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  1. J

    Any help would be greatly appreciated...

    My story begins about seven months ago. I woke up one morning with horrible dizziness, nausea, and headaches. I visited my PCP who initially thought I was having migraines and that this pain would go away. The pain didn't go away and so when I returned, he ordered a CT scan of my brain which...
    • jayhawk16
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    • activity back back pain balance brain burning cramps daily dizziness doctor exercises go away headaches insight lyme medicine mri muscle twitching nausea neurologist night pain pcp rheumatologist sleep specialist story symptoms tests tingling twitching wes work
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  2. M

    Hello from Canada

    Hi there. I am in my mid 40's from western Canada. I was diagnosed 4 years ago, with a significant decline in the last 6 months . I am really struggling on whether to continue working or not. Financially it would be very difficult . And then there is also the " what to do all day" question.
  3. M

    Partners of Those With Fibro

    My husband was diagnosed with fibro 2 years ago. We were just hanging in there and then Cymbalta was prescribed. Was already on Lyrica, Norspan, Endep (for sleep), Celebrex. As soon as started taking Cymbalta knew something was wrong straight away - admitted to hospital with serotonin syndrome...
    • MeMyselfAndI
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    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  4. C

    Hi from cyberpuppet

    Hi I am cyber puppet. I am a middle aged woman from the South West UK. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2006 and have not worked since 2005. My main goal is to achieve some form of independent income for myself even if I cannot become completely self sufficient.
  5. J

    Western Medicine not effective for Chronic Issues

    I am starting to believe that western medicine is not effective for dealing with chronic issues. While I value western medicine for address acute issues very effectively. The approach they take for giving you a pill for a symptom doesn't help for chronic issues. I now strongly believe in most...
  6. G

    Newby

    Hello, I am new to this forum. I am suffering with fibromyalgia pain and CFS. I am hoping to find new ways to deal with this. I have tried all the FMS pain medications and my doctor say we have hit the brick wall with western medicine. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Gen
    • GenM
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    • cfs doctor fibromyalgia fibromyalgia pain fms medicine pain wes
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  7. J

    Hi, I'm in Tasmania

    Hello everyone. I'm from north west Tasmania, I was just diagnosed last month and already I'm annoying people with my Eureka moments. It's so weird having this myriad of symptoms. The ones which don't hurt were so trivial but now that I can account so many to FMS I spend a lot of time going...
  8. K

    Starting to think I was misdiagnosed.... :/

    I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia after 2 horrible car accidents... Personally, I have never felt like this was my actual or full diagnosis... My Dr's have, over the past several months started looking in to Crps aka complex regional pain syndrome which used to be called RSD reflex sympathetic...
    • katydid
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  9. M

    Can anyone help with test results?

    I've been dealing with what I figured were symptoms of FM for months now, but just recently got insurance so I went to the doctor. Just got into the Rheumatologist on Tuesday and she diagnosed me with FM and ran some other tests to see what else was going on, if anything. The problem is, I got...
    • MrsV
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    • cymbalta doctor insight insurance problem rheumatologist symptoms test tests wes
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
  10. F

    Will SoCalifornia make my fibro feel better?

    Hello Friends, I have terrible FM that abates greatly when I visit Hawaii or Southern California. I have read about the barometric pressure relationship, and I feel that i am one is very sensitive to the pressure changes. Western Washington is making things much worse, and we are considering...
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