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    Have had symptoms for years

    I have had symptoms of fibromyalgia for years. 10-15. It crept up on me slowly. First was the fatigue, but I had just had a baby so they ran a bunch a blood test to see if my hormones were out of wack, etc nothing showed up so they just told me I needed to let my body recover. I also...
  2. F

    Gluten and the staff of life

    It’s doubtful that the biblical staff of life exists any longer. In the 1960s and 70s, genetic engineering transformed wheat and other grains into poorly nutritional but more profitable products. Engineered grains have challenged physiology and general health. The culprit appears to be glutens...
  3. A

    Losing my mind

    Alright so I know these same questions get asked quite often and I don't mean to repeat the same old thing, but I would really like some reassurance before setting up a doctors appointment that it's "not all in my head" which has stopped me from going for the last three years now. A...
  4. S

    Teaching with fibromyalgia

    Hi, I came across this site as I searched on the internet for 'teaching with fibromyalgia' and came across a closed thread on here and the site just asked me to start a general discussion about how FM affects my day! First of all - I was diagnosed in April 2013 and found it incredibly...
  5. H

    Acetylcholine and Brain fog.

    I will probably discuss this elsewhere in the future, but this is just a testing ground for my theory at the moment, to see what others think. It is known that there are acetylcholine receptors in the tongue. This is why nicotine gum works and why smokers can feel the effect of nicotine before...
  6. H

    TMJ/Jaw Pain?

    Hi! I am a new member but have been diagnosed for a little over a year. I have a new symptom that is really bothering me and I can get any answers. Does anyone else have jaw pain? I have seen my PCP along with an ENT. Had brain MRI that was clear but I cannot find any relief! Anyone else out...
  7. N

    Fibromyalgia but with mild pain

    I'm really struggling in trying to figure out my condition. I have chronic muscle tension, particularly around the torso, on the respiratory and neck muscles. The muscle spasm in the diaphragm and intercoastal (rib) muscles have considerably restricted my breathing, which aggravates the...
  8. T

    Hi from Tampa...I don't believe in this diagnosis!

    Hi Everyone. My name is Tami. I'm 44 years old and I am newly diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. You are probably curious as to why I say I don't believe the diagnosis. Well, I have been having fatigue, skin pain?, memory/cognitive impairment, swollen lymph node in my neck, rash on my chest, joint...
  9. L

    Test Result Help

    I got my blood work back and my doctor wants me in ASAP for more testing. Everything was normal except this: ANA IFA SCREEN W/RFX TITER AND PATTERN IFA ANA SCREEN IFA POSITIVE (NEGATIVE) 42254-3 Positive ANA IFA SCREEN W/RFX TITER AND PATTERN IFA ANA TITER IFA 1:160 (SEE BELOW) Positive ANA...
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