headaches

  1. N

    ruined life please help , is it really fibromyalgia?

    Since my childhood,I use to suffer from chronic head heaviness and fatigue which used to get worse after school ,in addition to occasional migraine like headaches.When i got 16 , the heaviness in head and fatigue intensified suddenly and my life got hell from being manageable and negligible...
  2. C

    Headaches every day of my life! Aching arms...tired 24/7 ugh!

    :-x I hate this! I cannot function. .my days and plans are always ruined. I'm grouchy to my kids and I hate it. I use cold packs..just spent 65.00 on a cap that holds ice packs. Still waiting for that. I take perk, muscle relaxers..zanax...and nothing works! My neck and shoulders get tight and...
  3. bookworm1402

    Migraines

    My neurologist told me that my headaches stem from stress. When my neck gets tense, it goes up to my head. It's a fibro thing, he says. I never thought of it that way. Anyone else have chronic migraines? If so, what do you take for them? I was prescribed Imitrex.
  4. T

    Think I may have fibromyalgia

    I've always been shy, have had depression since probably middle school. Always was getting sick when I was younger and even now seem to be moderately sick a good deal. My shoulders and neck always feel very tense and I get a lot of migraines. I have stomach issues (something maybe IBS related?)...
  5. M

    New and need advice

    Hello everyone, I am completely new to all of this (fibromyalgia). I have some questions and hopefully you all can help me. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 2 weeks ago by my pain management DR. He put me on Gabapentin 600mg / 3 times a day. It seems to "help" but does not completely take...
  6. T

    What Sleep Meds Help You?

    Hi Everyone, I am new here. I have been dealing with Fibro since the late 1990's. I was taking Elavil for sleep for years. I was sleeping well with it but still having pain. About a year and a half ago my Doc took me off of it so I could take Zoloft in the day. I also suffer from bad PMS and...
  7. D

    Pain Question

    Hi Everyone- I am new to the site. I have a question regarding my pain. I have read all I can find on fibromyalgia and it all describes "generalized pain". However, I have what I call my "traveling pain". Two weeks ago my feet were killing me, it hurt to walk. Last week it was my chest. The last...
  8. D

    So low so sad

    How did this happen....so many new problems in such a short time,,,,,, in last 6 months jaw facial eye pain and headaches 24/7......hard to talk and eat and now my gums are suddenly all sore and swollen from being fine. Now i need the dentist and last time i went I came home with this...
  9. A

    Diagnosis questions

    Been seeing a rheumy for about a year. Says I have poly-arthritis. I am on Prednisone, Methotrexate and Folic Acid. I use heating pad and baths to help with the stiffness and fatigue. They are not helping. I don't know what to do next. When I initially saw him he stated he didn't want to...
  10. L

    There must be an answer...

    Hi my name is Lara - I was diagnosed with fibro about 4 years ago, which was 5 years after all the problems developed...and that was when I gave birth to my son. I had excellent health prior to giving birth. Problems occurred with epidural (I keep thinking maybe fibro stems from this - anyone...
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