Savella

"Cypress Bioscience Inc. posted a larger third-quarter loss Monday due to the costs involved with launching its fibromyalgia drug Savella, which was approved earlier this year."

Currently there is big money in sales of drugs approved for treating fibromyalgia.  Companies are willing to spend big money on launching and advertising their products because they are well aware of how desperately fibromyalgia sufferers are searching for a solution to their symptoms.  As this article shows, companies are willing to post huge losses in the hopes of long-term gains from sales of their products.

Deciding to try taking drugs to help with your fibromyalgia pain is a personal choice, but please be sure to seek out as much information as possible about what you are taking into your body.

Information about Savella from Drugs.com

For example, this informational page states that:

"You may have thoughts about suicide when you first start taking Savella, especially if you are younger than 24 years old."

"Call your doctor at once if you have any new or worsening symptoms such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, or if you feel impulsive, irratable, agitated, hostile, aggresive, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), more depressed, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself."

"Savella can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions.  Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert."

YIKES!  Many of those possible side effects sound like typical symptoms of fibromyalgia.  I know how desperate people can be to stop the pain, but be careful that you aren't trading one set of symptoms for another set of symptoms, especially when you can combat all fibromyalgia symptoms through the simple lifestyle changes recommended in Leaving Fibromyalgia Behind(TM)!