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  1. C

    Statins and Fatigue

    I'm wondering if others have questioned whether their pain, fatigue and brain fog could be caused by taking a statin. I realize I'm probably grasping at straws and balking at accepting that I have a chronic disorder that has turned my life upside down. I would love to hear others' thoughts and...
  2. VanGogh

    Metaphors, stories, lessons, teachers....

    My brain sometimes feels like it wants to explode! I want to get the thoughts and information out " there " but like a Twilight Zone story I often can not find " there ". On one of those political talk shows, I recently heard someone say: " there is no there, there " and I rolled on the floor...
    • VanGogh
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    • book brain communication doctors friendship fun good health how to information laughter mental health problem sad story understanding wanted work
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  3. S

    Switching from cymbalta to amitriptyline ...please help

    Hello everyone, This is my first post here, I'll make it quick for you to read so I hope someone can share/help with what's happening to me right now. Really quickly : I'm switching my long term medication ( cymbalta 8 years) to amitriptyline very low dose (I can't translate in mg cause I'm...
    • Stef81
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    • brain brain fog cymbalta dizziness hope medication meds please help rheumatologist symptoms tongue vertigo withdrawal
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Pharmaceuticals and pharmacology
  4. C

    Feeling overwhelmed and trapped...

    I try so hard to be optimistic and take things one day at a time. But I'm feeling down today because, once again, I am exhausted, brain foggy and in a lot of pain. It takes all of my energy to get through the work week and I have little to nothing left on the weekend. So, my house is an...
  5. K

    Most if not all of my Fibro pain was due to Amalgam Fillings!!!

    My pain, confusion, brain fog started around age 13. I didn't realize that I had just had 7-8 filling put in years before from a dishonest dentist( because I really didn't need them). I lived very very difficultly until 3 years ago at age 47 until i had them removed. It took about 6 months to...
  6. B

    Male 34. Is it fibro?

    Hi! Hope you can shed some Light on what's going on with my body. It all started about five years ago. I was healthy athletic man in my prime, never had any health issues. Then one day i woke up with a stiff lower back, but it loosened as the day went on. As days and weeks passed i got...
    • Bozzy
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    • activity athletic back back support brain brain fog chair diagnosis fatigue fibro? extreme stiffness fibromyalgia fingers good headaches healthy hope increase massage medication muscle neck relaxing sensitivity stiffness support wrists
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  7. Sagey

    Inflammation is involved with Fibromyalgia as per study

    In recent years, researchers have learned a lot about inflammation's possible role in this condition.Although Fibro sufferers don't have the typical swelling of the joints and other areas like other inflammatory diseases have , it still has inflammation in the body. According to the Journal...
  8. Tipnatee N

    The neurobiology of stress-resistant brain & Learned helplessness

    These 2 article caught my attention which I found after I starting to suffer from Drowsiness anxiety. It's the symptom that after I felt intensive anger coming from my self then I get extremely sleepy and have to quickly go lay down to sleep for at least a few hours or more. ( no fight for me in...
  9. Tipnatee N

    Feeling twice older than my age

    Why does fibromyalgia make me feel so old? I mean not just in the physical sense but more like mentally sense. I want to stay young since I'm pushing 40, but I can't get excited with anything politics anymore , I feels tired and annoyed watching people go on and about every thing so negatively...
    • Tipnatee N
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    • age angry back bed brain death doctor dying fibro fog fibromyalgia good heart lost men pain rash sad video
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
  10. F

    Dr say brain fog is just depression

    The Dr. I've been seeing for the last year keeps insisting that my brain fog is just depression. She also says there is no reason for me not to be working. A little background I am a 46 yo female who has worked physical jobs most my life. I was working in construction when I was first told...
    • Firechicken
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    • age brain brain fog condition decline depressed depression disability female fibromyalgia jobs men money social security ssdi understanding wanted working
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Fibro fog
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