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  1. J

    Do You Guys Think I Have Fibro?

    Hey guys, I'm new here but was looking to get some insight to see if i do or do not have Fibromyalgia and to help you, i'll provide a little backstory. Im 22 years of age, Male. My father has had this illness diagnosed going on some 10 years now, but has had the symptoms since he was 24 (he's...
    • Jacob96014
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    • age brain dad depression father fatigue fibromyalgia friend good insight lost men neck pain research rest shoulder sleep symptoms trauma
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  2. vickythecat

    Mental illness and fibro

    Hi, I was wondering whether anyone else would like to share their own experiences regarding mental illness and its correlation with fibro. I've always been a very sensitive introverted child. Growing up I started self injurying mainly because life would simply be too much for me. I'd worry...
  3. H

    Intense exercise and strict diet seem to be key

    Hello, Everyone! I don't want to make anyone feel bad if they can't do this. It just has helped me so much that I wanted to share my experience in case it might help someone else. I increased my exercise to try to suppress my disease with a high level of fitness and changed my diet, and it has...
    • Hope4all
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    • abdominal allergies anxiety back depression diet doctor exercise exercises fatigue food how to lift lyrica pain sleep wanted work
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Chronic pain
  4. vickythecat

    disability, benefits and feeling guilty

    Hi, I am not entitled to disability or any benefits in the country I currently live in, as fibromyalgia, CFS, nerve damage or my lifelong mental health issues (BPD, major depression, social anxiety, PTSD) are not considered 'enough' to be entitled. Sad, really really sad. I am very lucky that I...
    • vickythecat
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    • anxiety back bed cfs depression disability family fibromyalgia health income men mental health mental illness sad treatments wanted work
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
  5. Tipnatee N

    The neurobiology of stress-resistant brain & Learned helplessness

    These 2 article caught my attention which I found after I starting to suffer from Drowsiness anxiety. It's the symptom that after I felt intensive anger coming from my self then I get extremely sleepy and have to quickly go lay down to sleep for at least a few hours or more. ( no fight for me in...
  6. A

    Finally accepting my diagnosis...need help coping

    I have suffered with pain for the last 5 years and just recently was officially diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I've just realized that I have been in denial of this because it seems so vague since there is nothing seemingly "wrong" or they don't really know what causes it. I have been on...
    • Althea913
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    • children coping cymbalta denial depression diagnosis energy fibromyalgia looking for pain wrong
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
  7. F

    Dr say brain fog is just depression

    The Dr. I've been seeing for the last year keeps insisting that my brain fog is just depression. She also says there is no reason for me not to be working. A little background I am a 46 yo female who has worked physical jobs most my life. I was working in construction when I was first told...
    • Firechicken
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    • age brain brain fog condition decline depressed depression disability female fibromyalgia jobs men money social security ssdi understanding wanted working
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Fibro fog
  8. A

    New Member Here.

    I'm so glad to have found this site. I'm dealing with fibro and with ostearthritis in both knees, with the right one needing replacement soon. In the past I've dealt with depression, using medication and therapy and am finally off the meds for that. But I'm finding an increase of pain due to...
    • aries18
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    • coping depression increase learning medication meds new member pain quell quell device therapy
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  9. C

    Fibromyalgia and Depression

    How can I help people with fibromyalgia deal with their emotional and physical pain? Are there more natural ways of reducing pain other than medications?
  10. D

    Finding life so hard

    Not long ago my partner said so many unkind things and dumped me blaming fibro and how its affected me as mine has been really severe for a long time now and so clearly affects his life too....but rejection and brutal words on top of being so poorly has had devastating consequences mentally and...
    • diamond
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    • anxiety back bed caring depression doctor driving dying healthy ice meds nausea pain pressure relief story support symptoms trauma vent
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
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