I am from India, and I am interested in knowing about Fibromyalgia for my science project. This community seems very helpful and I hope I can get some useful information from here and also get to learn from the patients themselves.
Hello group. This is my 1st time to the site. I guess some sleepless nights can be productive after all!
Quick background. I'm a 55 years OLD female. I was diagnosed with Fibro about 3 years ago and belief I've had it approximately 25 years, although I've kept it very controlled with only...
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I'm new around here and trying to figure out how best to manage my symptoms. I've heard before that TENS machines can be really helpful for the management of muscle and nerve pain and was wondering if anyone here has any experience with them?
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My name is Nicola, I'm 21 years old and live in Wales, UK.
I was officially given the diagnosis of fibromyalgia today after years of joint pain finally cumulated in getting an examination from a rheumy and then an Isotope scan.
Today I got the results from my GP. There were...
Just joined hoping to find what meds are helpful, and what treatments(laser massage) are being used. My pain is all over , some areas worse which change almost daily. Lately have nausea, in addition to the usual depression, anxiety , insomnia . No motivation is just so unlike me, but it is...
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My name is Crystal and I am new here at Fibromyalgia Forums. I am so happy to be apart of such a supporting an d loving community. I hope to be as helpful to the site as it has to me already. Thanks guys. Feel free to ask me anything. I would love to help.
One of the things I do when my symptoms are really bad is write. I write how I am feeling, mostly, but sometimes I write about good times I've had or the blessings in my life, and often I'll try to put my thoughts into songs or poems. It's very therapeutic for me, and I would recommend it as a...
Does anyone remember seeing or trying this diet. It appears to me it could be helpful in more ways then one. What do you think?
The Stress Diet
Breakfast:
1/2 of a grapefruit
1 Slice Whole-wheat toast
8 oz Skim milk
Lunch:
4 oz Broiled Chicken Breast
1 cup steamed Spinach
1 cup Herbal Tea
1...
Its great to come across a forum like this, I live with my parents and have a mother that has constantly suffered with chronic pain and fibromyalgia. My own dad has been disabled due to a back injury and my sister moved away so I'm my folks' advocate I guess you could say. Well, I have no...
Does anyone here use ginger tea? I try to drink it on a regular basis because it does help with any aches and pains I have. I'm not entirely sure what makes it so helpful but it always manages to soothe me.
My ginger tea is simple. I cut up ginger root, pour boiling water over it and add a...