Thank you my doctors taking me off of Cymbalta and putting me on Savella this is good information. Julie...
I have been on Cymbalta for 8 years, lately as of 2 mon5hs ago it has started not working (at least that is what my Dr thinks). So we are getting a preauthorization for Savella. The side effects of...
Wow what a great idea, this is sooo needed right now. I decided to start dieting before the new year, just changing my habits and watching portions. Well, we got a Wii for Christmas (yes it is for...
Thank you for your responses, I hope this is fleeting. JUlie :blush:...
Sorry for your pain, I can relate, I understand that I am in a big flare right now. Weather related too. Feel better Nanners. Julie...
I am sorry about your pain. Lyrica worked good for me, I had to go off of it because insurance quit paying for it. I hope you start feeling better soon. The whole 'rest of your life' thing really...
How many of you have vertigo on a daily basis. I have had this for over a month and it is spiratic and I have to take medicine for it! As if I don't take enough medicine on a daily basis as it is!...
Hi to everyone. I haven't posted in months, yeah a bit of denial going on here. My question is, have any of you explored further education since the onset of your fibromyalgia? I am contemplating the...
I am bordering on desperation now! Thanks, Jules /community/emoticons/smurf.gif ...
Prilosec OTC it is!! Thank you to everyone! What a wealth of information this site is! Thanks. Jules /community/emoticons/smurf.gif ...
My doctor told me he would give me a rx for protonix sinc Flexeril has been known to give people acid reflux and heartburn. Wow, I quit taking it just yesterday and all day I have felt like...
Great ideas, thanks to everyone!! I liked all the ideas. Jules /community/emoticons/smurf.gif ...
Oh how I love this site and all you super people!!! I love the letter to the normals and your part about throwing him out the door!!!! I love it! I don't have the energy, bummer...
Oh thank you to everyone so much, you brought tears to my eyes. I am so emotional lately. Thanks again so much, I really needed your encouraging words today. Hope in healing, Jules...
How can I find it. I've tried and tried. Please help. Jules /community/emoticons/smurf.gif ...
Thanks Tyno, your story really made me feel better! I will check out the letter to normals as you suggested. Danibm, I am being treated for depression, I take Paxil now. I just thought maybe I can...
[color=purple>Okay, I] this weight I have gained. I snapped today, because I am so sick of it. I told him about a girl at work that was just diagnosed with FM and her husband is going to all these...
[color=purple>Okay] [b][color=#800080>Thanks. ] Jules [/b]...
/community/emoticons/idea.gif Okay I am definately going to start the whole Malic Acid/ Magnesium thing you guys got going on, it sounds like it can only help me. I take 3 flexeril at night and go...
I too have used the carts at Wal-Mart. I had my 13 year old with me, and she said, 'mom just get one of those carts'. I said, 'you won't feel embarassed?' Shesaid no, I did it and I was glad I did....
Tiki that is fabulous! I want your dr. too!! No mine is very great, my rheumy is. I am going to call him tomorrow and see if there is any way he will put me on Cymbalta. Do you take that? Jules...
Hi Lulu. Welcome. I am very new myself to this site, but have found a world of loving, caring, people just like you and me that do know how we feel. This site will lift your spirits and help you...
Wow ladies, I am so sorry for all the pain and suffering. Sometimes it is more than we think we can bare, yet somehow we pull through it. Wow are we amazing or what??! You came to the right place for...
Mine jumps around a lot too. The worst for me is in my legs, knees, and feet. At night when I try to sleep it is in my back and around all my ribs, I can't roll, can't sit up, it is hard to get...
For me, that is when sleep helps me the most. I wake up feeling better and more energized. Jules...
Hey great idea. For me it will have to be exercise walk video I have, but 10 mins. twice a day doesn't seem like too much. Sorry it took me so long to get back on, I am having some computer issues....
Hi to everyone! I have posted here for a while and I was wondering since more than just I have weigt loss issues, would anyone be interested in being my weight loss buddy? I found a site online that...
I have been reading a book on fibro, and it has suggestions in it, like don't drink anything with caffeine. No fried foods, etc. Do any of you have suggestions in the food, drink, or supplement...
Wow, it is nice to know I am not alone in this fight either. I will talk to my Dr. about phentermine on my next appointment. Thanks for the tip, I will be trying to exercise more, it is a struggle...
I am fairly new to this site, and new to the whole dx fibromyalgia. I have had it for about a year and was officially diagnosed about 1 month ago. Today I was having an ok day, after two days that...
I have gone caffeine free, as a book about Fibro told me to. I have noticed that I am not as keyed up or jittery, but I went probably from almost a pot a day to zero, very hard. Now I am used to it....
/community/emoticons/cool.gif Before anyone says anything, yes I definately am eating poorly. It seems I only want what is bad for me. I have never had a problem with my weight in my entire life. I...
Hi Chauncey! I am new too, but have been lurking for quite a while now. What kind of schooling are you doing? I want to start LPN school in two years (then my 3 year old will start school). I look...
Thank you to everyone. It is nice to know I am not alone, and it makes me feel good to know there are days when I won't feel this bad, I just need to get through the hard ones. It is so much to think...
I haven't posted here for a long time, but I joined the board a while back. I have been keeping up with some of the threads on a hit and miss basis. I have finally been diagnosed with Fibro., and...
I take ultram every day around the clock, and take flexeril and ultram to sleep at night. Unpleasant, but necessary. I do not get a break from my fibro, but I have only had it for about a year, and...
That's exactly how it feels!! I say I feel like I've been in a train wreck, when people ask me what it feels like. I have extreme pain in my feet as well. I work as a CNA, so I am constantly on my...
Do your symptoms float around? I go from severe pain in my elbows, to it lessening a little, and then sharp pains in my ankle, or neck, or pelvic floor. I don't know, is this common in Fibro? Since I...
/community/emoticons/smurf.gif Okay, my name is Julie, and I live in Virginia. I work as a CNA at a nursing home, which I love!! It has brought me to realize that I definately want to pursue my LPN...
I would like to say thank you to everybody who responded to my post. I am headed to a rheumatologist in March (closest date, only one in town). I have been taking Lyrica for only a little over a...
Julie...