Hi. I'm new to this forum. I got my official "diagnosis" of Fibromyalgia today. Dr started me on Lyrica. I have struggled with migraines,depression, back and knee pain for 20 years. Gradually became all over pain. I am frustrated, confused, overwhelmed and hopeful about all of this. I am...
:) Well haven't been on here since about June of last year! PLS still my diagnosis but progression hasn't affected me from the waist up. Go often to my neurologist about every 2 months. We've been trying all kinds of meds since Baclofen hits me like a ton of bricks. Takes me off my feet. Have...
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My symptoms started December '08, when I awoke to having my arm going completely numb, blurred vision, and a drunk-like feeling while speaking. It went away in a matter of minutes. I went to the hospital to make sure that I didn't have a stroke.
Then over the course of the next 5 months, my...
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My symptoms started December '08, when I awoke to having my arm going completely numb, blurred vision, and a drunk-like feeling while speaking. It went away in a matter of minutes. I went to the hospital to make sure that I didn't have a stroke.
Then over the course of the next 5 months, my...
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What a nightmare you're going through. It's more than obvious that something major is going on. Are you eating and still losing weight or are you not eating? If you are eating--something isn't letting you absorb nutrients. With my daughter, her issue was her intestines--she absorbed nothing...
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Let me begin by apologizing. My thoughts have a tendency to jump all over, making it difficult to follow my thought patterns. Please be patient with me.
I'm a 44 yr old single mother of 2 wonderful young men aged 23 and 18, both live at home with me. I stopped working almost 4 years ago, and...
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I have fibromyalgia and have taken Lyrica. It did fix some pain for me, but the side effects were horrible! My feet were swollen, I would fall asleep sitting up without knowing it, and I gained a ton of weight. (about 6 lbs a month for a year, yep you can do the math!hahah) Now fibromyalgia...