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    Suicidal thoughts

    I am in extreme pain right now. Terrible migraine and ache all over body. I cannot attend my classes and consume pain killer twice a day. Have u guys ever thought of suicide? What should I do? I cannot bear this pain anymore.
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    Medication for migraines

    I've noticed a lot of people stuggling with migraines/cluster headaches. I struggled for YEARS before a doctor tried me on topiramate. It took some adjusting, but I've gone three years (with exception of times in the mold house) with little trouble, where I used to hide in a dark, quiet closet...
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    Mitochondrial Damage and Fibro

    I hope this is OK to post; I had been on salmeterol xianofoate for off-label use during a clinical trial I had participated in. Towards the end of the trial, I started coming down with myofascial pain and a litany of other health issues that worsened and evolved over the past 8 months; things...
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    Advances for migraine - might apply to fibromyalgia?

    I listened to a pod cast about recent advances in treatment of migraines the other day. The older theory for how migraines are caused is that the blood vessels dialate then contract, causing pain. The newest research indicates that migraine is actually a central nervous system sensitization...
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    Shocked, frustrated, depressed.....

    My doctor suggested a couple of years ago I might have FM, but I really didn't think so, but I was wrong. I believe after reading about this horrible condition I have had symptoms for about 8 years. Over the last three years I've been dealing with an infection filled abscess which tunnel and...
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    Co-existing Conditions

    I've never met someone who only had the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia. I have many other medical conditions, and I know at least many, if not most or all others with Fibromyalgia are in the same situation. Some of my other conditions are: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Costochondritis, Migraine, IBS...
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    Migraines

    I was wondering how many people had migraines with fibro.?? I suffer from migraines and they seem to be getting worse. Seeing spots and body shutting down for most of the day or longer. I just began taking topamax 25mg and have had a lingering headache since I began taking the meds which is just...
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    ruined life please help , is it really fibromyalgia?

    Since my childhood,I use to suffer from chronic head heaviness and fatigue which used to get worse after school ,in addition to occasional migraine like headaches.When i got 16 , the heaviness in head and fatigue intensified suddenly and my life got hell from being manageable and negligible...
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    Diagnosed and Confused

    Hi. My Name is Dalisay Nunez 36, I was diagnosed way back August of 2013 after having muscle weakness and chronic legs and arm pain. I've been in and out of the hospital, new doctors for every new complain i have with my body before i was diagnosed. I have been checked by a lot of Doctors and I...
  10. srhalex

    Nice to meet you all! I wish it was under better circumstances...

    Hi everyone. My name is Sarah and I’m 33, married and without kids (hopefully someday!). I live in a small town in Washington state. I can’t work anymore, but when I did I was a special education paraeducator. I was officially diagnosed with fibromyalgia 3 months ago, but I think I may have had...
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