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  1. T

    Meds for Pain

    For my fibro related pain, I currently have been taking Tramadol 100mg 4xs daily and Tizanadine 1-4mg, they are scored, as needed. I also take Cymbalta 60 mg once daily. Anyway, to get to the point, the medication no longer seems to manage my pain. I've been taking the medication for over a year...
  2. srhalex

    Nice to meet you all! I wish it was under better circumstances...

    Hi everyone. My name is Sarah and I’m 33, married and without kids (hopefully someday!). I live in a small town in Washington state. I can’t work anymore, but when I did I was a special education paraeducator. I was officially diagnosed with fibromyalgia 3 months ago, but I think I may have had...
  3. 1sweed

    Official: Fibromyalgia Is A True Disease

    As of October 1, 2015, fibromyalgia finally has its own official diagnostic code in the ICD-10-CM codes formally adopted in the U.S. ICD-10-CM, which stands for International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification, is a list of diagnostic codes provided by the Centers...
  4. J

    Hello

    I am new to this forum. I have been dealing with symptoms of fibromyalgia for several years but the past year has been horrible. Two years ago I was active and working. I could clean, take daily showers, plant a garden, walk. I've had back issues for years and was always able to manage...
  5. G

    An Abundance of Medication

    Is anyone else taking lots of medication? I'm on 12 lots a month at the moment aaannddd I still feel & look like hell, and not got all my test results back yet so this could increase. When I was in the chemist last week speaking to the pharmacist I told her that I'm taking that many meds I...
  6. bookworm1402

    What I like to do.

    I watch TV a lot on my Roku: Sex and the City, Downton Abbey, Doctor Who, Roseanne, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Sherlock. My TV interests are very diverse! :D I love to crochet. I am quite good at it, actually. At the moment, I'm crocheting a fox hat scarf where the head is the hat and the...
  7. A

    Dealing with pain and stress

    Hi guys I know in new here but thought I would share what ive been trying for a few weeks now :) I have a very high pain threshold so for me pain has to be severe for me to kniw I had it on talking to my doctor and a few friends stress can make you worse so I went about trying to find a way of...
  8. D

    support please...oops sorry wrong place should be general

    i have finally booked a dental appointment as my usually healthy gums are breaking out everywhere despite me taking super thorough care of them. Those of you i have been sharing threads with will know i am not doing well all round with illness and stress and because of jaw problems have been...
  9. A

    New to the forum (UK)

    Hi there. I just joined today after finally getting a bit peeved about my fibro. I was diagnosed last year, but have pretty much had many symptoms for a long time prior to that, like most sufferers. I find I can (mostly) manage the everyday pain in my legs since I was prescribed with Gabapentin...
  10. M

    Scared every time a new symptom pops up

    My pain started a year and a half ago in my hands, then my feet. 5 months later I went to the ER with chest pains and was diagnosed with chostocondritis. 3 months after that the horrible migraines started, then the neck pain, then the throat, more chest pain, breast pain, and stomach issues the...
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