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    Newbie here-how do you tell what is flaring?

    I have FM just like my mother did. I have many skin/food allergies and I am very hypersensitive. I have been taking gabapentin since 2012 for nerve problems that started after my hall bladder was removed. Right after that the arthritis in my back and neck got much worse and I started having...
    • Wayupnorth
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    • advice allergies back canada clinic family father fingers flare food gabapentin health men neck neurologist newbie pain rash teaching treatments wrists
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
  2. T

    Amitriptyline and Decongestants ?

    Hello all! I've been on Amitriptyline for my pain and sleeping issues for five or six years now, and I've recently come down with the worst cold I've had in years. I brought some decongestants but found that you can't take them with Amitriptyline! Due to the Phenylephrine in them (and maybe the...
  3. E

    social security disability

    Hi there - I am new to this site and have been out of work since March 2013. My disability benefits ended last year so have no income now. I applied for social security disability and after jumping thru all the hoops and waiting for months I just got turned down. I want to re-apply and have...
  4. A

    Insurance stopped paying me again.

    I have to say I know these companies do this but am still on Short term and only have 3 weeks left and they just stopped paying me... I am sitting here waiting to hear from the claims lady as she told me she had 5 days to read my doctors notes. ( orthopedic surgeon ) which I emailed to her on...
  5. M

    update, still pain of unknown cause diagnosed thyroid issues

    Hi all, I posted back in january with my mine complaint of chest pain. I made it into the dr when insurance kicked in feb 1st. I had xray, ct scan, orginially diagnosed with pleurisy, went for ct scan, diagnosed with large thyroid nodule. It was biopsied and is benign, but it is still going...
    • mamabird
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    • advice back complain diagnosed feet flare insurance knee knee pain pain pcp second opinion update work
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  6. L

    New Member

    Hi, My name is Kim and I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2011. I'm seriously panicking about work at the moment and could use some advice. The people in my department know I have fibromyalgia. They don't, however, know the extent. They know I miss days because I'm in some pain and...
    • LilyBean
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    • advice back concentration confused depressed exhausted family fibromyalgia frustrated fun job new member pain sick stress stupid understanding vision work wrong
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  7. S

    New & Confused...need some advice

    A year ago my dr said he thought I had fibromyalgia ...I didn't believe him - I just didn't have the symptoms. (I had a left hip replacement and a right knee replacement) I went to him a week ago and told him I was a mess. I told him I was SO depressed - the antidepressants I was on aren't...
  8. N

    Doctor Doesn't Believe Fibromyalgia is a Real Diagnosis

    Hi, I have been having medical issues for at least eight years, and have been brushed off and offered antidepressants for most of them. Fall of 2013, I got a lot worse. Extreme fatigue, moderate pain to severe at times, insomnia, waking up like I took a beating all night long, cannot find...
    • NeraCaligula
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    • advice autoimmune back diagnosis dizziness doctors falling fatigue fibromyalgia fingers insomnia leg men migraine muscle neck night pain pcp pneumonia rheumatologist scleroderma sounds spasms steroid shot stiffness tests treatment vision
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  9. C

    Advice for a bad flare-up day?

    Hi all, I was finally diagnosed last year (after having many dr's tell me "everyone gets tired and achey sometimes") by a great gp who finally took me seriously. I've been coping ok since, but stress is a BIG trigger for me. I had a training workshop yesterday for a course I'm doing online, and...
  10. B

    Need advice.

    My fibro pain has been increasing a lot here lately. My doctor has me doing small exercises to keep my body in motion, but I am in so much pain while doing them. I really need something to limit my pain during the day so I can keep active and healthy. The only medications I am on are cymbalta...
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