I have been taking tramadol for 5-6 years now. let me state right from the beginning, it does NOT make me pain free. what it does do is cut the pain levels for me to something that is easier to...
I have been taking ultram for about 6 years now, in generic form. I am prescribed to take up to 300mg a day. I don't always take it anymore, sometimes I will just take 100mg a day, but when things...
hi tricia, I think I paid about 30 bucks a pair for mine, although it's been more then a year since I bought them and well, you know, I have fibro fog. lol they have them now that are lined with...
hi missy, I have 3 pairs of regular crocs and I love them. my footwear has completely changed since I was dx, now it's all about the comfort. the majority of my shoes are slip on and I buy them a...
I am sure someone else has already mentioned it, but I have two words for you: stretch denim. I have lived in jeans my life, and I really didn't think I would like the stretch denim. I have changed...
I totally think there is a connection. it is like a vicious circle. the more anxiety you have, the more you flare, the more you flare, the more anxiety you have. I have post traumatic stress. I lived...
I agree with cyndiO. I take it, for about the last 5 yrs. I didn't think it was really helping me, so I quit taking it after the first year.( I think part of my doubt came from the fact that it...
hi tiki, I do understand how hard it is and here at this forum you are not alone, many of us have struggled with the same kind of feelings. I had a breakdown about 5 yrs ago. after that, I spent a...
I have become very sensitive to things like clothing. sometimes just the pressure of clothing on my skin is painful or uncomfortable. comfort has become a bigger priority then fashion. lol I have...
I just have fibro (and all the overlap syndromes/problems that go along with it). I take tramadol for pain, I take sinemet for RLS. I use Salan Pas pain pads (otc) and have started the malic acid and...
I used to take nyquil whenever I had a cold. after I got sick with fibro, I noticed that nyquil didn't have the same effect on me like it used to. all the sudden instead of making me sleep, I would...
my periods have become worse since I became sick. the cramps bring me to my knees, I throw up, my ibs flares up, I get migraines, it's awful. I'm 41, and have had my tubes tied since I was 22 so I...
thank you meggie. I am relieved. I think you are right, the stress of going into work sick was keeping the flare going. I knew it too, but felt like I didn't have any choices. I tried doing craft...
well, I don't know that I will make more money. if I could only teach every day. a once a month class is about all I can do right now, at the place I am teaching, the schedule is full of other...
I mentioned in another thread that I have been in a bad flare for almost a month. I also mentioned how hard it was to work full time and be in a flare. it's hard enough when I am not flaring. while...
hi kaymac. when I was first dx'd, I didn't understand "flare". I felt so bad, all the time. a few yrs after I was dx'd, I began very intensive therapy for post traumatic stress. a side benefit of...
shannon, it isn't that cold...it has been a cold summer compared to what we usually get. july's average temp this year was 55 degrees! that isn't what we are used to, it is usually warmer. we also...
about 8 yrs ago, before fibro dx, I had pretty severe carpal tunnel syndrome and eventually had surgeries on both sides, which really did help me for a long time. recently I have been in a bad flare...
my doc would not prescribe the lyrica for me because of the weight gain. he put me on Neurotin instead. he said take one pill a day for a few days, then up it to two, then after a few more days 3...
I got the run around from regular docs. I didn't know what was wrong with me at the time, and so when the doctors said it must be in my head, I guess I probably believed them for a while. I was...
yeah sera!!!! I hope you get some great relief! I started really eating healthier and have lost more then 40 lbs so far. I know this healthy eating, plus the weight lose has really helped with my...
my skin has gotten extremely sensitive since I got sick. I do baby oil every day now, before I get out of the shower but after I have turned the water off. this keeps my skin from drying out and I...
good luck tomorrow diane. I only got a few hours of sleep myself, it's 3:30am here. I had a hard time getting to sleep in the first place, and then only slept about 4 hours. tomorrow/today is going...
the magnesium hasn't helped my rls at all. I started taking the malic acid and magnesium about 6 weeks ago now, and I haven't noticed any change in my rls. I am feeling less pain from the fms, and...
I have a mix of symptoms. some times it is "just" an ache. (not belittling the ache, it's awful!!!) sometimes my legs tremble. sometimes all I can do is get up and walk around. they also will kick...
ah, thank you, you are correct, it is Requip, not Mirapex that I took. love that fibro fog! I just got back from vacation myself. 9 hour flights from AK to NM are killer on the legs and RLS. I take...
hi marlee...I haven't sought out help in a long time. when I was in therapy my therapist gave me lots of samples, which is how I was able to take the Mirapex (thanks for the person who triggered my...
I have had severe RLS for about 15 yrs now. it was one of the first symptoms I had with the fms. I have to take medication daily for the rls or I pay for it and get zero sleep. and of course, the...