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    Don’t always feel as bad as I did during my previous post

    I am writing to let my readers know that when I wrote my previous post, I was in the middle of a bad fibro flare. Because of my faith, I do have great hope that one day I will be healed of this terrible condition. In the meantime, I follow posts in the forum that describe strategies for...
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    Deep inward pain

    I believe I have fibro, but I don’t have sharp shooting pains or pins and needles pain. My pain is best described as a deep inward malaise, as if I were literally submerged in a black, bottomless pool of desperate cellular despair, a Niagara waterfall of razor sharp peril and ugliness, along...
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    Saved by a caffeine pill

    I am one of those people whose fibromyalgia comes in spurts…some days horrible and others just an annoyance. I take Ibuprofen and acetaminophen to help manage the pain, but more and more here lately, these pills do not offer any relief. That’s when I pull out my trusty bottle of caffeine...
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    Dangers of aspartame and caffeine

    Wanted to let everyone know (in case you don’t already know), for me, too much caffeinated coffee (more than 4 cups) and any amount of aspartame ( such as more than two sips of diet soda) gives me fibromyalgia pain big time!!!
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    Thinking about taking prednisone for pain…has anyone tried if?

    Have a friend who takes care of homebound people…she says the lady takes 2 mg of prednisone about twice a week to manage pain. Can a person take it only only when they have a flare? Any side effects?
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    Sick all day and need to sleep

    Today was especially difficult…deep muscle pain and fatigue…need to sleep…dear Jesus…thank you for your help, comfort and mercy in our time of need…can’t make it without you…
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    So glad I’ve found this forum!

    I’m a writer and a retired public school science teacher. Fibromyalgia has been a serious problem for me for several years now…appreciate so much the opportunity to share my experiences and learn from others how to best cope with this mysterious and so often debilitating condition. Blessings to...
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    Diagnosed with fibromyalgia in my twenties

    Hello everyone…I’m a newby to this forum …was diagnosed by a rheumatologist with fibromyalgia in my twenties via the “pressure point” test…no problems with symptoms until two decades ago, with occasional flu-like pain and fatigue in my fifties. Now, 70 on my next birthday, I’m waking up with the...
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