I have been off Cymbalta for at least 3 years now. It took me a year to taper down from 60, and it was everything you described. I had to slowly ease up to 10mg of prozac toward the end as I was...
CONGRATULATIONS PLUMERIA!!!! I am SO HAPPY for you! YAY!! YES YES! This is the same advice I got, too, but forgot to mention! Excellent advice Plumeria. My neighbor had to help me with paperwork...
For some reason I can't read real well this morning. I'm kinda going cross-eyed and feeling buggy. But I wanted to say that my heart breaks for you guys. I know what you are going through. I spent so...
Neenaa , herculean is a good description! At times it felt impossible. Thank you for the kind words. I do want to help others who are in the struggle. I was thinking of starting a Disability Thread...
So I started this thread and then had a flareup that kept me away all week. Oops! Sorry about that. I wanted to make a few notes to those are still fighting the good fight: 1. Get a lawyer for your...
Previous post(s) here: http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=24&m=2490734 Ladies, I won! I started my journey March 2012, and I just got my answer on Friday. Can you believe it took...
Congratulations, Joy!...
It's been just over four weeks, but it's starting to feel like forever. I am in waiting-limbo. I am sure to be denied so I am going to get a lawyer for my appeal and hunker down for the long battle....
lady , I am so sorry to hear this! I know exactly what mailbox in the office you are referring to. I have never used it, but I've seen many put their papers in there. I am crossing my fingers for...
Jeez. So I see the problem. Well, $1100 or so would at least give me a chance. With $600 I don't know what I'll do but I need it regardless which is why I applied. Thanks for all the info. I'm in PA....
Holy cow, Kaely ! Congratulations! But two and a half years, YIKES. I don't know how I'm going to stay afloat that long. I wish I knew how much they pay out in disability. I can't get a straight...
Thanks everyone. Of course I am freaking myself out, so that is the problem. I am also debating if I should take my Xanax before I go in or go "as is" so they can see. It will also be a very bad time...
I have an appointment scheduled next week with a psychologist chosen by the Social Security office for a "mental examination". I am still in the determination phase for disability and last week I...
lady , it is very depressing when working on those forms. I did the exact same thing with my friend who was my contact. I asked her the questions and she dictated her answers to me and I typed while...
ladywithfribro , how did you do with the forms? Did you send them in yet? kdebes11 , I know how you feel. My neighbor got disability on the first shot and she has more energy and ability than me! It...
Snowbunny , it was nothing you said, sweetie. :) You are always very kind and well-reasoned. I am just having a bad reaction. It is part of my anxiety. In other news, my official application date...
No, I know she is backing me for disability. She was the first one to recommend it years ago. I took the question down because I am having a bad time with this whole situation right now. I didn't...
You have a good point. I think she really just wants to help me and she knows the system very well. I explained all this to her but I don't think she really gets it. I know I cannot work. I did not...
Girls, I'm not saying I can work. I was thinking of signing up solely for the covered counseling. The waiting list is 6 months and PA asks you to sign up as soon as you get disability anyway, whether...
Hmm... I am in the initial application process, but I have a feeling that my Fibro and Depression diagnoses will cause me to have to re-qualify constantly, too, when/if I get to the point of winning....
billy girl , I feel for you very much. I have been in your shoes. When I finally hit rock bottom in my health and could no longer will my body to go through the motions, I had no money, I lived...
God, yes. I cannot wait to have this application out of my hands! One more week to go and then I can stop thinking about my crappy situation so much. I have noticed a serious increase in all my...
My Contact Person received a form to fill out called the Function Report - Third Party . I put my close friend down as my contact, and she is working on it now. I spoke to the SSA office and they...
I just made the appointment with my rheumy to fill out the Functional Residual Capacity Assessment together. He actually requested we do it that way, so I just love him more for that. Working on...
I got my disability packets in the mail on Friday! Guess what, now you only get 10 DAYS to fill out and return them. Also, the date on the top sheets have 8/15, so I lost 5 days already! I intend to...
The Disability Application thread needs folks with experience winning their disability case (with fibro as part of their diagnosis) to answer some questions we are having about the process in all...
I too am very grateful for the participation in these threads! Thank you all for helping me and the others feel less alone. :) Thread #3 is here!...
Part 1 of this thread is here: www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=24&m=2477578 Part 2 of this thread is here: www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=24&m=2481626 If you have been...
Snowbunny and getting by I was wondering if it would be okay to make a post titled "If you've been approved for disability, we could use your help!" and then post a link to this thread? Or is that...
Snowbunny I'm glad you said this, because now that I think about it, it makes a lot of sense. I think I may have to sit down with my Rheumy. I'm guessing there's a form they are going to send him....
Thank you so much everyone for sharing your experiences with us! I am glad to see examples listed: tollbooth, ticket-taker, computer work, etc. I have answers for all but need to make them more...
Hi getting by . So glad you joined us. I fully expect to get denied but wanted to do the initial application myself, so here I am. I am not at a stage where I can relax yet. Even if I get disability...
Lady I know exactly how you feel! I have not had good luck with many of the meds used to treat Fibro mostly because they make me so tired I'm useless! My ex-husband admitted recently that he was...
Lady , I have the exact same problem. I cannot do xx one day and then yy the next day even though everyone does that day after day with no problems. I, too, cannot have guests because many days I...
I GOT IT! I had a "eureka" moment while lying in bed this morning! POST-EXTERTIONAL MALAISE THIS. This is what I have so much trouble explaining to friends and family and doctors and total strangers....
I am have the worst time with this section. :sad: It's the one section that I feel could really hurt my case if I mess it up. I don't know the best way to answer without getting the wrong idea...
Lady , you have a chance to list this in section that asks for your disabling conditions and then the list of your doctors who treat them and any medications or medical devices (wheelchair!) needed...
Awww, Lady , I am very glad you are here, too, because it makes me feel better, too. *hugs* I've learned that it's okay if you don't remember exactly what dates or tests you've had. It seems they are...
Here's what I just found: "The folks in the state agency that makes the disability determinations for SSA most likely sent the "Function Report". The telephone or in-person interview you had was with...
Snowbunny , it has been a confusing thing for me as well, so don't apologize for anything! You have been and continue to be a great help. :) I am still not absolutely sure that there is not an...
Being as many of us are confused as where we are on the timeline for disability, I found a link to a good site containing the specific steps for applying....
I just read over my print outs from the online application I just submitted. Are there TWO parts to this thing? My printouts all say Adult Disability Report, and now it's saying I completed two of...
I believe once you have that filled out you can either go online here www.socialsecurity.gov/applyfordisability and fill out an application, or request an appointment to fill out an application in...
To avoid too many pages on a single post, I've started a new thread. Please continue to join us over at http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=24&m=2481626 See you there! :smile:...
Part 1 of this thread is here: http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=24&m=2477578 I was going to wait, but I went ahead and hit the "submit" button on my online disability application....
snowbunny , sorry if I forgot about your previous post. I am all over the place. What a shock. ;) I often joke to friends that one of the reasons there aren't more fibro support groups is because no...
That is quite alright ladywithfibro ! I am a severe worrywart myself, which is why I'm doing this stuff ahead of time, and probably out of order, too. I did the online initial application which I...
The form I am talking about now is FUNCTION REPORT - ADULT - Form SSA-3373-BK. I filled out the online application and am now preemptively starting on the 3 packets they give you in the mail. I...
I'm on to the stuff I have the most difficulty with, mostly because I don't feel like I've answered the questions with the proper focus. Here is an example, if anyone would be willing to...
This is wonderful news, milly ! Thank you for sharing with us. It helps so much to see a fibromite with a winning case, even with all the other issues. Do you have any specific tips for those of us...