relief

  1. M

    recently diagnosed

    Hi, I am 61 and have been diagnosed with Fibro. At first it started with the restless legs at night (Charlie horses). I was prescribed Gabapentin and help so much but then that went away and then I got the vice grips on both feet, starting on the one side and going across the top of my feet...
  2. L

    Trying to work from home

    Hello, My name is Linda. I joined this forum to ask questions and find some relief. I recently gave my employer a note from my dr to be able to work from home due to my weakness and fatigue. The company use to allow employees to work from home way before i even started but some misused that...
  3. B

    Hospital and IV pain meds

    Anyone go to the ER and request IV pain meds like Dilaudid which is much more accurate for pain relief than the pill form. I am so tempted to go since the all over pain be becoming unbearable
  4. K

    Feel Like No One Wants To Help Me..

    This August I saw a Rheumatologist who I had to drive two hours to see. He told me I had fibromyalgia and said there was nothing he could do to help me. About two weeks ago I saw my GP who pretty much told me no to any idea of a pain relief other than Lyrica. Desperate for something to help my...
  5. N

    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...
  6. G

    Tens Machine

    Hello everyone I've been in so much distress and agony mainly with my neck and shoulders, I usually use a lavender wheat bag that I heat up in the microwave and throw over my shoulders, which I find really helpful. Then when having a browse I came across an article about physiotherapy and...
  7. S

    New/Introduction

    :confused: Hi. I am new to this support group but so happy I found you all! I had sudden extreme body pain in January of 2015. It took serval painful minutes just to get out of bed. Forget getting dressed and putting on shoes other than slip ons. After two weeks of unbearable pain, I went...
  8. D

    Hello, My Fibro Story

    I have been looking for a good forum for quite some time now and very happy to have found this one! I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia after the birth of my first child in 1988, I was 20 years old - however - I have suffered from this pain as early as my pre teen years. It didn't start out with...
  9. J

    non stop pain

    I am new here, I am desperate for help. Sitting at work right now and the pain in my feet, legs and arms are so bad I am crying. Currently taking Cymbalta and it has helped me out so much. But I have been noticing lately it hurts all day non stop. sleep is little and its wearing me down. I...
  10. W

    Constant agonizing pain

    The problem I see with Fibromyalgia is that it is still not understood why the fibrous muscle tissue forms and continue to build without ever healing. I believe the nerves that run through these muscle fibers are constantly causing the pain we all feel. I have had electrical muscle stimulation...
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