I gave up Cymbalta a couple years ago.....after being on it for five years. It was difficult. I went cold turkey because everything I had read suggested that I would only be prolonging the agony if I...
Hi Fibro Girl, Finding the right job for a Fibromyte is definately a delicate balancing act. I too have a degree in Business Management. If it isnt too late, however, I would recommend you change to...
Almost Medfree, Nothing like having your thread hi-jacked and bombarded with "data". I have found that several artificial sweetners aggravate my symptoms and choose to avoid them. Aspartame is one of...
I have never answered myself before...... :) I regularly put in long days and know the toll they can take on your fibro. My saving grace is to find "interuptions" in my day to make me spur my mind...
A couple bud lights :)...
Yep, welcome to the withdrawal symptoms of Cymbalta. I finally quit cymbalta a couple years ago after being on it for five years. It was a very bad couple of weeks...LOL....
This has also been a new developement for me. My doctor assured me it had NOTHING to do with fibro......whatever. My Chiro recommended an arch support for my shoes ($20 at BB&B) and reluctantly I...
First, I would like to echo Sherrine's advise. So...ECHO. :) Second, I would like to follow up further with not letting Fibro dictate how you live your life. I know it is hard and sometimes seems...
I quit Lyrica because it was making me foggy. I too am a man with a job that requires my mind to be clear and I found that after I quit Lyrica it was much better....
My Wife is convinced that a bad bout with Salmonella put my Fibro into motion....
Sparklecity, Motivating yourself to get around for work is definately a challenge for us Fibromites. I get up every workday at 5:00 am and havent missed a day because of Fibro. But I am a stubborn...
I was on Lyrica for a couple years and quit cold turkey with no issues. I would think that the short time you were on it, you should be just fine....
Amz24, I get the exact same thing in the same place.....although in recent years I have also been occasionally blessed with it in the right rib cage. I dont regularly see a doctor anymore for Fibro,...
Yeah Chutz....I wonder how much of it is just us getting old. :)...
I prefer the pain to the fog.....so much that I quit all the drugs the docs put me on. They contribute greatly to the fog and it was hendering my work and home life. I am a silent sufferer so my pain...
mysoulsings, I dont use sweetner normally.....but if I do, I use Splenda....
Mysoulsings, I gave up Aspartame a few years ago and notice a significant difference in my symptoms. It may not be "common" for all the have positive results, but I did. I now avoid all items (and...
Be careful with Cymbalta, I quit it after 5 years and the withdrawals were terrible...lasting a couple weeks....
I never tell anyone about my Fibro.....but I am a man and we tend to not share those things anyway.... I feel that everyone has their own challenges...Fibro is mine. It is a personal challenge. My...
tluvstulips I quit Cymbalta after being on it for five years....It wasnt easy. You will soon start having the "mind zaps" drink alot of gaterade...seems to help a bit. The withdrawals will last a...
I was on Cymbalta for five years....and the only reason I stayed on it was because the withdrawal was VERY bad. I finally sucked it up and spent three weeks in withdrawal, and can honestly say that I...
The medications that Fibromytes are given help dull the senses....pain. I took myself off all meds for Fibro and found it helped with the fog. I would rather deal with the pain for now....
FMLA is the way to go...you will have to have your doctor sign off on it... My wife uses it for her asthma....
The rib pain is the more annoying of the FM pain for me....maybe because it is more of a stabbing pain than the other pains.... Oddly enough ibuprofen seems to help this pain.... It does hinder the...
I am far from self compassionate. I demand that my body keep up with my daily life (including current project of tiling my kitchen, dining room, and laundry room floors). My job can be demanding and...
It is my own opinion that Fibro fog is more of an side effect of the medications that fibromites take. Many of them make you drowsy and effect the brain function... I gave up Lyrica and my fog...
G-Mom, I am currently enduring the withdrawal from Cymbalta. It sounds eerily similiar to what you were enjoying. BTW: I call them "Zaps" my brain or body Zaps. One bit of useful info I found was...
Sheila, Drink gaterade whenever you need a change. Dehydration only exacerbates some of the symptoms. There is even a variety 18 pk of gaterade at Walmart. Get away from the diet drinks. I too was...
Tekaca, I have taken Cymbalta for five years. The sweating does improve..... I used to break out in a sweat after eating!!! :) However, I am currently weening off of Cymbalta and the withdrawals are...
I gave up my beloved Diet Coke 2 months ago. Within days I felt better than I had in a couple years.... Even two months later my flares are shorter and fewer than they were for the last couple years....
I have definately found the Aspartame aggrivates my Fm. Once I gave it up my pain decreased significantly. I was suprised by how much of an effect Aspartame was having on my Fm......
I wish everyone had been able to enjoy the benefits that I found by quitting Aspartame. Just reminds us how widespread FM is and how it affects us each so differently. I wish you all luck in finding...
I do not recall if anyone has spoke about Aspartames effect on FM. I have been pretty stubborn concerning my FM and have tried to not let it effect my life in many ways. I do what I want and suffer...
Hey Tamz, I take my Cymbalta in the morning, because it is supposed to aid you with energy.... I do not know that Cymbalta ever really helped me with anything.....I am, however, stuck continuing to...
cookie, I am a 37 year-old man that has had Fibro for 5 years now. These are my experiences: the fatigue becomes more manageable as you grow accustomed to it. You husband will find a way to maximize...
Has anyone tried Turmeric? My Chiropractor recommended it to me the other day....
I have been on Cymbalta for quite a while and struggle keeping my weight in check. Anyone wanting to start Cymbalta needs to look at the withdrawal information. It is quite bad and takes awhile....
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/PainManagement/retrovirus-found-chronic-fatigue-sufferers-yield-biomarker-therapies/story?id=8950867 ...
Google Cymbalta withdrawal! You will never want to stop taking it, not because it works, but because of fear of the withdrawals. I tried quitting Cymbalta and it was not fun. I started taking it...
Man here; No pain. You should go get checked out for another cause for this problem. I do not think it is the FM....
Take a lot of notes. Keep organized The meds for FM contribute to the fog push yourself to do more. You build up a tolerance....
Welcome BEG, There are a lot of perspectives on working or not working with FM. Everyone is different and FM effects each of us in a different way. I choose to continue working. I am an Area...
Trish, I agree with Dagger about most, if not all, of this post. Your employer can not deny FMLA. There is a problem with the paperwork or your doctor did not declare you eligible. [u]Tough] :...
I went to another Goodwill of Kansas Annual Dinner last night that had a good keynote speaker. Chet McDoniel was born with no arms and has partial legs....and he goes around the country lecturing on...
Well we are moving out of our house over the next couple days and will be staying in a hotel for two weeks. We close on our new house at the end of the month...... Moving is so much fun!!! okay not...
I am having a great day......DARN the luck!!! There has to be SOMETHING to vent about !!!! /community/emoticons/idea.gif ...
I can't find something to vent about !!!! That is SO annoying!!!! ughh.......
There is always hope. We will always wake up stiff and with pain, but life goes on and the world still turns. We can not waste the energy feeling sorry for ourselves. I do not see a Rheumy because it...
Spirit, You can always ask me anything. I will always shoot people straight. I take a multitiude of vitamins right now. A multi, calcium, MG/Malic, Vitamin D, Folic Acid, vit A, Vit C. I had a Dr....
Hi Wanda! I chose not to tell anyone about my Fibro. I, like you, did not want anyone treating me differently and I felt like it made me vulnerable. There are certain peopel that ned to know. My...