Well I'm new here so thought I would post. I've had fibro for several years and like many spent the first 3 screaming WHY & trying ever drug that the big pharmaceutical companies push. I tried them all and then found an amazing Dr who was willing to work with ME & let me lead my journey.
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Hi,, I'm Kitty
Firstly I'll apologise in advance - I am not very computer savvy, I have no clue if I'm posting this correctly or not!
Yesterday the Rheumatologist said I had CFS and developing fibromyalgia. When I saw him 6 months ago I had a couple of the Fibro pressure points, yesterday I had...
hey fibro friends,
i wanted to share an exciting documentary on amaz prime, I Remember Me.
although it's about chronic fatigue syndrome, i think a lot of us have it along with fibro, diagnosed or undiagnosed. the film addresses the challenges we face from society and doctors having a condition...
High blood pressure can be caused by pain or various medications. Another common reason is overweight as some medicines lower metabolism or a poorly functional thyroid. Most fibro medicine like Cymbalta, Effexor and NSAIDS and other antidepressants also cause high blood pressure. Avoiding fatty...
Hi, stopping by to say hi before I look around. I've had Fibromyalgia/CFS and other conditions for quite a while. I was diagnosed almost 11 years ago, but as we all know, that usually takes a while. I've got several conditions that are often exist in conjunction with Fibromyalgia, and I'm sure...
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...
I've been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia several years ago. Now my doc thinks i have developed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I will be undergoing testing now. I have crushing muscle weakness.
Hello !
I am 40 years old woman from North Europe and I have no diagnosed fibromyalgia. Yet.
About 5 years ago I was helthy woman with big(?) family, good job, lot of dance hobbies, dog... Busy life, but I loved it. I never saw the doctors, no need for that.
First came stress, headache...
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So this is how i feel. I had a bad sleep and the day is not starting off good. I am very tired and very cold. I have a terrible headache. I can't think properly and can't remember and can't think about too much at once of what i have to do or it gets me upset. My whole body hurts. My hair...