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  1. D

    Knees

    I have been trying to exercise more after months ..infact the last 2 years very inactive due to huge flare/downturn. So walking round my large living room in circuits or around my garden building up slowly from a few minutes to eventually 10 15 or 20 minutes a few times a day depending on how...
  2. Q

    anger

    do you ever feel anger towards your body. because im pissed. im mad im so tired and im mad that im not fun and i can't work or have sex more or eat what i want or get stupid drunk or climb mountains or try acid or get a whole tattoo sleeve or do everything ive wanted to do. i crave adventure and...
    • queeremo
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    • anger angry cry dad disability doctors fun good how to lift mad stupid tattoo wanted work
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
  3. Q

    Calling out of work

    i feel guilty and embarrassed when I call out of work. Ive been yelled at quite a lot about my disability being fake and that im selfish when i call out (managers saying this) its struggling, but i usually get through it by reminding myself a few things. i know its stressful for a lot of ppl. 1...
  4. K

    Any new Pain treatments out there?

    Hi everyone, Sorry for the longish post, but sometimes it's needed, right? I've been taking narcotic pain meds since early 2001. They've been the only thing that controls pain. Over the years I've tried numerous alternatives, but nothing has been effective. Acupuncture was a joke, I...
    • Koren55
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    • abuse back burning clinic doctor early fibromyalgia fibromyalgia pain good meds men night pain pain management pain specialist specialist treatment treatments wanted work wrist
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Chronic pain
  5. vickythecat

    Video: Basic Yoga Moves for Fibromyalgia

    I had been practicing yoga for many years before fibro and frozen shoulder took that away from me. But the basic moves of yoga have always been with me, wherever I am (at home, at work, in the car/bus etc.) This video seems to explain those basic moves in detail. They really help with pain and...
  6. Q

    How to work?

    I have fibromyalgia along with chronic migraines. this makes trying to work pretty frusterating, i dropped out of highschool because the severity of my symptoms and going undiagnosed. i have no idea how to get a less physically demanding job. i work at a royal farms (regional convient...
  7. vickythecat

    disability, benefits and feeling guilty

    Hi, I am not entitled to disability or any benefits in the country I currently live in, as fibromyalgia, CFS, nerve damage or my lifelong mental health issues (BPD, major depression, social anxiety, PTSD) are not considered 'enough' to be entitled. Sad, really really sad. I am very lucky that I...
    • vickythecat
    • Thread
    • anxiety back bed cfs depression disability family fibromyalgia health income men mental health mental illness sad treatments wanted work
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
  8. M

    Hi . Happy I can find some support.

    I have struggled with fibromyalgia since 2008. Currently taking Cymbalta which seems like the miracle medicine for me . I'm from Vermont and have decided that I'm sure there must be 1 good Doctor here, but so far haven't had success finding one. Fortunately I have a supportive Partner who is...
    • Maria22
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    • cymbalta doctor family fibromyalgia good good doctor happy medication medicine questions support work
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  9. H

    A Physician Who Gets It.

    I posted earlier a link to this article. I didn't realize that registration was needed to view the article. Here is the article. "Vancouver – “We have less power, pharmacologically, than we thought. The vast majority of people are getting adverse effects in return for nothing,” said Dr. Tom...
    • Hsmommy
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    • acetaminophen back back pain balance chronic pain clinical drugs early family fibromyalgia gabapentin ice information lead medicine men pain pain management pain relief power professor relief support therapy treatment trial work
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  10. P

    Body tremor/shaking - Fibro symptom or drug side-effect?

    Hi guys, Having a rough few days. Yesterday stuck at home, today managed to get to work but not doing great. Anyway, aside from the usual pain, I've been having increasingly bad shakiness/tremors in my left hand, which seems to be spreading up my arm and shoulder and today my neck/head has...
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