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  1. B

    What type of pains Pain Meds

    newly diagnosed with FM and Sjogrens and I a taking hydrocodone 10.325 3 to 4 x a day. It doesn't get rid of the pain but takes the edge off. Nothing else seems to give me any relief. Doc even put me on Dilaudid which didn't help the pain at all only made me very dopey. I hate that I have to...
  2. D

    Fibromyalgia disbelief

    I haven't been diagnosed yet, but I have a referral to a rheumatologist this coming Tuesday. My referral states: possible arthritis or fibromyalgia. I have been asked by friends and family before if it could be fibromyalgia. Every time I looked it up, I didn't think so. Mainly because I don't...
    • darkchocolate
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    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  3. M

    Doctor in Dallas area

    Does anyone know of a good doctor in the Dallas/Plano/Allen/McKinney area? Pain management preferred, so I can get some relief. I'm having a hard time convincing my present doctor that I need pain pills (hydrocodone, etc) for my pain. He believes I only need gabapentin. I'm having side...
  4. 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...
    • diamond
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    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Chronic pain
  5. B

    Researcher Interested in fibromyalgia

    Hi, My name is Ben and I am a massage/reiki therapist as well as a cell biology student at UC Davis. I have worked with clients that had fibromyalgia and am very interested in the condition and am researching new methods to provide relief and healing for those with fibromyalgia. For an...
  6. A

    Staying positive

    Good morning everyone! :razz: I am newly diagnosed with fibromyalgia and feel a little relief knowing that there is a reason for all my discomfort and symptoms. I know that stress really intensifies my symptoms... severe brain fog, anxiety, tingling of feet hands and tongue, dry eyes, chronic...
    • Angela Laurice
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    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  7. A

    My FM

    In 1983 I was diagnosed with 'Mixed Connective Tissue Disorder'. I had some pain, but had extreme fatigue. IN 1990, at age 43, I had a 'flare up' and saw a rheumatologist who diagnosed FM. What a relief to finally have a definitive diagnosis! All these years I have had occasional flare-ups...
  8. Getemgirl

    Hyperbaric Chamber

    I just read that some research has been done at Tel Aviv University and Rice University and some other universities I can't remember. The CURE for fibromyalgia is hyperbaric chambers. The patients were treated for 90 minutes, 5 days per week for 2 months. Not symptom relief, but a cure...
    • Getemgirl
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  9. 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?
  10. 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...
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