stiffness

  1. JamieMarc

    Morning pain, stiffness and recovery time

    Like many of you, I feel certain, I wake up every single morning stiff, with a lot of pain all over my body, and it takes me at minimum 2 hours before I can really accomplish anything. The first thing I always do when I wake up, after steadying myself and making sure my balance is okay, is get...
  2. A

    Types of Fibro + Some Progress

    I've seen so many doctors and had so many different diagnoses that the story would be too long for this post. I'll just say my fibromyalgia is very "muscular" and accompanied by extreme stiffness. No joint pain but major pain in legs + general discomfort all the time + brain fog. I've made...
  3. S

    Early signs?

    hello everyone! i have been tested for lupus twice now, the second time i was also tested for RA. i was also tested for celiac disease, which was high, .1 off from being clinically diagnosed. the results for lupus and RA were negative. however, my body seems off. some of the symptoms that i...
    • scanlanmd
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  4. S

    early onset symptoms?

    hello everyone! i have been tested for lupus twice now, the second time i was also tested for RA. i was also tested for celiac disease, which was high, .1 off from being clinically diagnosed. the results for lupus and RA were negative. however, my body seems off. some of the symptoms that i...
    • scanlanmd
    • Thread
    • activity advice chores chronic chronic pain cooking dizziness driving early energy exercise fatigue female flu headaches nausea neck onset pain sick stiffness symptoms symptoms? tingling
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  5. T

    24 y/o male with fibromyalgia-related symptoms.

    I am a 24 year old male from the United States and I am in the process of being diagnosed/treated for something that has been described to me (by doctors) as fibromyalgia related. For most of my life, I have had mild anxiety and depression and was most recently diagnosed with GAD. When I was...
    • tSkip
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  6. S

    Morning stiffness remedy’s?

    Does anyone else wake up feeling stiff and arms and legs feeling tight and cramping? What have you found helps with this?
  7. A

    My Story! Please read and respond

    Hello all! I've been reading some of your stories for a day or so and I figure I join up and share mine. However I don't know if what I have is fibro but I want to share what I been experiencing for quite a while. Back in 2016 I work up one morning with lower back pain, it wasn't extremely...
    • Ashleynoelle
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  8. F

    My Story

    I am a senior in college and over the past few years I’ve been discovering answers to some medical issues I was having making school and work more challenging and sometimes what I felt was impossible. First off I get migraines, some put me in the emergency room all day others kept me home from...
    • Flower22
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  9. B

    Hi from Texas

    Hello to all. My name is Donna and I was diagnosed with FM about 3 years ago. What a trip it has been. I lost my mother last year and then went into a 5 month flare. I am experiencing some new symptoms lately and wondering if anyone else it too. 1. Stiffness in shoulders. 2. Crackling...
    • bluesky13
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  10. L

    Stiffness after physical activity

    I work a job “supervising” janitorial work but I’m much more hands-on than I probably should be and tend to work just as hard as my staff. Some nights I’m vacuuming, others I’m sweeping and mopping and there are times when I’m hauling heavy garbage. When I get home, every night without fail, I...
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