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    Telltale Signs and Symptoms of Fibromyalgia?

    What would you say are the main signs and symptoms of fibromyalgia? I know that chronic pain is one of the main symptoms. Fatigue may also be another. However, are there other telltale signs and symptoms as well?
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    How Do You Cope?

    Chronic Pain is one of the biggest challenges for those of us with Fibro. Medication can keep that at bay, but the other issues are more complex. Not being able to sleep even though I feel completely drained, my intestines having a mind of their own, anxiety, depression and just generally...
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    pain & spasticity in throat.

    Hi, Does anyone struggle with severe pain and stiffness in their throat? I’ve had intense pain in throat area for more than 2 years. It’s a stiff cramping pain and it’s relentless! Is it spasticity gone amok? I’m more than 4 years in, classified as UMN syndrome. Pain, spasticity, difficulty...
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    Quickly moving symptoms , in limbo

    Hello, just a note on previous health issues.. Have had L4-5 surgery with drop foot and chronic pain after Co2 poisoning from broken heating systems and GERD..BUT 2 months ago thought I reherniated disk as had same symptoms of atrophy and spasms in same calf and twitching all over . . Full...
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    Diagnosed in Jan

    I have never posted on any forums before but have been reading this one for a month or so and have learned a lot I was just diagnosed Jan, after a year of testing and watching the progression of symptoms. Looking back symptoms may have started in 1995, when diagnosed with "tendenitis in a...
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    ripping good times....

    ...well cannot really call torn ligaments a good time but that is what has taken place in my right thumb from trying to open a jar of spehgetti sauce. I finally went to an orthopedic doc yesterday (yet another specialist to add to my list) and they put me in a fiberglass cast that goes up half...
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    Chronic pain/ dulling of pleasure (meds, or pain itself?)

    Hi all, I notice more and more that I have a hard time experiencing simple pleasures/joy in situations where I normally would have before. Trying to sort out how much of it is due to chronic pain from upper motor neuron affects of ALS vs. meds. Would be interested in others thoughts on this &...
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    Does anyone share my symptoms?

    I am a 28 year old female and have been living with chronic pain for the past 4 years. I haven't been officially diagnosed with anything other than fibromyalgia. My symptoms would come and go in pretty regular patterns and last for about 4-7 days. No medications helped. I was difficult to...
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