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    Stress/Anxiety

    How does stress and anxiety affect your fibromyalgia. Is it instant pain or a response you feel a while later? Does it cause a significant body wide increase in pain or just small increase short term? Stress is a killer for me ...and pretty instant change. Just wondered how/if it affects...
  2. vickythecat

    Preparing for OB-GYN visit, advice needed

    Hi, I have not been to the ob-gyn in more than 6 years. Before that I had not been to one in 10 years! I've been through a number of different trauma's involving that part of my body, and going to the ob-gyn is something I've simply avoided, mostly due to the anxiety. I guess it is also easy...
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    Terrible Doctor

    My name is Nicole and this is the first time I'm posting on here. I was diagnosed two days ago by a rhumetologist. My pcp has been an NP at a local clinic. The clinic serves Native Americans as well as low income families and because I've been unable to work for about a year due to chronic pain...
    • Nfabela93
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    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
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    Fibro Fog or ADHD

    I appear to have had symptoms starting around 6 years ago of fibro. Last year I was diagnosed as ADHD inattentive type and put on medication. So I'm wondering, do I have fibro fog, ADHD, or both? I'm on the max dose of Cocerta(12 hour Ritalin). It clears my head which I think it does in fibro...
    • lyrin
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    • adhd anxiety fatigue fibro fog medication meds sleep symptoms
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Fibro fog
  5. Tipnatee N

    Bad vivid imaginations = bad anxiety = more pain = more insanity

    Have anyone ever accidentally imagining them self in to the bad situation that's not yet happening or ever going to happen enough to cause you to panic or anxiety attack then it hurts all over? :???: How often does that happen to you? Sometime I'm watching some TV show or listening to some...
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    Hello! looking for answers.

    Good Morning! I am forty yo male who had stomach issues in early May. I had extreme anxiety if not a break down of some sort when this was going on. I had a lot of tests endoscopy, colonoscopy, HIDA scan, ultra sound blood work for pancreas, gluten tests....all clear, given IBS diagnosis...
    • flyingwyoming
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
  7. Tipnatee N

    What type of fibro are you?

    For a very long time I'm struggeling try to figure out why are there so many different type of pains that many fibro sufferer experiences?. Some fibro sufferer I don't share any common with at all, while some I share far too many. Can we categorize our symptoms ? Which type of fibro pains...
    • Tipnatee N
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    • anger anxiety balance brain brain fog daily doctors fear fibromyalgia healthy hyperesthesia ibs insomnia iron lump men narcolepsy paralysis rls scare sleep sounds symptoms taste vertigo
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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    Diagnosed after many years

    I am so happy to discover a place to talk about this terrible malady with people who know how I feel. Thank you for accepting me. I have been seeing the same doctor, a general practitioner, since 2011. I have basically complained of the same symptoms all these years. After my quarterly visit...
    • patty9755
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    • advice angry anxiety back diagnosed diagnosis doctor early fatigue fibromyalgia happy ibs learning muscle pain quality of life rls sleep spasms symptoms
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
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    Saw 2nd Rheumatologist...and even more confused & frustrated

    BLARG! Now that I got that out of my system, I want to first thank you guys for helping me prep for my new rheumatologist. I made notes and she took the time to really talk to me. Well, as well as a doctor can talk to their patients, I guess. Anywho, I guess my real question is about...
    • ChinaCat
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    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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    Shooting head pain - fibromyalgia or something else?

    Hello, I would like to ask if anyone else has experienced this and what it can be. I have a suspected fibromyalgia with my pains migrating from one part of my body to next. For example I would be having needle pin pains in my tights for a couple of weeks, then the pain would stop and move to...
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