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    New frontiers in fibromyalgia treatment

    Research and development are two areas that need emphasis to develop better drugs for the treatment of fibromyalgia. A recent drug, Savella (milnacipran) is being used to treat FB with excellent results. It acts by raising brain levels of serotonin, the stress buffering hormone and...
  2. R

    Fibromyalgia and diet

    A patient suffering from fibromyalgia should have an elimination challenge diet starting by elimination of dairy and gluten food. Consulting a physician is necessary in case of allergies to make sure you don't miss out on essential nutrients. Whenever possible, a diet should have vegetables...
  3. B

    Lol, fibro is emotionally insane sometimes

    I joined this forum today, everybody here seems really supportive. To be honest though, at first reading things here depressed me more. Everybody struggles with it so much and it makes every part of life so hard and it's not fair to any of us. Especially being 20 years old and having failed out...
  4. B

    Coping with chronic fatigue/brain fog

    Sorry if this is a duplicate post, I'm on my phone and wasn't sure where to put it and can't tell if my first posted :shock: I'm 20 years old and was diagnosed with fibro when I was 12 after a period of intense headaches and fatigue and missing a year of school. Ive had a year or so at a time...
    • Bsjohnson
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    • adhd bed brain brain fog chronic chronic pain coping depression energy fatigue good headaches hearing helpful meds men narcolepsy pain rheumatologist school story symptoms work
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Chronic pain
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    Coping with the chronic fatigue/brain fog of fibro

    I'm 20 years old and was diagnosed with fibro when I was 12 after a period of intense headaches and fatigue and missing a year of school. Ive had a year or so at a time since then where my symptoms haven't been as bad, but since I was about 17 it's been pretty much constant. My rheumatologist...
    • Bsjohnson
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    • adhd bed brain brain fog chronic chronic pain coping depression energy fatigue good headaches hearing helpful meds men narcolepsy pain rheumatologist school story symptoms work
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Chronic fatigue
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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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    • advice anger bed chronic pain cure cymbalta denial depression energy fatigue fell fibromyalgia go away healthy ignore mattress men night pain rheumatologist symptoms tests treatment women work wrong
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
  7. C

    Tremors? hands and feet pain and prickling

    Hi all , I was diagnosed in the fall and have been given lyrica and elavil for the pain and stiffness, that I've been feeling for awhile. The pain has improved, but now I feel short of breath and have the shakes..which is messing with my energy and makes me look and therefore feel nervous. I...
  8. J

    New member, 27 years after diagnosis, and struggling

    I'm so glad I found this site! I was diagnosed in 1989. At that meeting, the rheumatologist who gave me this diagnosis (I had absolutely no knowledge of fibro) said "Some people go on to live their lives, and others aren't able to ever get out of bed again." I decided I would belong to the...
    • JustMeInBC
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    • abdominal age back bed brain coping denial diagnosis energy exercise fibro fog gabapentin new member pain research rheumatologist surgery symptoms test working
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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    New member from Edinburgh, Scotland

    Hello from a v.cold Edinburgh:rolleyes::rolleyes: I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia 2011but i would say symptoms were appearing 2008 after major surgery. I have been in great pain every single day since 2011. Being diagnosed this after enduring breast cancer in 2010 and still going through...
    • deedash
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    • age chronic condition energy fibro fog fibromyalgia hope new member pain surgery symptoms
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  10. S

    Dealing with Seattle Weather & Surgeries

    Hi! I'm SickieInSeattle. Basically, I feel horrible. I'm not only feeling horrible because I HAVE fibro, but feeling lousy because it causes so many problems in my life. My son, with autism, is about to graduate from HS and I'm not there for him like I used to be. I have a...
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