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  1. R

    High blood pressure

    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...
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    What has worked for you? Help

    I'm new here. I was diagnosed with RA 7 years after I started having symptoms in 2007. I started having relief but then I began to have pain again. My SED rates (inflammation) were perfect so my Rheumatologist started changing my meds. Nothing worked for 2 years. One day a student working with...
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    Nice to Have Support Finally!

    Hi there! My name is Angela and I have been suffering with Fibro for 5 years now. I had to diagnose myself because I am not normally someone who feels pain like this. It took a lot of blood work, xrays and chatter for me to finally tell my Doctor it may be Fibromyalgia and she agreed. I have...
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
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    Recently Diagnosed- So Many Questions!

    Hi all! I was recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia 2 weeks ago, although I've had symptoms for the last 3 years. I'm 22, and wonder if treatment options are different if you're younger? My GP has started me on Cymbalta (very low dose, 20mg set to increase to 40mg in the next couple of days), and...
    • honeynsteel
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    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
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    Medical cannabis to treat fibromyalgia

    Most fibromyalgia patients have reported only poor performance in pain alleviation in the three common drugs prescribed to cure FM- Cymbalta, Lyrica and Savella. What with the side effects reported from treatment with such drugs which are recommended by the FDA. A study conducted by the Pain...
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    Just want answers

    Hi, i am new to the site. I am 48 years of age and have had fybro for about 10 years. It took 7 of the 10 to convince me I did. Now that I have accepted it I feel lost. The Drs. here do nothing to help because I can not take any meds due to all the side effects and they just blow me off when I...
  7. M

    Warning: Prescribed Cymbalta for Fibromyalgia

    This is a shout out to all new patients that are newly being prescribed Cymbalta for Fibromyalgia. Before I start in to those whom Cymbalta helped,( good.) But for those whom are new to this drug.....Please please please read the side effects that can happen, and the terrible road to recovery...
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    New forumite, diagnosed in October

    Hi! I was diagnosed at the very start of October. I've been living with the symptoms for years now, but the process is finally finished. What sucks the most is that I wasn't prepared for it. I'd been feeling like it was likely for so long, but when I actually got the diagnosis, I couldn't help...
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
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    Rheumatologist Friday

    the primary care refered me to a rheumatologist, that appointment is friday. said she didnt want to tag me with fibromyalgia but felt confident that is what i am dealing with. all of the typical symptoms, a gazillion tests, co-pays, and all of the usual attempts to figure out what is wrong with...
    • wedel
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    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
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    Tramadol

    Does anyone on this forum take Tramadol for depression purposes? If so, does it help and what MG do you take. I was on Cymbalta which treats depression and fibro but it was working for the depression so he took me off and started me on something new leaving me with nothing to treat the fibro...
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