Wow, I get that too... I constantly feel like bugs are either crawling on me or biting me. I didn't even consider that it might be connected with fibro. I thought it was something to do with being in...
Actually, according to this story that's the best time for some loving. I know it helps me. As long as my guy is careful and considerate, my headache is greatly reduced and it even helps with some of...
I'll throw my two cents worth in, even though I am not your run of the mill person. ^_^ Because of my bipolar, I've moved about 25 times in the last fifteen years - I've lived in eight different...
I second putting an ad on freecycle. Someone may have a featherbed (something I recommend highly if your not allergic) or a mattress that's better for you. I got my featherbed for a song from...
With CFS there are other symptoms such as tender lymph nodes, chronic low grade fever and low blood pressure that are not present with fibromyalgia. That being said, it's possible to have both. I...
I'm sorry that your mom is being so negative. I wish that some people would just *get* it, but they simply can't believe what they can't see. I hope that your situation improves soon. I'll also...
I'm pretty sure the symptoms of fifth disease are, fever, sore throat, and the rash on the face, so I'm not certain that your swollen hands and feet have any connection. If you're unsure, I guess you...
I love Vermont Country Store!!! I usually buy mens hankies from Wal-Mart. I'll check out what VCS has though......
Can I give you a little advice, looking back on two broken marriages? They say that hindsight is twenty twenty, you know. If your husband asks you what is wrong, and you say, "nothing" then you...
Ah, I can't afford a physical therapist and with my back, yoga is difficult... or is because I have trouble concentrating??? I did try it a couple of times. I walk - a lot. But I thought that perhaps...
Organic definitely does not have HFC in it, but most "all natural" or "100% natural" things do not either... but they will have corn syrup....
Mrs. T, From what I've read in my research (I don't have a doctor either) you should avoid acidic foods/drinks, caffeine and alcohol. High fructose corn syrup in large quantities is definitely a no...
wow, those things are $64 a piece! O.o I buy sports bras from Wal-mart for 3 for $10... Sure they may not have all the bells and whistles, but they're good enough for me - mostly because they're...
No, I mentioned that my first hubby was in the Navy, but he and I are long divorced. :)...
Hi, I'm visiting from the fibromyalgia board and saw this thread. I've taken Welbutrin XL off and on for years and I've never had a problem with it. It has *some* side effects, but they far...
There's a pain-medicine commercial that's been playing on the TV for a while now that just ticks me off. I *think* it's for Aleve, but I'm not sure. Anyway, it has a middle-age lady who loves...
I lived in (in chronological order) Virginia Beach for a while, then I moved to Florida for a couple of months, then I moved back to Va Beach. Then I moved to Seattle, WA for about two years, then I...
ashlizcom, Welcome to the boards, I'm kinda new here myself... I'm glad that you were able to finish college and get married! That's a lot to accomplish with fibro! Sorry to hear about your mom's...
I grew up in Northern California and I've never heard of the term "June Gloom," we didn't live on the sea, but we lived near the water - on a navy base. Yeah, we had fog, but it burned off soon...
When I lived with my twenty year old daughter, she was my "what's the word I'm thinking of?" and "why are we here?" person. Now that I'm on my own, I didn't realize how much I was depending on her. I...
kelly, I'm waiting on SSI - and waiting and waiting... but I wonder - you say your age was a factor - were you considered too young or too old?...
I actually wasn't diagnosed "with" anything before I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The doctor I saw for several months last year checked for several other causes of my chronic pain before sending...
Please, call me path, Pat is my brother's name. :-) (I hope you mean me...) I was broadsided by a minivan while trying to turn left. Totaled the car. It wretched my back and smashed my right knee...
When y'all say "progressive" do you mean that you see an improvement, or that the fibromyalgia is getting worse? I myself, have been at a pretty even keel these past three years. It depends, of...
Since I went so long without medication that wasn't much of a problem before 2001. It's not something I recommend. But for the past eight years - wow, has it been eight years??? I keep thinking it's...
thanks serafena, I may have experience, but I doubt that I picked up any wisdom. ;) I'll do what I can though, so share what I know....
Oh yeah, I've actually found bengay or other such topical creams to be helpful in the short run for muscle and joint pain... it's not a long term solution, but it helps me some....
Cute... :) Poor little heating pad... I know I'd be equally as sad if my massaging heat pad that I use for my back kicked the bucket. I'll send up a nice thought for your heating pad. And long live...
So, I've had fibro for about three years now - They think my car accident in April 2006 is what triggered it. But I was diagnosed last year (April 2008). Before that, I figured my arthritis was...
This didn't happen to me until I started taking Topamax - but then it was more like words that were spelled correctly looked wrong. Then when I developed fibro, I got what you were describing - I...
Hi Karen, I'm new here so I don't know your story, but I do know this: all marriages are worth fighting for if there is still love there. Nowadays our society gives up too early because we can -...
Thanks for understanding, guys... :) Before this fibro business, I never thought I could "overdo" it by moving furniture (well, I did have the bad back, but I've learned to work around that a...
Hi there, If I seem familiar, you might have seen me around in the fibro forum. I'll probably scout a few of the forums here, because well, I have a lot going on. A brief background. I was diagnosed...
sucking hard candy does help, but you should make it sugar free. :) Someone suggested those lozenges with vitamins... I like the lemon/honey kind....
When I started taking Welbutrin, I thought I'd swallowed the Sahara! so I asked on another forum about the same thing. They suggested this toothpaste and mouthwash called Biotene. What do you know?...
Oh sure, all of the time. I have a one-two punch here though. My bipolar meds mess with my ability to read (they don't call it Dopamax for nothing) and fibro-fog gives it to me from the other side....
Hi Mrs. T, I'm new to these boards, but so far everyone has been very friendly. I'm sure that this is a helpful place to come to for all things fibro. I know how you feel about having no insurance...
and I still have stuff to bring downstairs, but you're right, at least we got it done... mostly. ;)...
A little background. Circumstances (psycho ex boyfriend - I may explain more later - but he's why I don't give out where I live or the gender of my relative) have led me to live with a relative while...
I take Topamax as well but for bipolar. I've had migraines since age 13 and have tried many, many things. Of course, reducing stress helps a lot - but barring that not much helped until about six...
Yeah, my nineteen year old tries to pull this on me too. The difference is, she knows what she's doing - and she's mean about it. I absolutely hate it when she tells me that I've forgotten something...
Imbaffld, I'm 42, and know exactly how you feel. My baseline is "tired" but many days, I'm "exhausted." It does't matter what time I go to bed, or how many hours I "sleep" I'm always tired. I wake up...
I live in the heart of "The South" in the US and I hate it. I try to walk to my college all year 'round, but the heat in the Summer just wears me out so much that I have to give in and drive. The...
Thanks for the welcome(s) everyone! I appreciate the warm thoughts and everything. Marlee, I'll look into the lidoderm patches - can a gp prescribe them? Kelly71, I do tend to ramble even when I'm...
I wonder if that would work on my crazy brain chemistry?...
Aspartame has been blamed for a lot of things but none of it has been scientifically proven... it's all anecdotal. I'm not saying that you didn't feel better after giving up the Diet Dr. Pepper,...
Hi Sherrie, Thanks for the tips. I like to use moist heat, and wish I could afford a nice massage chair... ahhhhh! I like to sneak into Brookstone whenever I'm near a mall (the nearest mall is three...
Well, I only saw the one rheumatologist the one time, and he's the one who diagnosed me with fibro. I went to see him after the doctor in the student health center ruled out RA and some other stuff....
I try to walk as much as I can... I would love to do yoga, but I just can't concentrate long enough to do it. At least when I'm walking I have a destination (or I won't walk) to go to and get back...
Hello all, I've been recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia... actually I was diagnosed about a year ago. It took me about a year to get used to the idea. *sigh* Fibromyalgia is the latest in a long...