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    Pain meds and fibromyalgia

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    PIP Claim and Assessment for Fibro

    I don’t mean to be rude but they write to your doctor and hospital consultants asking exactly what you’ve got and how it’s effecting you.they already have a clear picture of your disabilities they just want you to clarify exactly how your disabilities are effecting your daily living.just tell...
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    Effective pain med on horizon?

    I’ve got a great doc now that’s weaning me off fentanyl but the withdrawal effects are hell.never felt so poorly.down to 37.5 but my body wants the patches on.mind over matter.i wish they never administered it to me.plus tramadol
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    Pain meds and fibromyalgia

    Hi!sorry for your ongoing back pain.i too suffer with lower back pain and its agony.degenerate disease.i had the steroid injections in the lower back six days ago and still in agony.you need to wait 2 weeks for it to work apparently.the next stage is burning the nodules in my back which i...
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    Fibro and being sick?

    You’re probably right but the drug companies wouldn’t like it my doctor said that when I asked her if there was any herbal remedies.she said the drug companies are pushing us.fancy that.so basically they want us zombied out and hooked on meds.they won’t legalise cannabis because the drug...
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    Bad night sweats

    What meds are you currently taking?your doctor has not read in depth at all.anxiety or hormonal could be to blame.go back to the docs and get checked and don’t rule out fybro issues.its a minefield.doctors just haven’t got the time or knowledge on this horrendous symptom.hope you get to the...
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    Always seek for the best care

    Hi!sorry to hear of your bad experience.all too common for us with fybro.i have a brilliant doctor who has studied deeply in fybro which is lucky in these days.she says it stems from the brain sending pain messages to our various parts of our body.lets face it when you wake in the morning and...
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    Pain increasing

    Yes I do think you possibly could have fybromyalgia.all the strain and stress on your body has affected you emotionally and physically.your gp will be thinking all these markers are leading to this symptom.i don’t mean to be funny but when people say go and see a rheumatologist or some other...
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    Effective pain med on horizon?

    They’re reletrans patches which I was hooked on.i then moved to fentanyl patches on 62.5.i’m a opioid addict and now slowly weaning off them.its hell.never be prescribed opiates.you will regret it.i’ve took them for 30 years for fybro starting with co codamol.it messes you up physically and...
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    diagnosed and don't know what to do now, 23F

    I started on 20.felt great and slowly the pain crept back.told the doctor,they put me on 37.5.same again ok for a while then bang the pain came back.they upped it to 50.same scenario.they put me on 62.5 and yes the same scenario again.i was at my wits end.went to the doc and told them they...
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    Fibro and being sick?

    Hi!sorry to hear of your ongoing symptoms.i’ve had fybromyalgia for 30 years and it doesn’t go away.the symptoms may ease but you will then get a flare up which is terrible,it can last days,weeks,months.nausea,violent headaches,extreme fatigue are amongst the many symptoms but everybody’s...
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    diagnosed and don't know what to do now, 23F

    Yes they are strong and addicting.i’m trying to wean off them and it’s pure hell.headache,nausea,upset stomach,crazy hallucinations.brain zaps.i truthfully wish i never went on em.the fybro pains still there so I’ve decided to live with it.painkillers are pure failures they just get you...
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