Sueskool
New member
- Joined
- Feb 21, 2015
- Messages
- 3
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 09/2014
- Country
- UK
- State
- North Yorkshire
Hi, I'm very new to this sort of thing, however, I think sharing our experiences with this awful condition can only be a good thing. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia last September, I had started feeling stiff around April/May and thought it was just my age (I'm 54) but it seemed to get worse day by day until I decided to go to my GP. I had all sorts of blood tests to rule out Pernicious Anemia, Thyroid and Arthritis which all came back clear. To cut a long story short, I've been put on Tramadol, Ibuprofen, paracetamol and Nortriptyline which takes the edge off the pain,but I don't like taking them long term. I still work full time as a school Lab Technician which means I'm on my feet 90% of the time and to be honest I find that as the day wears on i loosen up a bit, but, if I sit down for any length of time I stiffen up. I'm going to try physio next week to see if that will help and hopefully be able to take less painkillers. I will let you know how it goes.