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  1. ArnoldJRimmer

    emotional hell

    Im sort of an oddball guy. ive always tried to live up to the image of a tough guy, the white knight and all. even though iv actually been the shy kid, the quiet one. overall, emotions were normal untill my body decided to wear out. now i feel i have no control over anything. depression runs...
  2. SierraTrout

    Scared about getting orthodontics

    Hello everybody. My dentist says I need braces to fix overcrowding of my lower teeth but I've been putting it off because I'm worried it'll be very painful and I don't need more pain. Do any of you wear braces and how has the experience been for you? Thanks for your help, and hope you are all...
  3. R

    New and feeling a bit crazy!

    Hello! I was diagnosed last year with FM. I have had ongoing symptoms for the last 3 years. I am 48 years old, I have 2 grown daughters and a very understanding husband. Yet, I still feel a bit crazy. It's not that others don't understand my FM, it's that I don't understand it. Sometimes I...
  4. M

    Interesting testing

    I recently went to a Rumatolagist had testing and as told Lupis is ruled out, but then...I got a note from the Hospital, Lupis was possibly positive, and I was sent for yet more blood work. Part of my reasearch on blood tests said the result could be positive because of a recent injury. Well the...
  5. SierraTrout

    Feeling encouraged by Bowen therapy and elimination diet

    Hello everyone. I wanted to share two things that seem to be helping me. In the past two weeks I've had two Bowen therapy sessions. I had been wanting to try some sort of hands-on therapy but thought that traditional massage would be too painful. Bowen is not really considered a massage but a...
  6. M

    Put back on Cymbalta. Help

    I let the Dr. I'm seeing now talk me into trying Cymbalta again, I told him at least 10 times I had a terrible time with Cymbalta, and that my family has told me they noticed a change in my personality. For 6 months he's been tapering me off of pain medication 5 mg perc, with tylenol. He...
    • moe1959
    • Thread
    • angry arm back brain brain fog cymbalta depression disability family feet fibromyalgia good hope jobs medication meds money pain pain medication rest right to die sad sick story wheelchair work
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Pharmaceuticals and pharmacology
  7. M

    Totally drained

    Hello. I'm new here and this is my first post. I'm so glad to have found this site after a couple of years of battling this on my own. My journey has been long and hard. Doctors used to think I was imagining the symptoms and called me a hypochondriac for years. Finally I found a specialist who...
    • Maaike
    • Thread
    • angry doctors energy fatigue fibromyalgia hope job medication pain sad specialist surgery symptoms
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  8. T

    I must be cursed

    Well I went to my psychiatrist yesterday and he told me he is quitting his practice and moving to a different state. He at least referred me to someone else. This is the 4th doctor in a year that has left their practice. My rheumatologist left about a year ago, the doctor who was treating me...
  9. K

    No more sex, please!

    Well I've had fibromyalgia for the past 6 years 1 month 10 days. I only feel getting worst and everything I try I have to say has only helped my drastic swelling. I would swell up to 20lb in one day to another but know it's about 5lb to 8lb. I feel this is a great accomplishment and I hope my...
    • Karr888
    • Thread
    • anger anxiety back complain doctor fibromyalgia fingers good hope looking for medication pain problem swelling
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
  10. P

    Disability

    Hello all. I feel like you are all wonderful people as you are here to help each other and to offer advice and comfort. I am 64 years old and have been diagnosed with fibro since approximately 2010. I have generalized pain, centered mostly in the legs and hips, ribs, and shoulders. I have tried...
    • Pookie
    • Thread
    • advice disability encouragement hearing hope income job meds pain ribs sleep social security work
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Welcome new members
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