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Hello Guys, about 7 Months i have Problems with my body. I have almost every day Headache, Fatigue, Problems with Eyes (dry), especially sometimes i get diffuse Pain it´s like Stabbings, near/under/over Knee,shin pain, especially pain over the cheeks...

So I just found out from my daughter that today is Thursday. I have been in an extreme flare since Tuesday. The hardest thing is that it's my second one in two weeks. After three months of being in remission I have told several people that there is only one way to explain how this feels. It's like being in an abusive relationship with yourself. Your body is beating itself up and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.

Here I sit on the sofa looking out at the blue sunny sky. I can't move around too much because of a fractured knee so I must continue to stare out the window and wish I could go out. I feel like a prisoner. I feel like a pest. I have needs, things I must do and things that need to be done like getting groceries, and doing laundry. I have a wonderful husband who has been able to drive me here and there, but he works and can't always do all the things that need to be done.

I am new to the Forum because I was recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and CFS. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on what they did/how they coped when they were first diagnosed with this illness. I am a very active person so these last months have been very depressing. I was about to start training for a marathon when I woke up one day with constant pain all over. Needless to say, I have not exercised since July. I am looking for any advice, what people did to adjust to their new way of life. Thank you.

Hello All,

So apparently I am in the apparently rare minority of being a male with Fibro. I have many questions that I am hoping people on this forum can help me out with.....

I suppose my story is similar to others. I have been having unexplained bouts of on again off again pain/unexplained symptoms for 4 years. It started with headaches, leg pains, and extreme IBS type symptoms. I have had several 'flares' over the past few years and I have seen probably 30 Drs, had 100 blood tests, imaging, etc. All producing essentially nothing.

I AM ALWAYS VERY TIRED, HAVE NO ENERGY, AND FEEL WEAKER AND WEAKER AS TIME GOES ON. I AM ALWAYS BEING ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE WHICH I USED TO DO BEFORE MY LIFE WITH FIBRO. NOW IT IS PAINFUL TO USE MY MUSCLES. I USED TO LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT; I WAS TONED AND WEIGHED ABOUT 50 LBS. LESS THAN I DO NOW. I ALSO TAKE ANTI-DEPRESSANTS, ADVAIR, ANTI-ANXIETY MEDICATION AND A BENZO TO HELP ME SLEEP WHICH HAS LOST ALL EFFECTIVENESS. HAS ANYONE HAD SUCCESS IN ESTABLISHING A REAL EXERCISE ROUTINE AND NOT JUST A WALK AROUND THE INSIDE OF THEIR HOME? IS BEING FIT A REALITY WITH THIS DISEASE?:?

Hi my name is Jayne aged 53. I have only just been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis. I have been off work for nearly 2 months feeling exhausted and if not exhausted then in pain. Is it inevitable that I will have to give up work and cease to be the party queen I once was, or is it because I'm not used to the drugs yet, or they take time to work? Anyone got some wise words?

knowing that you are not heard. that your voice is less than the wind or lost in lifes background music.

write your words, speak them out loud, no one will hear them.
few will read them and of those few, they will be but meaningless symbols that are forgotten the moment the page is turned.

i always liked girls.
i never went through the typical little boy phobia of little girls.
I remember my first crush in kindergarten.
I caused a stir once back then in Catholic school, nap time was still common in the 1970s and the “room captain” had all kinds of perks, including choosing who was going to set their sleeping mat in the middle of the room. For some reason all of us kids all thought this terribly important.

the migraine headaches are back again. seriously im now just hoping i can hurry up and die a natural death so no one freaks out. im so sick of this.
i kept thinking it couldnt get worse but im an idiot and it keeps proving me wrong.

wtf is the point of this.