weight back.  the daily meds control the pain but i also take flexeril for flare ups.  it leaves me with memory loss but controls the pain.  from what i've read, it takes trial and error but keep trying.  it's worth it.
good luck.

I think most of us have found lyrica causes the worst weight gain but alot of us have had good results with cymbalta. Often we end up needing narctoics tho to really deal with the bad days. I'd suggest finding a good pain clinic or rheumatologist to work with. Of course we are always willing to help with any questions if we can. Good luck it's a pretty nasty disease, we all just do the best we can.

Heather I totally feel you on this. I had a doc who said the same thing to me when I first started having the problems with Fibromyalgia. So I busted my ass for a year and got down to 163 where I stayed for a whole whopping 4 months. Then I got divorced and became a single mom with 3 little kids to support. The lowest I have been since then was 183 and that lasted for about 6 months then I had a hysterectomy and am back up to over 200 again. Not once in that 4 months that I weighed only 163 did I have a day that I was not in pain. I switched doctors and she diagnosed me with FMS and started trying to help me. She told me then that while yes losing weight would help a little my weight was not the CAUSE of my FMS. Now

I am sure I could get back down to 160 if I bust my ass again but now I have the fibro to deal with and that makes working out with the intensity needed to burn fat next to impossible. If i were to ride my bike the mile to and from work everyday I would be in a flare for the next 2 days. If I were to do yoga or pilates for 30 minutes a day again I get to live in a flare for 2 days after. Exercise for me is limited to walking and swimming and we arent talking race-walking or lap swimming either. So how the hell am I supposed to get the weight off when I know that my previous methods are going to make me wish I was dead (literally). Weight loss surgery is the only way I can think of to get the weight off to where I need to be and then MAYBE if I am not carrying around an extra 100+ pounds I will be able to move a little more freely without having a flare everytime I do. I don't know but my last hope for getting healthy and finally being able to stay that way is weight loss surgery.

 I feel like getting my bat out when I go to my doctor too.  I am on Neurontin and Flexeril for my FMS.  they ease the pain but I am in constant pain.  Every Day, All Day!  She won't give me anything else because she says they can't monitor pain meds due to lack of staff.  So here I sit aching like hell and no way to ease it.  I don't know what to do about it.  I have tried Lyrica and Ultram with no happy results on either.  I have Arthritis, Diabetes, Depression (who wouldn't be depressed?) Fibromyalgia.  I am waiting on Medicare to approve my request for RNY and I am so ready for it.  I have lost 41 lbs on my own.