I am strong advocate for medical mj. I have had limited success with traditional Rx due to the side effects, or not working at all. I have also been given a thumbs up from my doctor and allergist...
Are you clenching your jaw in pain? I have a similar issue where I clench + have issues from allergies where one ear doesn't drain as effectively and that is the one that will hurt. I recommend that...
I've pushed relationships away after I got diagnosed, and it's something I'm still working on (not doing). My last boyfriend and I were together for 3 years and before that we were really good...
I've gone to a counselor several times. My doctors did recommend it, not for depression, but to help get more tools for dealing with an illness like ours. I appreciated the help I got when I went. It...
AnnT: You're welcome! I like to look at it as not advice, but sharing what we use/do to manage. My concerns in my own treatment are more based on building a tolerance, as I seem to do pretty easily....
I hope this isn't against any rules to suggest, but what do you guys think of having a monthly "happy" thread sticky'd at the top of the list (after Fibro 101 of course) so it's one of the first...
Tramadol is really the only painkiller that works for me. Vicodin (opiate class in general) doesn't do anything but make me feel sick to my stomach. I only take tramadol when I really need it, and a...
Fantastic thread! I usually only come here when I'm prepping for a doctor visit, or feeling the weight of CF/Fibro. This has been a great place to share. Today I had such a positive experience at my...
Today my doctor agreed to give me Ritalin (Methylphenidate, also Methylin). She gave me 5mg (not time released) to take twice a day. It cost $30 retail for the generic (60 pills), it will be $9 next...
I'm only 38, and my parents are the worst when it comes to call waiting. Almost every time I talk to either of them on the phone, it happens. They do have a business and use the same line, so I do...
Oh, and I also hate call waiting :)...
I have recently changed the way I deal with friendships and relationships. I used to keep my CF/Fibro to myself. It cost me friendships and the socialization I need. With my current group of friends,...
I am in the exact position. I was Dx'd over 8 years ago, with CF first then my doctor added Fibro with it. Over the years I have figured out what to avoid to keep the pain very manageable for me...
I too tried to hide how bad I feel from my boyfriend. Even though he knew what I had, it's difficult to explain that sometimes I can do things, sometimes I can't. I shared the Spoon Theory with him,...
Keeping my mind busy and positive has done wonders for my pain. The brain fog sometimes makes that difficult, but for me, laying around feeling sorry for myself only makes it worse. Setting small...
Oddly opiates don't really work for me. The only thing that consistently works is tramadol. However, when I took it daily it seemed less effective since my body was "used to it". If I take it a...
Andrea, I was DX'd with Fibro about 6 years ago (symptoms started about 10 years ago). I can't recall any event that could have triggered it. One thing that is common to my personality is the...
The first thing I would do is find out if your company has an intermittent leave policy. I used to work for a very large computer company, and they had several types of leaves. For me, an...