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  1. C

    How to get started?

    Hi, folks. I'm new to this forum and new to my fibro diagnosis. I have been seeing a pain doc due to pack pain. Over the years I have had pain in my hips that is actually worse than the back pain - I can't lie on either side because of the hip pain and I can't lie on my back because of back...
    • cindypsych
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    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
  2. T

    Do you experience a reset in activity tolerance??

    Hi folks, I've been sick for about a year now, and my doc has finally given me a "tentative" diagnosis of fibro. I really wanted the opportunity to speak with folks who have the condition and find out if what I'm experiencing falls in the realm of fibro possibility I guess. Last February, I...
    • themaddestmax
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    • activity back bed burning condition depressed diagnosis dizziness doctor flare flu good healthy increase job lost pain questions sick sleep stress symptoms tingling wanted work
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  3. B

    Cymbalta

    Hi my doctor has just increased my dosage of Cymbalta from 60 mg to 90mg a day. It was originally prescribed for me for depression and works really well for that. She thinks that by increasing it that it might help my fibro. I can't say it has I have been taking it now for 7 days. What it has...
  4. P

    My Physical Symptoms

    Hi Everyone, I'm a newbie here and I would like to ask everyone if all the physical symptoms I have are common with Fibromyalgia: Feel tired all the time Shortness of breath Leg cramping Left side of face feel thick or a bit numb Left neck feels really tight like almost cramping left abdomen...
  5. L

    Here we go again!

    So I was starting to feel good again after weeks of pain and starting to feel a bit more normal when bang! My knee pain is back with avengance, it only started today and already I can barely walk or bend my left knee & it won't be long before the other side starts too. This sucks 🙁
  6. P

    Feeling useless

    Hi, all newbie here.I've had symptoms for 15 years, diagnosed 5 yrs ago. I've had headaches all my life, but escalated to migraines after severe life-changing reaction to Levaquin. Amitriptylline, Gabapentin, Migrelief, several OTC supplements. Was on a beta blocker but side effects too much...
    • pjward
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    • activity back caffeine family frustrated gabapentin good headaches hope meds newbie pain scared sleep supplements support symptoms work
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
  7. Forgetmenot

    My pain level

    I can't stand the pain im in ATM,my legs feel like I've done 100 swats. Can't even touch them,my skin feels awful,my little one like to rub my arm when she's filling to sleep.it feels like sandpaper, I've even started having pain in my right eye and gums. I've had to up the pain meds. And I no...
  8. C

    medical marijuana

    I've been suffering from a back injury for months now, and been dosing my self with a lot of pain relievers. I'm starting to think that I might take away the pain of my back with the meds i'm but at the same time punishing my liver slowly. So I started reading articles about marijuana and it's...
    • cricketjoe
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    • back marijuana medical marijuana medicalmarijuana meds pain pain relief relief
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Chronic pain
  9. M

    Blood tests- is it really fibro??

    Went to the doctor with a long list of pain- arms, shoulders, elbows, wrists, swelling in hands and feet, cold hands- always, daily migraines, severe jaw pain, inability to lose weight, thought I had dementia, never feel rested...the list goes on and on. Have all the symptoms of hypothyroidism...
    • Mrsbanff
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    • ability back daily dementia doctor early feet kids lyrica pain specialist swelling symptoms tests weight work wrists
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  10. M

    self doubt and fibromyalgia

    Do any of you struggle with self doubt around your own illness?? It's bad enough that we have to fight the stigma of an invisible illness, but I find myself playing mind tricks sometimes. For example, just before Christmas I started Effexor, and whether it was the drug or just that the weather...
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