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  1. B

    Weaning off opiate

    After being diagnosed with fibromyalgia years ago, my neurologist has put me on a variety of medication and up until now, none seems to really work. I am currently on opiate and feel it is also not effective. Am fed up with the side effects and withdrawal symptoms of lexapro and opiate, I plan...
  2. T

    Lyrica working?

    I was just started on Lyrica and Cymbalta. It seems to work ok but I begin to get pains in my shoulders and hips around 3ish in the afternoon. I work as a medical assistant and I think it is taking a toll. Does anyone else have this issue? Thanks:-? :-?
  3. J

    Any help for the new girl....

    I couldn't wait anymore. I told the doctor all my symptoms / other past illnesses: constant body aches, tender areas around my head, neck, back and hips, major sleep disturbances since my teenage years. Chronic IBS since my teenage years. Tmj so bad it required surgery, tension headaches which...
  4. J

    Feeling hopeless

    Hi I'm a newbie (to this forum not fibromyalgia) I'm a 34yr old mother of 3 and for 7yrs I've complained of fatigue and all over body pain. I was diagnosed about 8 months ago and have had every test done to finally get a answer to why at 34 I feel like a 90yr old woman. I was first prescribed...
    • Jden1122
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    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Chronic pain
  5. G

    New to forum

    Hi, I'm new to the forum. I decided to seek out advice and a place to vent and understand as no one in my family or friends seem to understand what all Fibro encompasses and how it affects everything. I was diagnosed in March of this year after having pain and symptoms for months with such...
  6. L

    why even bother waking up anymore?

    I just don't see the point. I'm only 18 and already I can't work, I can't leave my house, I have to cancel appointments left and right because moving is just too painful and the motion itself makes me impossibly nauseous. My girl left me because we haven't been able to see each other for a...
  7. T

    New to this

    Hi I'm a mom. I'm 28 and 3 months ago I was told I have fibro. I had surgery that kick It in to full force and I feel like I'm losing my life. I loved hiking and camping. I even have an Old jeep I was restoring. But the pain and fatigue have got me on the couch most the time. I'm on lyrica and...
  8. M

    Is anyone like me?

    Hi I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia for a few years now, and have it pretty under control with the use of 60mg Cymbalta. I was told by a nurse friend that she read that your thyroid might have something to do with Fibro so I went to get it checked. Came back normal, but my iron levels...
  9. L

    How long did it take you to find medocation that works?

    How long did it take you to find medication that works? I'm at the end of my rope here, I really am. Quick background: I'm 18, male, been having symptoms for a little more than a year now, and I just got diagnosed on July 30, with fibro, CFS, and orthostatic intolerance. Since last year the...
  10. B

    Divorced, Fatigued, and Working Full-Time

    Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum. I'm looking for friends that are facing the same challenges I currently am. I could really use some emotional support & encouragement. I have fibromyalgia which, of course, has been flaring up on & off due to the breakup of my 14 year marriage to my best...
    • babb1voice
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    • cymbalta encouragement energy fatigue feet fibromyalgia leg looking for lyrica neck night pain sleep support symptoms tramadol work working
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Chronic fatigue
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