I hate my knees. My fibro started with my knees. The last month, my left knee has gotten so bad I can't bend it. Being in a sitting position (or even laying down with my leg bent) makes it THROB like...
I just saw my rheumy this morning and he has put me on Elavil. Does anyone take this? does it work? do you have any side effects? He says it is supposed to take the place of my trazodone since that...
Ok, that's what I figured, is that it didn't do any bodily damage so therefore was non-progressive. They really should explain that better though -- I've seen a lot of websites where they say "the...
I'm so sorry for your situation. I know how it feels. And I do think it's because we're young. I'm 27, (not sure how old you are) and I get so tired of the way doctors and nurses look at me -- like...
I know my symptoms have worsened, A LOT, in the last two years. How is it supposed to be non-progressive when it DOES get worse??? I think I am going to bug my rheumy about that on Monday when I see...
For me, it's the inside of my knee -- both knees. it makes it to where I can't cross my legs on most days, and I can't sleep on my side with my knees bent on top of each other -- have to straighten...
I get those weird flulike flares once a month or so. I guess I'm lucky for now with those. They tend to last two to three days for me though -- just one nap doesn't make the flare go away. I take one...
I have been on trazodone for a few months now. I take it at night with Flexeril. It does absolutely nothing for me pain wise. It doesn't even make me tired, and I take two 50 mg pills plus two 10 mg...
I read this website this morning and realized that when I get "sick" once a month wil flulike feelings and bad chest pain, it is definitely Costochondritis thanks to this website. It explains it in a...
Just out of curiousity, i was wondering... can someone have both FM and CFS? I thought it was that you just have one or the other, but a friend of mine (the only other person that I know personally...
Hello Lauriel, I'm sorry for all your daughter's troubles. I've had a few similar problems with progesterone. I think I am pretty much hormone intolerant. I don't take any birth control because all...
So I have been taking this medicine that a psychiatrist recommended to me for my fibrofog for the last week -- and I've got to say, it really has been helping A LOT. The fog is still there of course,...
That is what I do -- I work through a local community college to take "distance learning" (online) courses through a university they are allied with, so I never have to set foot in a classroom. The...
I wish there were more doctors like the one you mentioned. Too often, we just get shoved a bottle of pain meds and told to get more exercise and then get sent out the door. Sounds like you have...
Honestly for me, I can't use a heating pad at all. A lot of the time I get that "burning sensation" in the place I happen to be hurting, and that muscle feels like its really hot (even though it...
Oh no no, not five days a week. I currently work 40 hours a week, 8 hour days, five days a week. I have to be here at 6 am and leave at 2:30 pm. Needless to say I take a nap a lot when I get home and...
I will ask my doctor next time I am there and see if he thinks I can go on xanax or valium... the valium probably sounds like a better idea, but I guess it will depend on my meds I already take... my...
Stress is like one of my main problems with fibro. If I get worked up, start doing too many things at once, or get upset, or mad, I'm instantly in pain. Previously my doctor tried to address this as...
I just had this happen last night on my big toe, then my index finger. Just out of nowhere -- bam! something just stabbed my toe and the pain lasted maybe five seconds. Maybe two minutes later, Bam!...
OK good, just really freaked me out at first! I assumed it was the fibro but then it was suddenly completely gone and I didn't know why. The "itch" thing you all describe sounds familiar as well. Ahh...
When I was first diagnosed, flexeril cut my amount of pain in half. I was taking it at bedtime. Within a few months it was two at bedtime because it didn't make me tired anymore. These were 10 mg....
I hate the "it's all in your head" response. I get it all the time, from friends and family both. Only my fiance is understanding of it, because he sees it everyday. I always hear "just take your...
So a couple days ago, I was just sitting at my computer, and went to rest my chin on my hand, and I noticed the front of my neck was REALLY sore. It felt like it was bruised -- very tender feeling,...
Hello Julie, and welcome. Don't worry about the long posts. If you are like me, you feel relieved to see other people who feel the same as you, and are glad to find someone who can sympathize and...
I too had a major weight gain when my problem first started -- about 25 pounds, which just appeared in about six weeks. Since back then my pain used to come and go, I didn't have problems exercising...
Thanks for the responses guys, sorry for MY slow response, I did get sick for like three days. I don't think this is a virus. I've gone to the doctor three times now since last August when these...
Honestly that sounds to me like fibro. I've had it for years but like you, my pain started in one spot, and I only had pain in that one spot. First it was my hips, then my low back, and then my...
So I am starting to get "sick" again... this seems to happen once a month, without fail. I start feeling like I've got the flu. You know, that deep body ache feeling, where your lungs feel strange...
Hello again, and thank you guys so much for the welcome! I really appreciate it. I viewed your post on Vitamin D Deficiency Sherrine, it's very informative, and I am glad someone is trying to share...
Hi I am new here... my name is Rachel and I am 27 from Arkansas. I must say first off that this forum has been an invaluble resource to myself and my fiance who once was extremely confused as to what...