God Bless all of you. My son hasn't found many men with this illness. You are an inpiration. Why is this happening?...
My son has recently gotten cronic dry eyes and dry mouth...He uses a special rinse for his mouth and eye drops with a steroid....These offer little help. His symptoms did not start until after he...
My son has had terrible problems with his eyes after taking liquid lexapro. He has cronic dry eyes and throat.His eyes are also painful. They were very painful when he was on depakote. Are you on...
I got my sons bloodwork. It says... ANA Screen negative (neg) normal is <1:40 rheumatoid factor 5 (0-14) (IU)/ml SS-B IgG Autoantibodies referance range <5.00 result <5.00...
OMG My son used to take fish oil daily but that was a couple years ago, I"ll let him know that this is helping some of you and hopefully it will help him. : ) I will write again after he tries this....
The doc. did blood test for my son who also has many other symptoms. Is the ANA the one for Sjogrens?...
My son took 1 dose of Liquid Lexapro and had a very bad reaction... Not able to sleep without a sleep aid ever since-BUT -Most bothersom is the symptoms of Sjogren's!! His eyes and throat are very...
Can they really check for neuropathy with a skin biopsy? My son had Nerve conduction tests for that. He is currently having very severe symptoms of Dry Eyes and Dry Throat the doctors have been...
Keep in mind that my opinions are based on the situation that our family has dealt with for the past couple of years. Oh'dear, Your story seems so very familiar. My son was 16yrs. old when he decided...
There wern't any pills that would work to ease my sons pain. There were no tests or scans that would show results of his pain. Like with artritis if it's there...It can be seen. He had sympyoms of...
Somatization is also real. Very painful. The people with this illness can not control it. They do not make theirself sick. It has to do with how their brain processes info. and pain. Please read the...
Hi All, My son has Fibro and he has suffered a great deal over the past two + years. We had made many trips to the ER. My son has been searching for another reason or a more concrete reason for his...
Thanks All of you...I let him know that you are concerned about him and I think it makes him feel less alone....
I feel like my son has been getting the run around. This has been going on for years. It really makes me sick. I think the phych. doc. knew that he did the wrong thing by prescribing that med. and...
Thanks Sherrie- Yes we have been to many of the UPMC hospitals-We were sent away by ALL of them with ...Take him to a Phych. Doctor because he has to get the depression under control before they can...
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[color=purple>Hi,Has anybody tried Liquid Lexapro if so did it work well?[/color]...
Hi, Really my son didn't throw a fit by any means. He was sitting in a non-threatening position when he swore at the doc. I can't understand why a phychiatrist would expect everybody that he treats...
Wondering if any of you have tried liquid Lexapro and what did you think of it....
Chutz, Sorry to hear about your son in law. He sounds like he is determined to get well. Attitude is so important...My sister is on her 4th kidney transplant. (She has never lost one due anything...
I was reffered to that doc. by a few very smart business minded people in my extended family. They have great faith in him and actully label him as a genius! I have had No Help from local hospital...
Hi, Thank you for the kind response. Son is sometimes a little better and sometimes aweful. I did take him to a phychiatrist. I thought this was going well for a while. (Turns out that my son swore...
Hi : ) It's been a while.. Does anybody remember me?...
Hi Chutz, Congratulations !! I will look forward to seeing pics of your beautiful new grandbaby! Good Times!! Enjoy!!...
My son is trying...Lawyer says everybody is refused the first time a claim is sumitted. We were told that many Judges do not believe in Fibo. Best part about this process is that the Lawyer was able...
Love mini dogs. We have 3 of them. A toy poodle named Puppy...A awesome tiny black Pomerainian named Kitty (aka Pebbles) and a longhaired chihuahua named ChiChi. My son loves them so much. ChiChi is...
Hi Domanique, Atleast everybody here knows that the pain of fibro is real and it is not all in your head. If my son had to get fibro...I wish he would have gotten it later in life...Like after he met...
Well, Son went to therpist...On the way home he said that if he had to go back ...that wouldn't be so bad. Then he spent all evening telling me...You're going to make me go back there...You're going...
My son had the most popping and cracking of his neck when he was put on homebound instruction for Cronic Daily Headaches. That was before this illness move to every other part of his body. He even...
Thanks so much Alice and GSDgirl you are all awesome....
Thanks Saintsfan, I really wish he would join this group but he isn't doing much of anything and he is not at all social anymore. He hasn't even been able to play video games (that he loves- he used...
Chutz, Very informative video but for some reason it keeps stopping so I am having a difficult time watching it. I am very much looking forward to seeing the rest of the video and will be sure to...
Hi, My son has fibro. He has random pain everyday some days are worse than others...most have been really bad for him. He often doesn't want to lay down because he hates not being able to sleep and...
Hi LIVNLEARN, Yeah-I guess the school didn't want to have to seek approval from the state for his homebound instruction or something like that... ( I guess it has something to do with money ??) He...
THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS My son set up an appointment with a therpist and a psychitrist, I am hoping they are good. And that they will help. Thanks Again, I let you know how it goes...And I will...
Thanks Kim and all of you. Kim, Sorry about your daughter. I know how hard this is as a mother...You expect your honor student to be the one you don't have to worry about. I thought my son would have...
Oh thank goodness... I was so worried about you....
I Love You...You'll be Okay. My son says he feels older than Grandma....He is 18 & She is 89. I have grandma living in our home...She is blind these days-I love her very much and I am happy that she...
Wow my son has had that too. I was there when he tried to explain it to the doc. He couldn't even hold his head up during classes it was like it was to heavy! He would also feel some relief after he...
My son was only 16 when he started having symptoms he is now 18 and it just continues to get worse. (atleast it only took two years for a diagnosis) He kept hoping they would find...
PLEASE check with your doctor about taking Lyrica with Neuronton!! My sister was dropping things acting very hyper and laughing a lot the day before she OD on these meds. After this hit her she could...
Hi KristaM, If you are dropping things and acting a bit giggley...This would concern me...That was how my sister started out. She was having a hard time telling reality from dream state and after a...
Does anybody know of a medical reason that would connect Fibromyalgia to a person with tiny veins. Nearly passes out during routine bloodwork and the blood stops flowing... Takes hours to install an...
Hi Chutz, I am so sorry about your son. It has been very difficult to respond to you because I think there is a good chance for me to end up in the same situation regardless of which route I take. My...
Thanks again. Mrs. Mike... I love people like you who are able to remain positive! I have a sister (my best friend and hero) who was dealt a super crappy hand with kidney transplants and many near...
OMG My son used to be a bit excentric and buy helmets and such from e-bay. He bought a real ww2 gas mask and wore it in a halloween parade before he got ill. Never thought about that until now.......
Thanks all of you for responding. I will look in to those doctors- We haven't met them yet. I do want to get the malic acid/magnesium for him to try for atleast a month. To the person in Virginia the...
This has just gone on to long... My son has lost some important years of his life... Does anybody know a place in the Pittsburgh are where he will get better?...
Thanks, Yes I agree he is in desprate need of counceling. If not for depression or PTSD atleast for the fibro that has change dso many aspects of his life. :( One BIG problem...He won't go.....:( :(...
/community/emoticons/idea.gif 1. My son was robbed at knife point. 2. He had been on antidepresents and quit them about 1 month before symptoms began. 3. He never wanted pills in the first place/but...