Brand new here. Just diagnosed with FM on February 11. Still in partial denial I guess, but the diagnosis explains a lot of symptoms / complaints I have had for quite some time. My RA Doc was extrememly patient (and thorough) with me. The toughest part I have now is starting to realize it won't...
I'm fairly new to all of this, was diagnosed with Fibro back in Nov. My doctor put me on Lyrica 300 mg a day, Cymbalta, and at my request put me on Flexiril to help out my night and morning pain/stiffness. I'm also taking 440mg of Naproxen OTC twice day because I noticed less pain with it...
I would like to say "hello" to all. I'm new here, and not sure how this all works I guess I'll catch on. I'm just so bone tired and exhausted most of the time. Pain comes and goes. Neck, shoulder, upper back, lumbar region. Brain fog. You name it. Even the slightest effort to walk or get up is...
Hi there,
My journey:
My mother had RA and used to tell me she was "crippled after I was born" and couldn't walk for weeks. I used to laugh at her silently and think she was being a little dramatic, couldn't believe that was true.
After my daughter was born, I was 29, I have head to toe...
Hello everyone,
I stumbled across this site while looking for a support group in my city; there isn't one and I'm glad to finally be able to talk to others with the same diagnosis. I was diagnosed a couple of months ago and I'm having a really hard time accepting that I am no longer superwoman...
Ive had this randomly happen for a long time, I will have patches of skin that are supper sensitive, actually I remember this happening even when I was much younger. I am 17 now and I have had fibromyalgia since I was 14 (as far as I know ) and I get these patches of skin that look perfectly...
Hi all 56 yr old woman who has been suffering for approx. 2 years now. I am in the midst of tapering off a benzo and that all in itself causes horrible pain and sx. so there are days that I can not distinguish between w/d and fibro.
my pain is mostly in shoulder blades and up. Just recently...
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I am new to this website. I have fibromyalgia pain and have had it for awhile. This week in particular has been pretty bad for me with pain. I had to do a lot of ice treatments while at work and home and stop typing with my left hand so I could relieve some pressure from my neck and...
Fibromyalgia gift ideas for the holidays
By Lana Bandoim 2014-11-29
It is not easy to find the perfect gift for fibromyalgia sufferers. Most of them would prefer that you bring a cure for chronic pain or other symptoms of the disorder. Unfortunately, Santa seems to have left these things off of...