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  1. flightybird

    Cymbalta not working after a year?

    I've been taking Cymbalta for over a year now for my fibro. I started off for about a month on 30mg, and then was bumped up to 60mg, and have been taking that since sometime mid-April of last year. At first (and for quite a while) it made a massive impact on my quality of life. It no longer...
    • flightybird
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    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Chronic pain
  2. B

    Dr. in Mesa AZ or Phoenix area

    I am looking for a Rheumatologist and a PCP who is knowledgeable about Fibro in the Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler area of Arizona. We had a change in insurance and I need someone who is innovative and interested in helping to find more than just pain meds. Any recommendations?
  3. J

    Any help would be greatly appreciated...

    My story begins about seven months ago. I woke up one morning with horrible dizziness, nausea, and headaches. I visited my PCP who initially thought I was having migraines and that this pain would go away. The pain didn't go away and so when I returned, he ordered a CT scan of my brain which...
    • jayhawk16
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    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  4. E

    Possible Misdiagnosis or Additional Disorder

    I just was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience or any input. I was experiencing increasing pain symptoms and I went to a doctor (my doctor did not have appointments). He did some blood work and later that week my PCP diagnosed me with fibromyalgia. I was frustrated that the...
    • elapitan
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    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  5. M

    Rheumatologist Revelation...

    I was referred to a rheumatologist and got an authorization to see him the other day, so I made an appointment. Upon getting there, I find that a staff member is in the waiting room selling vitamins and vitamin shots in the front office and also leading prayers and reading from the bible. This...
    • Miip
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    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
  6. S

    Another Dr. , Another frustration - when will I know what's wrong?

    Sigh, all I want for Christmas is a doctor who will figure out what the heck is wrong with me! :confused: So my rheumatologist does not treat Fibro, he "only excludes it as a possibility" None of the tests he ran came back with a clue as to what might be the cause of my fatigue, muscle pain...
    • Scarletotter
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    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  7. S

    Hello

    hi everyone, I have not been diagnosed with FM but many other possibilities have been excluded so I'm feeling like I'm getting down to the wire. I've been browsing a bit and so many of the stories I read are familiar. Today is a good day, but I've had many ups and downs, and it feels like every...
    • Scarletotter
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  8. K

    hello

    Hi everyone I was diagnosed with fibro in Feb 2013 at 35 yrs old...I had No symptoms until my mother passed away and then my world turned upside down...I was fortunate to be diagnosed early because when I went to my pcp they ran all kinds of blood work and I had a positive indication for lupus...
  9. A

    Extreme pain in hands & feet?

    Hello, I am relatively newly diagnosed with fibro (3 months ago). For me it seems like I've been struggling with the pain and degeneration for more than 6 years. My father's name for it is "the creeping crud." I wonder if others have the same trouble I do with the pain in your hands and feet...
    • athena_
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    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
  10. I

    so confused help please

    my problems started really showing up about 5 years ago. I felt as though I had the flu I ached and ran low fever. so I go to the doctor he checks me for lyme desease but it was negative he said he thought I was showing signs of Fibro. he is just a PCP but he gave me meds to try to help which...
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