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  1. S

    New here - newly diagnosed as well

    Hi there I was diagnosed last week with fibromyalgia and rhuemetoid arthritis as well as bursitis in my hips. I'm presently a school bus driver but the bouncing of the seat is aggravating the bursitis in my hips. I am just starting medication. My questions are: Need to look for a new career -...
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  2. Nexi

    New...Not New To Fibromyalgia...Flared Again

    I have been through hell and back with the debilitating pain of fibro and the fatigue. I couldn't work, get out of bed to take care of my kids, going to the bathroom took all my effort. I ended up on T3's, and a crazy dose of gabapentin, morphine and tramadol. I ended up staying on this for...
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
  3. J

    Studying with fibromyalgia - any tips?

    Hello all, first post here! I'm a 19-year-old literature student and I just started studying to get my bachelor's degree. I currently have 4 classes a week, so 12 hours, and I intend on reducing to only 3 classes and 9 hours, but I'm still having a hard time combine fibromyalgia and studying...
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    • Forum: Fibro fog
  4. S

    Hello All

    Hello. I'm new to this forum but unfortunately not to Fibromyalgia & CFS. I have also had spinal fusion and TMJ replacement on both sides. I have had this since 2010. Most recently I have been diagnosed with thinning bones. I was on a daily infection for that (Forteo) it made my fibro flare and...
  5. T

    Meds for Pain

    For my fibro related pain, I currently have been taking Tramadol 100mg 4xs daily and Tizanadine 1-4mg, they are scored, as needed. I also take Cymbalta 60 mg once daily. Anyway, to get to the point, the medication no longer seems to manage my pain. I've been taking the medication for over a year...
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    • Forum: Chronic pain
  6. M

    Pain Medications

    Hello, My Dr. just put me on hydrocodone 10/325 mg three times a day. Helps greatly, but I'm still in "full body pain". It works great for about 2 hours, then wears off. I was previously prescribed gabapentin which did nothing at all for the pain, so he took me off that and put me on the...
  7. D

    Advice needed going forward

    Hello everyone I am new to the group and I found you all online because Sunday I had another flare up and it's going on Tuesday and the pain is honestly excruciating. I was diagnosed in 2008 with Fibromyalgia and it comes and goes but when it comes it comes hard and painful. I can't walk, I hop...
  8. N

    Do you worry about the side affects of medications?

    Why do all the presriptions available to fibro patients have such awful long and short term side affects? I'm scared to take anything
  9. D

    Question about MUSCLE RELAXERS

    So many of you have experience with medications and as i have posted my fibro has become much more severe lately...lots of extreme stiffness with a kind of burning tightening band that makes my upper arms shoulders and legs rigid. If i go to reach for something it pulls all up the arm neck and...
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    • Forum: Chronic pain
  10. D

    Newbie from Florida!

    Hi! I'm so glad I came across this forum. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2008. The doctor who diagnosed me moved her practice so I had to change doctors. The new Dr I went to pretty much said that fibromyalgia was all in my head. I change Dr once again and this doctor has put me on...
    • deejei1
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