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  1. R

    Not a death sentence

    Some patients when diagnosed with fibromyalgia go into panic mode and become depressed. This stress is one of the dynamics that accelerates FM. Doctors should give pretest counselling especially to teenage patients who look at it like a death sentence. Post test counselling is also required. The...
  2. W

    Are there any positives from your pain/Fibromyalgia?

    I know people with chronic health conditions can sometimes dwell on the negative, so I wanted to start a thread where we could talk about anything positive that has come out of our conditions/diagnoses. I used to be a balls to the wall kind of person. I would push through, regardless of how I...
  3. K

    Drugs and their side effects

    Hello. I am a 48 yr old wife and mother who was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2004. I attempted to manage pain for years on my own until I had no other choice. My doctor prescribed Cymbalta and that's where my problems began. I decided that the side effects outnumbered the benefits and...
  4. M

    screaming on the inside

    No energy today. I feel useless, particlarly being a burdon to my husband. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M REMINDED Every DAY OF MY BODY, THE TIREDNESS, THE LACK OF FRIENDSHIPS, I'M SO LONELY, WHAT IF I DO REACH OUT. MY MEMORY IS BAD, I EMBARASSMENT MYSELF AND MAKE MY FAMILY FRUSTRAITED. COME ON MOM...
  5. M

    how do I make the writing bigger

    The fonts are very small. On other forums I can increase the percentage in my browser to 150% to read but on this forum if I do this, I then have to scroll side ways (horizontally) because the sides of the columns of text don't self adjust to keep the lines visible. Is there a way to make...
  6. Feien

    Could this be fibro?

    Hello everyone, I'm a 24 year old female from Canada. I've been experiencing pain and fatigue for some time and I've started wondering if I might have fibro... I have been diagnosed with hip bursitis about a year ago. I've been having chronic hip pain for years, anti-inflammatories don't help...
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    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  7. G

    What worked for us

    I have no financial ties to any products mentioned here, and no association other than being a member, with any websites that I may mention. If I mention them, it is only because I, as a mother of a child diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, CRPS and CFS/ME, have found them to be helpful. My...
    • gryfalcon
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Alternative medicines and therapies
  8. W

    I just found this forum

    Had symptoms most of my life, just got medical support last year. Struggling to rebuild my life in middle age. Looking for tips and people who understand what it's like, especially brain fog.
  9. G

    What worked for me

    Full disclosure. I have no financial ties to any products mentioned here, and no association other than being a member, with any websites that I may mention. If I mention them, it is only because I, as a mother of a child diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, CRPS and CFS/ME, have found them to be...
    • gryfalcon
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    • acne acupuncture age blood pressure chair cure death diagnosis drugs energy exercise feet fibromyalgia foods free gabapentin hope increase medicine minerals money muscle music naltrexone pressure progression research shoulder shower sleep supplement supplements symptoms temperature tests wanted weight weight gain wrong
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Alternative medicines and therapies
  10. M

    Hopeful stories?

    Just wondering if anyone has some positive stories or outcomes regarding how you manage this difficult condition..and specificaly without the use of medication. Or any strategies that have helped.Or even anyone who has periods of wellness or atleast periods of less pain as i do. I personaly...
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