I hope you are feeling better, I have been going through a tough time as well, its not fun....
The doctor told me to stop taking the prozac and once I starting having these severe symptoms I stopped the Cymbalta and started back on my old medication....
I was given some samples of Cymbalta for my FM and it actually seems to help with the pain, however, the second week into taking the drug I went through a terrible depression, almost manic, anxiety...
I also have leg pain and feet pain. Mine started five years ago while I was driving my leg would go numb and felt like it was falling asleep the pain then went down to my feet to the point where I...
Yep it's FM I started with these symptoms three years ago it started while I was driving long distances and my legs felt like they were going into a charlie horse and slowly has gotten worse from...
Thank you all again, so fart he past two days I have had a lot of pain BUT, the flu like symptoms have subsided a bit so I am very happy for that relief for sure. I wish we all did not have to deal...
Thank you vbway for the advice it is very helpful and the breakfast tips right now I have one bagel in the a.m. I read that oats contain traces of Gluten due to cross contamination but I think if I...
I think you misunderstood me he was talking about my (lung) breathing issue, that I have been treated by other patients as an asthma patient and he asked me was I using my inhaler and told him no I...
He is a Primary Physican and I believe he was saying that because our bodies are in so much pain that it can cause inflamation (I think that is what he was saying) As for Gluten Free I don't know if...
Thanks for the tip I will give it a try anything will help at this point....
Wow I just called to see how much Cymbalta was without insurance over $200 OMG I can't afford that I don't know what to do now....
Thanks for the advice, I will give it a try it will be hard because I am a big bread eater always have been. I am not sure though what to eat for breakfast since I am use to toast or a bagel. I am...
I finally went to a doctor today because my pain is so bad and he gave me some interesting suggestions. The Dr. suggests that I go on a gluten free diet and that may help with the symptoms and pain...
Unfortunately my doctor does not do a sliding scale I believe I pay more than insurance companies pay. lol I hope your shingles get better that is not fun I hear they are very painful. I can't...
With not having insurance its hard for me to afford to go to a doctor, I went to the free clinic once but was told they don't treat FM so finally I have made a appointment with my old PA for tomorrow...
So sorry for your bad night. I can't believe it myself I have been in a flare up since spring and not one day has improved. It's so hard not to be irritable when your in so much pain,hopefully your...
O.K. I feel a lot better about myself. I was once a fanatic about having a showing everyday, but this past year I go every other day to sometimes every three days, I do wash myself in between days...
Wow, sounds like a very frustrating day and job, I do hope things will improve for you and that you can get your schedule changed. Good luck talking to the Dean as well. Try to calm down the more...
Thank you for posting this, It is really heart felt and made me cry. Love the poem too. Everything is how you said it just need to get that positive thinking for a positive mental attitude....
I often wonder if it is something else that is going on too, unfortunately I have one of those Dr.'s that don't care and does not do anything for me. I need to find a way to change really soon. I...
Hi SB, I am doing a little better tonight still in severe pain, when it goes on for so long which I had not had a break since beginning of summer it starts to break me. I do have a Dr. I don't care...
Debbie thanks for the great story telling I can picture the entire scenerio. Happy your heat is now on hopefully it will get cooler here in Virginia soon....
Thank you everyone for the support that is just what I needed, I managed to get a couple hours of sleep last night waking up stiff as usual. My problem is I have no resources to go to. I do not have...
Do you take OTC painkillers. I was so bad off once I asked my doctor for something for pain and he told me he did not give pain meds to FM patients. To the OP sounds like the typical symptoms with...
I know the sides of my breasts hurt all the time where they connect to your chest always very sore and painful. Snowbunny you made this condition make more sense to me now....
I know what your talking about I usually hurt really bad in the morning then after a few hours I get a little relief and then it sets back in again. I do know if I sit to long or lay to long it does...
I am so need of prayers right now. My body has been in so much pain I have gone all summer without a break from it and the pain is so bad right now I am in tears. I don't know what to do with myself,...
. SB I am from Virginia as well and summers are my absolute worst time ever, the heat and humidity really takes a toll on me. I welcome Fall and Winter too that is when I feel the best, but so far...
I too can relate when I was able to work there were times I could not remember how I did get home, I was at work one minute and the next in my driveway, talk about fog....
Yes, thank god for this forum I found it last week after suffering so long by myself. I can relate so many people do not understand the conditions or hidden pain. My elderly mother who I take care of...
Well this trip totally exhausted me. To make a long story short after 2 hours of bed hopping I finally picked out a Sealy that did not hurt too much at least I hope it does not. My pocket book did...
Thanks all, the mattress was bought with a box spring set and their is coils popping and major sagging for only two weeks and I am a single person in a queen bed. Besides that the bed hurts my fibro...
Thought I would replace my old well five year old sagging mattress with a new one in hopes that my fibro would feel better. After only two weeks on a queen beauty rest it is already starting to sag I...
I do things like that all the time, you do have to laugh at yourself it makes the situation better. Lucky your purse was still there for you....
I have recently starting taking one medicine in the morning rather than at night due to the same symptoms and it has helped me a lot. I too suffer from heartburn terribly and it took me a while when...
James I totally understand where your coming from after having the same symptoms for more than 15 years all of a sudden a new set of symptoms started plaguing me. Some sound a lot like yours, I was...
You just made me laugh because my 75 year old mother fills in the blanks for me, I will be talking to her and can't get the words out so she holds the conversation herself. So funny....
You ladies are so funny, I had to recheck my spelling on utter lol. Well sometimes my udder's hurt too. :) Myself 09 I am glad you said that heavy feeling that is exactly what I feel like everyday...
You ladies are too funny I know when I am in a fog when I use my car door opener and point it at the front locked door thinking it will work for that to....
So right DW, I know when I am really at my breaking point when I start to cry. lol I am so glad I found this forum with others experiencing what I am. Although, I would rather nobody experience what...
My FM causes me to do stupid things like walking in to walls and furniture well today I decided to go out and get gas and buy a few pansies to plant. Once I put the pump in the tank I saw the hose...
Linnikay sorry to hear about your exhaustion you are not alone, I too do not have insurance I didn't realize there were so many of us on her without insurance. Sometimes I switch OTC meds I feel my...
Thanks for the help I have no chest pain with this sometimes soreness of my ribs, I was talking with my mother yesterday and she remembers me starting with these symptoms as long as three years ago,...
I am very happy you are feeling better, it does sound like you need to see a podiatrist. I started having feet pain everyday but not as you describe my pain hurt all on the top of my feet and ankles...
Joy, I stupidly passed it up in the beginning I was told it did not cover anything by someone and I believed them. Miriam Yes next schedule date is December or January to sign up but the Medicare...
Thanks SB I am on SS disability, but I know its not anxiety this symptom happens everyday and when I bend down and stand back up I lose my breath. The clinic I went to did the lung testing and that...
Hello my name is Barbara and am new here. I have been diagnosed with FM since 1991 but I believe I have had it my entire life. When diagnosed with this awful condition I just had the pain stiff...