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    Not coping with pain

    Hi everyone at the moment I'm lying in the lounge trying not to cry because the pain is so bad and I know there is nothing I can do about it. I had a poo test and it showed I have no E. coli at all in my bowel and also none of the good bacteria and an over growth of that is bad so the suff they...
  2. F

    Hello

    Hi. I'm new here, wanted to just go to a place where I can relate and possibly learn of any new and helpful coping strategies. I am currently taking one wellbutrin in the morning as well as celebrex, and then 2 paxil at night along with flexeril if needed, and / or Tylenol 3s as needed. This...
    • fibetoronto
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    • coping doctor fibromyalgia flexeril good helpful medications meds night pain sore vitamins wanted weight weight gain work working
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
  3. M

    fibro flare up

    Hey everyone, I don't come here much but I came back today because I feel like my fibro is flaring up. This past week I was feeling great, up until yesterday that is! I'm a nurse and one of my patients has FM and told me it flares up with humidity.... thoughts? The weather in Melbourne was...
  4. N

    Not coping bad relapse

    Hi everyone I'm new to this forum my name is janine I have had fb andchronic fatigue syndrome 10 years I have not been able to work because of the fatigue and pain. I am married have been for 26 years no children my husband has trouble coping with me as he as ocpd as well as high functioning...
  5. M

    Fibro or Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or both?!

    I was diagnosed with fibro about a month or so and have been trying to get my head around that, then I go to see my occupational therapist to discuss how I'm coping with work and home. She noticed I was wearing a support brace(I have carpal tunnel syndrome)and discuss that then she asked if I...
  6. N

    hello

    Hi everyone, hope you are all coping ok with fibro at the moment, I am not used to communicating with others who also have this condition so I don't really know what to say. I'm so used to pretending that I am ok because nobody seams to understand it
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    Sunday Moan and Groan

    I have had sustained widespread burning, aching pain since Wednesday of this week. This is the longest period of fibro pain that I can ever remember having. Any exertion on any muscle in my body (other than walking and showering) causes the pain to intensify. I am taking my tramadol (50mg)...
    • JKerner59
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    • back burning coping frustrated happy job massage men muscle pain research tramadol working
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
  8. S

    Coping with inconsiderate family members

    I have been dealing with RSD and Fibromyalgia for 10 year. My husband will not rub my back, saying because I won't rub his and that his back hurts because he works. My kids who are 20 and 21 will not help around the house, they both say, because they work, leaving all the housework to my 17...
    • sammysue
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    • back chores coping daily family family member fibromyalgia frustrated housework kids rsd
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    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
  9. S

    Hello from Edmonton

    Hello everyone, Nice to find a forum of this kind. For so many years I thought I was going it alone, trying to resolve this condition. When I was diagnosed there wasn't much material out there about it. Since that was in 1988 there wasn't much of an internet to look things up or share ideas like...
    • Saueracker
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    • condition coping depression diagnosis doctors fibromyalgia good ice rheumatologist sleep symptoms working
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
  10. L

    Urgent Lyrica Question!

    I'm 18 and I was just diagnosed with FM and CFS on July 30th. My rheum started me on Lyrica Thursday night, and today I was reading about side effects. First off, I'm seeing that most people expereince side effects before the drug starts working. That's horrifying, to be frank, but not as...
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