Hi CajunGrl, Just to let you know, you will feel worse before you feel better. I wanted to quit taking the Savella during the trial pack, but I read on this forum from others that said the same...
Just wondering if anyone was athletically active in their younger years. I had a college scholarship in the Fall semester with the dance team during football season. I then obtained another...
Both of my feet hurt all the time. I have found that wearing Crocs helps since they are cushioned. It helps with my knees and hips also. Do you have a lot of ceramic tile or hardwood floors in your...
I've never had seizures with my fibro, but I do experience numbing and tingling in my hands and feet sometimes. I can't read the newspaper for very long without having to spread it out on the table...
I'll definitely keep you in my prayers. We have all been there. I'm 48 and have been searching for an answer since I was about 23 years old. Fibromyalgia is all they could come up with. Tested for...
Hate to read that you are having such a bad time. I think we all are struggling right now with pain, fatigue, etc. Spring is a beautiful month, but it brings misery to fibromites. Weather changes,...
I'm from Lake Charles. Really neat to visit someone else from the deep south. We are supposed to get rain tomorrow evening, so I'm wondering if that is a factor also. Going to the Chiro at 4:45...
Hey everybody. I've not been online for a while due to moving into our house. I started taking Savella and it (after the initial packet) was working great. I painted three rooms and we (husband and...
Hi Upbeat! So glad things are going well for you. My NA is wonderful but I think I need a rheumy too. My arms and fingers and hand go numb also if I wake up with them bent or if I talk on the phone...
I'm the same way about symptoms. How are you supposed if something is a symptom if it isn't obvious like fever? I didn't know that being unable to stand in one place for very long, like a checkout...
Oops! I was advised to STOP my hormones after a year on them. Sorry about the mixup....
Our histories are very similar except my mother was a survivor - so sorry about your loss. Cancer runs rampet in my family. I had 3 benign cysts removed few years ago so I run with your same fear. If...
Cats8201, all I can say is "Bless your heart". You've got two things that spell disaster for sleep - fibromyalgia and hysterectomy (menopause). I too have both and take Ambien on as-needed basis. I...
I was on Lexapro 40 mg a day for 8 years. I weaned off slowly by taking half the dosage for about a week. The next two weeks cut my dosage by yet another half until I was down to 5 mg a day. From...
Are you on any medication? I was given a vascular med years ago for headaches and it really made me feel like I was having an out of body experience too. Never took it again needless to say....
Just be careful - I take Excedrin because it is the best thing for my headaches. Aspirin can hurt your stomach, but Advil is even worse. Try to take a Tums or something when you take aspirin to help...
I thought only Dr. Seuss had green eggs. I'm a city girl - I would have already named the chickens. No way I could turn around and eat one. Lol. You've inspired me to try and eat healthier. Welcome...
I have had fibro for 23 yrs. His behavior is not acceptable no matter how terrible he feels. He seems rude and uses his illness as an excuse. His behavior is even abusive. Have YOU seen a counselor?...
Marlee2 and anyone else with headaches. My brain always feels its trying to ooze out of my skull - ugh! Try this: place an icepack on the front part of your head and lay on a heating pad for the back...
I have found no connection with the length of my flares. With all the rain and crazy temp changes along with the gusting wind - mine has lasted for about a week here and there. Spring seems to be...
I think we all had the week from h*** last week. My new doctor took me off Lortab because he didn't like narcotics. Personally it didn't do anything for pain for me, except when I took it WITH...
Awwqww! My favorite flower. Love gardenias and daiseys also. Did you know that hybrid daffodils do no smell as strong as the original ones? Just a bit of trivia. I also love white clover - you...
Oh, PattyLatty, Woo-hoo!!! I'm so happy the Neurontin/Lortab combo works. My new Dr doesn't like giving narcotics - says he has been burned before. I would have felt better if he would have just lied...
Usually when we move, the university takes care of the packing and moving. Moving in is a little different because I have to unload boxes stacked to the ceiling - thank God my husband helps. He's...
I am very visual. When I was in college I would make flash cards so each thing I was memorizing, etc was isolated. When you take the test and see the word or whatever, you can visualize it on the...
Guess I'm a little strange, but I love going to the Dentist. Of course, my teeth are the only things that are healthy about me. My father is 83 and still has every tooth. He has a beautiful smile -...
It really is a small world. We just moved from northeast Texas to southwest Louisiana. Isn't the weather in these parts lovely for fibromites? Ha! I have 2 boys (23 and 26) one is coaching highschool...
Hate to post back to back, but left out something. Take those 2 meds in the day. Well actually, because it settles the pain, it will help you rest better at night also. And the answer to your...
Have you tried taking one Lortab WITH the Neuronton? For some reason they seem to compliment each other. Either one by itself does not do much for me. Hope this helps....
I feel the same way - by the way, you can baptize someone until they nearly drown. Baptizing itself doesn't make you a "Christian". Don't believe your sister has gotten that part. Anyhoo, enough of...
I have an Aunt like your sister - she is a minister. She too would rather help everyone else but her family. Please don't profile Christians by your sister and my Aunt. We all sin, but I'd rather pay...
I have fibromygia so I can definitely hop on the pharmaceutical bandwagon!! I know I pay for their houses, cars, etc. I don't know how you are caring for your mom and other family members. As for...
You seem to have a huge heart. I hate that your sis is only around every 3 months. At least you have a sibling. My brother died in a diving accident at 17 yrs old - long time ago - I'm 48. Both of my...
Oh Bella33, my heart goes out to you. You are such a wonderful daughter to do all that for her. Have you called home health? Don't if you have to have insurance or what, but they helped with baths,...
After my first child was born, I had the same thing happen to me. Don't know if there is an anxiety link - I have fibromygia. Anyhoo, I was living at the Dermatologists office. Decided to take things...
Marlee2, Glad I'm not the only one feeling yucky with the warmer weather - fatigue, pain, and headaches. Of course I'm in Louisiana so we get the wonderful high humidity also - yuck!! Different...
Vestabula, misspelled your name - typo - oops! Sorry....
Veatabula, You are a scream. I laughed the entire time I was reading. I think most of us can relate which makes it even funnier. Glad you can laugh at yourself....
Willowsgrandma, I'm 48 and am empty nester. Husband is gone alot so I basically live alone too. I know what its like to feel lonely. Other than this site (which is wonderful) if you do not have a...
Hi uniquelyme! I just started on Savella too. My Dr put me on a sample pack to start out as well. She had gone to a fibromyalgia workshop and spoke with a fibro Dr and he started his patients on this...
Thanks. You're right - not very good at moving around and learning the ropes. I will catch on. Thanks for taking me under your wing. This is my first forum or anything I've joined online. Told my...
Thanks willowsgrandma, I'm also on Neuronton ( Gaba), Savella (2 days), Clonazepam, Zetia (cholesterol), Aciphex (ulcer), Provigil, Ambien(as needed), and way too many Excedrin. Sad huh? Just got off...
Willowsgrandma I've tried both Lunesta and Ambien. PM doc has tried me on both. I noticed it took longer for the Lunesta to work than Ambien. One of the nurses told me to try plain Ambien instead of...
Marlee2, you are such a sweetheart for posting this for me. Imagine my surprise when I logged on and saw this post. You seem like the nicest person. Thanks again. We are closing on our house in a...
OMG - I started with tremors bout 2 yrs ago - felt like I was holding onto a low voltage wire. Had an MRI - they thought MS. Results were normal - no MS. The nurse told me Lexapro can cause that. Who...
Thought of something kinda funny - when I'm around people, they have no idea of my health problems. This is another reason no one takes our illness as serious as it is - makeup also covers a...
My pain started after childbirth. Headaches started and my doc told me it was stress from 2 children and a fulltime job. This was back in 1983. Slowly it took over neck and shoulders and I became...
Thanks for doing all that research for the rest of us. Most of us are so fatigued and aching so badly that we become vulnerable. We want to believe anything that will get us back to "normal" that we...
I noticed some of u are on Savella. Dr just have me a starter pack. I'm so tired of taking antidepressants - just weaned off Lexapro. How well is the Savella working for all of you? Had a rough time...
Just came home. Thyroid results are normal and won't let me even try thyroid med. She sent me home with Savella. Hope it helps....