lol Amy. I've been a carbivore the past 14 or so months - lots and lots of emotional eating in search of comfort, and all my binge/comfort foods are loaded with sugar. I've put on 25kg doing it and...
Thanks for the link Qi. Maybe you're one of the people who need to start at a very small dose Afterglo? It might make a big difference to the amount and severity of side effects. Some people with...
Thanks again for your replies. I'm up to 900mg 3 times a day and in a few days I'll be increasing it for the final time to 1,200mg 3 times a day as per the pain specialists instructions. Bad fibro...
Hi imbj, What you're describing is what my fibro is like. Plus it going from being manageable to very unmanageable is what mine did 13 months ago. Because of the sudden deterioration I'm getting...
Thanks everyone for your replies. I guess I just feel really bummed out feeling so much better only lasts a week or so. Here I am 3 weeks into it and the heavy depression is well and truly back. I...
Hmm might have solved the mystery of why I felt like a light bulb had been turned on in me which felt sooo good in contrast to how hideously depressed I've been the past 9 months, and why that...
Maybe a reason for more than one person in a family having fibro is what family members can share - dietary similarities, abuse, depression, learned behaviors like not coping with stress well etc? Meg...
You guys are hilarious. I used to be sooooo sharp mentally. Now I put the car in reverse when I want to go forwards and do stuff like put things on the stove top to cook, go back downstairs and...
I'm on a disability benefit and get some help meeting my medical and therapy costs. I wonder if the govt would also help fund regular retail therapy? Buying stuff almost always cheers me up!...
Hi Snowbunny, What do you define as short term? He wants to see me again in 6 months so for 5 of those months I'll be on 3,600mg a day. Some of the side effects are mood related - depression,...
Hi everyone, I've just been started on neurontin (gabapentin). I was on 300mg 3 times a day for 2 weeks, am now on 600mg 3 times a day for a week, next week I need to take 900mg 3 times a day, and...
I agree with mxnova, you're on quite a low dose of effexor and probably won't experience a withdrawal syndrome. That said, some ppl are majorly sensitive to meds and do. If that's you, just take a...
Much improvement in back pain from doing exercises to strengthen core?...
People respond to meds differently so how much people need can vary considerably. That said 300mg once a day seems a pretty low dose. In my experience gabapentin works immediately if the dose is...
Hi Debbie and thanks for the welcome. Yes New Zealand has some pretty stunning scenery and I'd like to think we're a mostly friendly bunch down here. Are you taking Nortrip at an antidepressant dose...
Thanks for the great welcome guys. I've had a crazy 24 hours and am finally plonked on my bum with my feet up. Most of the craziness has been fun tho which makes a nice change. Hi Dustinshunny, I...
Hi Lizzy, Altho I'm not a guy I know a lot about having trouble asking for help and not admitting when it's hurting. Figuring out and working thru why I find it hard to is a big help to me in being...
Hi everyone, My name is Meg and I live in New Zealand. I see you have another Meg here so I'll call myself MegNZ to avoid confusion. I've had Fibro since my early 20's (I'm 50 now – how did that...