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  1. W

    Newbie here-how do you tell what is flaring?

    I have FM just like my mother did. I have many skin/food allergies and I am very hypersensitive. I have been taking gabapentin since 2012 for nerve problems that started after my hall bladder was removed. Right after that the arthritis in my back and neck got much worse and I started having...
    • Wayupnorth
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
  2. Ichiban71

    Newly diagnosed (hello and some background about me)

    Hello from New Hampshire. Just got diagnosed a couple of days ago. I've been a migraine sufferer since I was a teen, but the headaches have changed since I've gotten older and stopped having babies, I'd say about 6 years ago. I've gotten a couple of MRIs done due to the headaches and other added...
    • Ichiban71
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    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  3. K

    New member here

    Hi everyone, I have been looking for awhile for a support group for Fibro. I have no doctor support really at the moment. My GP is getting tired of hearing about my issues and specialists so far are not all that helpful. I was diagnosed about 3 years ago following a car accident by a...
    • kathym
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  4. J

    Poor Health and All that Fluoride in our Bodies

    I've been active in anti fluoride battles for many years....long long story going back to 1948....bad bad stuff and this has been my "local" activist soapbox. Here is the last from our Govt. as brought to us by Dr. Mercola...I'm on various anti fluoride groups so I knew this "new" info, but...
    • jaminhealth
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    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tea time and pub
  5. K

    Frustrated

    I am sitting at work in pain like any other day and tired. I went for my 6 week check up since starting Gapapentin up to 1200 mg a day now but I told him I was still in pain in one area each day so guess what he up the dosage now when I am finished I will be up to 2700mg a day does that seem...
    • kdurning
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    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
  6. J

    Do We Take Alternative Medicine Seriously?

    I was looking at an older post with this subject and it is closed, so I could not add my comments. I take A.M. very seriously. I've been working with alternatives/complementary/holistic medicine for about 25 yrs..I do all I can to avoid conventional medicines...I just had to take a abx...
  7. J

    Nearly Everyone is Magnesium Deficient

    This is from a VERY interesting important article on mag deficiency: Personally I take upwards of 1000mg Mag Citrate, Malate, Glycinate separate and often mix them them. Split up doses which gets me about 1000mg per day. If one deals with LOOSE bowels, take less or to bowel tolerance...
    • jaminhealth
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    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Alternative medicines and therapies
  8. S

    Hello everyone, new here and hoping to learn lots.

    I was diagnosed about 5 years ago by a rheumatologist, but still not completely convinced I have FM. In the very beginning, I saw an ENT doctor for trouble swallowing, she did blood work and, after solving my swallowing problem, sent me to rheum. because my sed rate was very high. Rheum. said...
    • summy
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  9. J

    Lion's Mane/Brain Booster

    Just talking to a longtime friend and we are always trying to help each other...Her issues are not mine but we share a lot of common things with health. She is forever seeking out "brain support" and I told her about Prevagen, a supplement which a couple friends take, but I don't. My friend...
  10. A

    Health Insurance denying Cymbalta

    So. . I received this super ****ing awesome notice from my insurance company that says: "We have received a request to review the medication Duloxetine Hcl. However, at this time we do not have enough clinical information regarding your health status to determine medical necessity. If you and...
    • Aildhe
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    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
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