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    Sleepless because of pain

    Hi all, My pain levels have been high enough to not be able to sleep through the night for a long time, so that is nothing new, but in the past month or so they have been so high that I can't stay asleep for more than 45-60 minutes at a time, at which point I am awakened by the pain, and I am...
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    How to deal with joint pain at a standing job?

    Hey guys- I'm new and this is my first post, but my fibro diagnosis is not new. I got diagnosed when I was 12 and have been learning to deal with the constant pain since. I'm 19 now and am trying to be a productive, functioning adult but it's hard. I work at a job where I have to be on my feet...
    • erylab97
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    • crying diagnosis feet fibromyalgia foot pain how to insight job knee learning pain rest work
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Chronic pain
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    Pain - So Much in One Word

    They always say the Eskimo/Inuit have X number of words for snow...I think we should have a bunch of words for pain. There's that burning pain, tingling pain, dull ache, needles in my joints pain, seizing pain, muscle spasmy pain, hit by a truck pain (a morning favorite). There's also one I...
    • Northernelf
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    • back bed burning hip men muscle neck pain pressure rest stiffness tingling wrists
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Chronic pain
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    pjpetals

    Hi everyone:) I was just diagnosed today with Fibro. The main problem I have is the most extreme fatigue you can imagine, no matter how much sleep or rest I get. I find myself becoming so depressed because I can't function normally" that I just don't care about anything that used to matter to...
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    Idk what to do.

    Hi I'm not sure how to start but I need to find out answers to questions I have about fibromyalgia. Here is some backround information about my wife and I. We are both in in our early 30s and we are highschool sweethearts. We have been together for 14 years, married for 8 of the 14 (no breaks or...
    • Worried Husband
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    • angry anxiety bed comfortable confused depressed early emotions energy exhausted fibromyalgia frustrated good how to information mad medications meds pain questions rest sleep smile testing vent wanted work working worried wrong
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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    Decision about cat

    Hi everyone, I know many of you are going to disagree about the decision I made for my cat and I don't blame you. The vet said he is only one level above being normal in his kidney function. He and my other cat absolutely refused to eat the prescribed medication and they were losing weight so...
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    Fibromyalgia and work Part 1

    By self managing and controlling daily stress, most people with fibro can do almost anything they choose. A good first step is to discuss your fibro with your boss and co-workers for them to have a better picture of what fibromyalgia entails. Ask your boss if you can take rest periods during bad...
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    So down

    I am so down today. I told my husband I am physically, emotionally, and mentally tired. Everything thing hurts even my butt cheeks. I was thinking that the medication I was on was finally starting to help with the depression but today I'm not so sure. Maybe I'm just having a bad day. I...
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    Help in the mornings

    I was reading a thread about the best part of the day and realized mornings used to be horrific for me. My best Rick is turning my heating pad on when I wake around 4am I take gabby 3 times a day so I take my am dose then and even if I don't go back to sleep I rest until I feel like moving...
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    Other people experience...advice please

    Many of you who have been on here a while will know from my posts that my fibro has deteriorated dramatically in the last 18 months and that i have been housebound and inactive much of that time,due to severe pain and fatigue making walking and all but bare minimum tasks impossible Today its...
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