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  1. J

    Too Stressed for words

    So, they say stress kills and I fully believe that. It has certainly made me more sick than I would probably be without it. So, what do you do when the stress is so much, but you have no real options to eliminate it? I know that is vague and it's because it's a long story. My family situation...
  2. T

    Just Diagnosed

    Hi all. I'm new to this forum but was just diagnosed with Fibromyalgia by my neurologist today. She is also starting me on Cymbalta for pain management but I was wondering if anyone here has tried that and if it helped or not. Does the pain come and go even being on this med? It seems like the...
  3. E

    Newby looking for help, advice and reassurance

    Hello, I am new to the forum and have already learnt I am not alone in suffering from this horrible Fibro thing. I have recently been diagnosed, started on medication and trying to come to terms with constant aches, pains, headaches and generally feeling pretty much totally exhausted. My G.P...
  4. J

    Hi all

    Hi Everyone ,please bare with me as im knew to this but i just wanted to tell you a bit about myself .I was recently digonosed with Fybro in the summer of this yr after yrs of going back and forth to the Dr's many scans even at one point them thinking i had a blood clot in my legs . It came to...
    • Jonann
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
  5. T

    need help any advice would be greatly appreciated.

    Hey guys, Hope everyone is well. I have reached my twelve months of troubling symptoms and still no answer to a diagnoses, been cleared of MS, ALS so thought maybe i would see if any of these symptoms appear in fibromyalgia..i am a 28 year old male... symptoms: I have lots of pain signalling...
    • trentw2000
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    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  6. W

    Helping in a small way

    I have a friend over a few hours a week (we have a weekly gaming group). I don't really form a major part of her treatment. She's been having trouble, and it flares up. I know she's a bit self-conscious about it. I don't fully understand Fibromyalgia, but I have problems of my own and I'm more...
  7. L

    Recently diagnosed

    I was recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. My doctor has me on Gabapentin and I have been on it for about three days. I am new to this forum and would like any advice anyone can give me. I am 30 years old, married, and have a two year old daughter. I am always tired and always in pain. I am...
  8. Whyfor

    I think I'm finally ready to face it!

    Primarily thanks to this forum, I've come to the realization that I have spent several years just passively accepting my illness without ever knowing for sure what was causing my suffering. This happened because, I think, I've undergone about ten years of being told "I don't know what's wrong...
    • Whyfor
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    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  9. S

    Need help! Looking for answers/advice

    Hello there! Thank you for taking the time to read into this thread. I am an 18 year old girl looking for any type of help or advice. I've been struggling with symptoms of something that so far I have not gotten any answers for. I do not know if I have fibromyalgia, but I have done a little...
    • sampmoore
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    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  10. bgregoire

    light sensitivity

    I am wondering if anyone has some advice on trying to help with eye pain related to light sensitivity. I suffer from pain all over but the pain in my eyes is what is the major reason I am unable to work. I can only go for a period of about 15-20 minutes of looking at my computer screen without...
    • bgregoire
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    • advice back disability doctor exhausted eye flare headaches insurance job pain rest sensitivity work
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Chronic pain
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