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  1. M

    New and need advice

    Hello everyone, I am completely new to all of this (fibromyalgia). I have some questions and hopefully you all can help me. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 2 weeks ago by my pain management DR. He put me on Gabapentin 600mg / 3 times a day. It seems to "help" but does not completely take...
    • Maddy
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    • advice anxiety depression fibromyalgia flexeril gabapentin headaches hydrocodone increase job meds migraine muscle neck pain pain management problem questions scared sleep symptoms wanted weaning
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  2. T

    What Sleep Meds Help You?

    Hi Everyone, I am new here. I have been dealing with Fibro since the late 1990's. I was taking Elavil for sleep for years. I was sleeping well with it but still having pain. About a year and a half ago my Doc took me off of it so I could take Zoloft in the day. I also suffer from bad PMS and...
  3. Devilstompa

    Alcohol & Fibromyalgia

    I Use to drink daily because of my pain and it would help my pain for a while I would like to research how alcohol helps pain and why it worked so well I know it has to do with working on the nerves. Does anyone have opinions ? And has alcohol worked for anyone else better than meds ?
  4. P

    Loss of support from family and friends

    [INDENT]Hello ... I'm PhillyFibro, and have had FMS for nearly 30 years. It was like a bad nightmare for 7 years before I was diagnosed in 1994. OK, so I wasn't a nut job, there's a real illness here. I believed knowing what was happening would be a giant help. But it took years to find...
    • PhillyFibro
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    • about me anxiety counseling cry digital early family fms friend good heart hope job loss of family & friends meds problem shower sick sleep support
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  5. Devilstompa

    Doctors & Pain Meds

    What I don't understand and makes me very angry is when you have a doctors visit they want you to manage the pain & to be active but they are either against pain meds or wont prescribe them. How can you have a chronic pain condition and your doctor wont give you meds to help with the pain. There...
    • Devilstompa
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    • age angry chronic chronic pain condition doctors fibromyalgia meds pain tramadol
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Chronic pain
  6. Devilstompa

    Fibromyalgia Pain & Jobs

    This year I had to quit my job due to extreme pain. I couldn't keep up with the day to day work. Would have to call in sick just to recover from the day before. What happens when you unable to keep up in life due to fibromyalgia? Its like no one gets it leaves me very angry and depressed It...
    • Devilstompa
    • Thread
    • angry depressed fibromyalgia fibromyalgia pain job jobs meds pain sick work
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Chronic pain
  7. Devilstompa

    Tramadol

    Hello. I have been on tramadol for 4 years and it has helped some for my fibromyalgia pain but I feel if I got more pain relief I would be able to function more and be more productive in life. Is there any pain meds that have worked better than tramadol that's not a opiate?
  8. Devilstompa

    Fibromyalgia Pain

    Hello, I am new to this forum I am 25 years old, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia almost 6 years ago. My symptoms are severe everyday seems like my pain meds help a little but not enough for me to be able to live my life. I have worked jobs before and would eventually have to quit due to my...
  9. H

    the lesser of two evils

    hi, I amk new to this forum. living in west Africa and wanting to connect with other sufferers. no comforts here! want to give up meds because of side effects, scared because they actually do lessen the pain and help me sleep. I hopeyou are all finding some relief with the support and...
  10. Getemgirl

    Adrenaline Is a Relief?

    I've been off the forum for the past 4 days because my brother was in a terrible motorcycle accident. Several times this past 4 days I have asked myself how I am still going so strong and why is my pain limited. I stood next to his bed in the emergency room for maybe 2 hours while the plastic...
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