I got very nervous a few months ago because my rheumy told me he didn't think he could help much more until my Vit D deficiency got better. My endocrinologist works with him (around the corner of the...
Stari, I have know a number of women and girls who are taught to go to the restroom to fart. Especially if they are in the kitchen or eating. One family I know never mentioned it to the males but the...
Can I ask what side effects you have had? I have been on 150 mg lyrica 3X/day for about 3 years. It really helps with my feet - w/o it they feel like I am walking on shards of glass or a cactus. They...
Hi Sinderella! I am so sorry for the abuse you endured as a child. I know much of how you feel. BTDT sort of, but not with my dad. I know it was a long time ago, but you really NEED to go to a...
I am SO FRUSTRATED with my rheumy's nurse. This doc strongly feels that pain should be treated. He has worked really hard to help me. But I missed an appointment. I was throwing up b/c my child...
AVOID EFFEXOR UNLESS THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE!!!!! Do a google search on Effexor side effects and Effexor withdrawal. At low levels effexor effects the seritonin in your brain, but at higher levels...
I am sorry your fibro is so bad. Mine currently is too. I fought through it for a LOT of years, but finally it just got the better of me. I jsut cannot cope with the things I used to do. I have had...
I have had a LOT of massages by a lot of different therapists. I am planning to call the local tech school and see if I can get an appt to have a student give me a massage - to see if I can handle...
I pick my fave store and try to get a map of the store or write down what is in each aisle. Some stores here actually GIVE you a map showing where everything is. then I organize my coupons in a box...
I took this for a short time. At first it was GREAT - no side effects, no problems, just relief from the unending pain. But within 3 weeks it stopped working. Totally stopped. Increasing the dosage...
First of all, talk to your OB/GYN. See what they say. Then look into PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome aka PCOS. There may be things used for PCOS that could help you. I am sorry you have this going on. It...
Hi Amber! A relationship with a man with fibro will not be easy. You can't really SEE the disease, and what is OK one day hurts like crazy the next day. You will need a LOT of patience, a willingness...
I find that moist heat helps far more than anything else. If you do a google search on costochondritis you will learn more about it. It is a problem in the tissue that connects the ribs to everything...
It has been a LONG time since I worked. First I stopped working b/c I had a very disturbed child who needed me available 24/7. Then the fibro and arthritis got so much worse. So I did an application...
Sit down and be straight with her. Show her the figures, the budget, and tell her openly that no more new clothes, tuition at expensive schools, no more anything but basic food and a place to live as...
I have been on 150 mg lyrica 3 x/day for several years. I also take a muscle relaxer (soma) and 2 other pain meds. I have no side effects that I notice from the lyrica except one. If I don't take the...
I am so sorry your meds are not working. Be VERY careful if they want to take you off of the lyrica. It MUST be tapered off slowly to discontinue it. VERY SLOWLY or you have the risk of seizures. I...
I had them for a while. The doc I was seeing was not wanting me to take any pain meds or any muscle relaxers. he had read that this can be done with a dry needle or with lidocaine. With the dry...
I wish you luck with it. I would do a google search on "cymbalta withdrawal" and on "cymbalta side effects" to see what you may be getting into. I had absolutely no reaction of any kind to it. No...
I did NOT have MRSA. I know someone who had this with MRSA and he had 3-4 IV antibiotic treatments a DAY for 4 WEEKS. That much antibiotics ate through his teeth, even though they were not oral...
I wish I had some kind of answer. I certainly am controlling of what I do, but as for what my kids do, raising one with Asperger's Syndrome taught me that there is NO way to control what a child of...
Ivy, I totally understand your anger. It is well deserved. I live in a college town and some of the college kids are SO RUDE. Not only do they do the things you mentioned, but they let doors go just...
Thanks for the hugs Denise. As far as we can figure it out, the flu shot weakened my immune system. Then the bacteria were able to enter through a sore (I have psoriatic arthritis and am terribly...
What a wonderful find! I hope you enjoy it and spend as much of hte day as possible in it! I have to fight my 13yo dau for bathrobes. She likes them as much as I do. But that was a great bargain!...
I was in the hospital for a week until a week ago. I had a flu shot, and it weakened my immune system. I have several psoriasis sores on my right thigh. The weakened immune system from the flu shot...
Hi to all! I am sorry to have been gone so long. I HAVE thought and prayed for each and every one of you. I had a really bad round of migraines, one after another after another. When we thought we...
Thanks for the tips. I will look at them. when shopping online I ALWAYS do a search for promo codes for whatever store. You can get codes for free shipping and all kinds of $$ off. The website...
Yup. Fibro can do that. And it will take quite a while to recover from the surgery. It took me about3 weeks longer than expected to recover from my hysterectomy. You also need to be on hormone...
I have incredibly low levels of Vit D. They have been at 6 for over 2 years, and probably for much longer. I only got tested for it the first time 2 years ago. If I take Vit D orally in ANY form I...
I think you should ask your doc how many of each supplement you should take. Many docs are more informed on that now....
If your child is waking up that often to nurse at 10 months, I think talking to the pediatrician would be a good idea. Mom's health is important too (If Momma isn't happy, NO BODY is happy!). I was...
Just a thought....
I also think narcotics help fibro a LOT. I am on fentanyl patches (2 of them), take oxycodone for the breakthrough pain, soma for muscle spasms, imitrex for migraines, and other meds. I LOVE the...
pro- I am sorry that fibro is interfering in your college classes. It is really hard when that happens. Look into online classes, and into the office at the college for people with disabilities. They...
an hour away. He later told me it was the best day of his whole summer b/c he and I got to go do somehting. I look forward to getting to know all of you and your families. ...
I agree that you need a new doc. Those of us with fibro have to be vigilant with our docs that they don't brushus off or ignore our symptoms. There are some indications taht small amounts of...
I am new here, but have a suggestion. Is there a way your insurance or social services can come out and do a home safety assessment? They would be able to fix you up with whatever aids would help you...
each of you! ...