LF... i too have both... it's very hard to explain to family, etc. that today i need to move as often as possible and tomorrow i may need to wrap up in a blanket and be left alone...

the only good thing about having both is that they are different and allow you to tell which pain is which (at least some of the time)... i think your doc is right... attack the one that's attacking you... easier said than done, i know.

you used a great phrase... double whammy... sometimes i can't even talk... my family knows when i hold up my hand (like "stop") it means i just can't talk right now (i don't have kids). oh... don't let anyone bug you about all the drugs... those are decisions made by you and your doc... and it's an ongoing process, i use the word cocktail with my family too. i say we're trying to find the right amount of each that's best for me.

i don't feel that i'm being terribly helpful... just know you're not alone... i understand!

gentle "double whammy" hugs,
teddi

keep smiling... it matters! FYI-Because of its literal definition ("fear of the marketplace"), agoraphobia is often misunderstood as a fear of crowds or a fear of open spaces. The clinical definition of agoraphobia is a fear of situations or places "from which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing) or in which help may not be available in the event" of a panic attack.