fibro fog

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    how to help a family member with fibromyalgia

    I have found that there are many family members that come to this site looking to find ways to help their family member cope with fibromyalgia. Below you will find some suggestions that will help you. Please try them and come back to our forum and tell use how it helped you and the member of...
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    New and fibro fog messed up user name :-)

    well, here I am, a new member. I hope this forum will be helpful bc I have been having an incredibly difficult time physically, mentally and emotionally. I MEANT to have my user name be in pain and sad but instead thanks to my fibro fog I wrote inpaidandsad .... I just have to laugh or...
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    I Feel Like I'm Losing It

    I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in my teens going in as a Freshman in High School. I was not supported by the school and it was an uphill battle my entire High School career. I'm now a Junior in College and have been accepted into the schools Nursing Program. The past couple of years have been...
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    lost newbie here....I'm not alone?

    Hi folks, I've had fibro since 2005. Been through so many drugs it's not possible to list them all. Currently not taking any for Fibro. The last one was Gabapentin but it squeezed my brain on the dose that helped provide relief so a catch 22. I am not on any pain meds (doctors here refuse to...
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    Reaching out

    This is my 1st attempt to find a support group and forum and I'm hoping to get advice and someday give advice. I posted a thread to general discussions about fibro "lost and confused" which details my journey since I've been diagnosed in 2012. I haven't had much luck in the way of finding the...
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    lost and confused

    Help needed in Ohio. I'm having what I believe to be new onset of symptom and possible side effects from nortriptyline 60mg, now reduced to 40mg per rheumatologist. Here is a list of my other conditions; IBS since 1995, OAB since 2007 with neuro-stimulator placement 2014, RLS since 2007 I take...
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    almost 30 male Fibro, more life like this?

    hello, I'm almost 30 and have been dealing with my Fibro for 5 years officially and 10 years unofficially......and I'm just looking at this long road, might live to 60 or longer with this how do I keep suffering through? I'm opiate intolerent and can only take them with cannabis(medical I live...
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    Early Morning Waking!

    I have diagnosed myself with fibromyalgia , from researching my symptoms over the past 5 years . I tick all off the boxes of symptoms listed and have experienced them all at various degrees. I tend to read that most sufferers complain of joint and muscle pain, although I experience that to a...
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    New to the Forums

    Hello I am Pollen. I was diagnosed late last year with Fibromyalgia although I have been suffering for quite some time. I had to stop working in 2010 and at the time we didn't know what exactly the problem was but now we know! I tried Cymbalta but was very anxious on it and had paranoid...
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    Provigil/modafinil questions

    Hey fibro friends, I am wondering if any of you are taking or have taken provigil (generic modafinil) for fatigue, mental alertness or fibro fog? I was looking at studies the other day, trying to find something that will help and came across a few small research studies for this medication...
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