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    Emotional Stressors

    I am fairly new to this forum but not new to FMS. Even tho I was diagnosed with FMS in the early mid-90s, this condition still perplexes me. I was wondering how emotional stressors affects other FMS patients? I find that whenever I have an emotional event in my life, I am thrown into severe...
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    feeling defeated

    this is my first original post to this forum and it's going to be a long one probably. i hope that everyone who reads this will be open-minded. i chose an anonymous forum that wasn't on facebook to get into specific details of my life and my fight with chronic illness. i am a survivor of...
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    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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    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.
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    How do you get yourself going in the morning?

    Mornings are not a great time for me since I got fibromyalgia. When I first wake up the idea of hopping out of bed is just that - an idea (that I don't particularly feel motivated to act on). I usually start by wwriggling my feet to get the blood moving and do some breathing exercises. I might...
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    Vent vent vent

    Today is my day off and I have done nothing but sit in my recliner the biggest part of the day. My feet hurt so bad that I just did not want to get up and walk on them. Just sitting here they hurt at the level of about seven and a half or 8 I just don't understand what this is all about or how...
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    Nicotine and fibromyalgia

    I have to say smoking has really helped alleviate some symptoms. I don't want to be responsible for people making bad decisions here, but personally the brain fog went instantly, and that's just from the occasional cigar. Nicotine gum too has had a similar effect, and nicotine is a known...
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    It's not all about the pain

    Firstly let me say thankyou for providing such a supportive and informative site. This is the best one I have found so far. My journey with Fibro has been a bit of an unusual one. Having 2 bouts of Ross River Virus left me with CFS which I had thought to have managed reasonably well. However...
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    • anxiety brain breathing breathing problems cats cfs choke choking diagnosis energy fibromyalgia hope housework massage men muscle muscle weakness natural pain problem rheumatologist story supplements swallowing tingling weakness working
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    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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    New frontiers in fibromyalgia treatment

    Research and development are two areas that need emphasis to develop better drugs for the treatment of fibromyalgia. A recent drug, Savella (milnacipran) is being used to treat FB with excellent results. It acts by raising brain levels of serotonin, the stress buffering hormone and...
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    Lol, fibro is emotionally insane sometimes

    I joined this forum today, everybody here seems really supportive. To be honest though, at first reading things here depressed me more. Everybody struggles with it so much and it makes every part of life so hard and it's not fair to any of us. Especially being 20 years old and having failed out...
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    Coping with chronic fatigue/brain fog

    Sorry if this is a duplicate post, I'm on my phone and wasn't sure where to put it and can't tell if my first posted :shock: I'm 20 years old and was diagnosed with fibro when I was 12 after a period of intense headaches and fatigue and missing a year of school. Ive had a year or so at a time...
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    • adhd bed brain brain fog chronic chronic pain coping depression energy fatigue good headaches hearing helpful meds men narcolepsy pain rheumatologist school story symptoms work
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Chronic pain
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