Thank you, I am way past menopause so maybe not that!...
Hi everyone, I have noticed a definite increase in sweating and am wondering if it's a FMS symptom or more likely a nortriptyline side effect? I have never been one to sweat much but I am waking up...
My flares are intense right leg pain, flu symptoms, fatigue, unclear thinking. I literally sit on the couch with a heating pad on my leg. Oh, and an increase in the need for medication. (norco) Bella...
I also have pain in my right leg and rarely anywhere else. I do however also have other fibro symptoms including flu like feelings (all the time) sleep issues, restless legs etc. I hope you find all...
Yes, I am pretty much non functional i.e. sit on the couch dozing, feeling terrible, if I don't take tramadol/tylenol. I do understand the long term consequences potentially but what else to do?? I...
Thank you Debbie. I have reduced stress alot, changed my work schedule. Still, need the meds. Bella...
Hi, I have tried experimenting with not taking tramadol/tylenol during the day. The results are pretty staggering; I feel like I have the flu if I don't. I am also taking nortriptyline at night which...
Day four after mishap and I am slowly improving with my daily meds. When the pain gets bad, I can't sleep and reach for a norco, but as this subsides I hope tramadol/tylenol will be enough to manage...
Joy, exactly! It is mind blowing how much that one little mishap is affecting me! Bella...
Stairs are what became impossible so I had to take them one step at a time and sometimes I had to use my cane. In the morning I could hardly walk. ugh! I am hoping this will pass soon. thank you for...
Thank you! I appreciate your post :) Bella...
Hi everyone, Yesterday I had just taken a shower and accidentally slipped a bit on our bedroom wood floor. Felt shooting pain in my right knee and ever since then I need my cane to walk! Before this,...
Good news!!!! Bella...
Ditto about each person needing different meds! For me, I take 50m nortriptyline at night which helps with my sleep, fatigue, and maybe pain. During the day I take tramadol and tylenol (they work...
Best wishes to you, let us know how it goes! Bella...
Thank you so much everyone. I feel better :) It was a blow to not have any movement in the numbers after giving up wine not to mention occassional desserts! Bella...
I am wondering if that is true (genetics) as it my numbers are not changing even with a BIG dietary change. I also exercise 6 days a week. Very perplexing. Bella...
Yes, right. I have not been eating any of the high carb foods and have been totally low glycemic for 3 months. My doctor just emailed me and said my labs are still considered normal and not to change...
Hi everyone, When I had my first episode of FMS, I had blood work done. It showed my A1c blood glucose was on the high end of normal (123, pre diabetic is 127) So I changed my diet radically and ate...
I hope you got some sleep! I often find that when I have pain at bedtime it is hard to get my mind off of it! Bella...
Yes, I really like his take on the brain and how an overworked brain affects SO many things. I was walking on the treadmill today and tried applying his ideas and it did help. Bella...
Has anyone read this book? There is a chapter on pain and his discussion of what happens with the brain and chronic pain is excellent. He discusses why antidepressants work for so many issues...
Hopefully you can see a rheumatologist- I had to push my regular MD to get a referral but I did get one and a diagnosis. He also prescribed a low dose antidepressant nortriptyline for pain and told...
My leg pain when bad is like having a toothache in my leg. Bella...
Yes, my plan is to do several treatments in a row to see how I do. If the pain doesn't subside, it's back to massage and chiropractic work. And my antidepressant etc Bella...
Hi everyone, I saw an acupuncturist on Monday and thought she really understood what was going on with my from a chinese medicine perspective. Said my chi was stagnate but underlying was a very...
Yes, I do get itching mostly on my right leg which is also the one I feel pain in. I hope you feel better soon! Bella...
We have a two story house and the stairs are really hard first thing in the morning. I think my biggest work around is asking my husband to do things more including the shopping! Bella...
So glad you are feeling better! My chiropractor, who is also a naturopath, has been very helpful with weekly adjustments and supplements. She wanted me to avoid antidepressants but I was in so much...
Thanks everyone! I was surprised at how intense my right leg pain was after the stairs. It really started when I got home and then when I went to bed it became clear to me that I can't just take the...
Hi everyone, Got a last minute invitation to see the Giants play and since I had a good couple of days, I said ok, why not. Took the elevator up to the club level, walked a bit to the seats. There...
So hard! Big hugs.... Bella...
Thank you, that's true. I am feeling a little down because I had a few good days and thought the antidepressant was working (it may still be) Bella...
Good morning, Yesterday was a pretty good day for me which means tramadol and tylenol managed my pain well enough for me to be up and about and feeling pretty well. My husband was gone for the day,...
Had the same experience when I needed to reset the watering system! Used to be rote, this time I stood there and needed to focus focus to remember how to start! Bella...
Thanks everyone! What I am seeing is that I am improving, thankfully, with the antidepressant on board. That said, improvement does not mean pain free and I am trying to accept that as being a good...
Thank you! I am not assuming they are working but taking a maybe they are view. That is very different from a few weeks ago!...
Hi everyone, I just started week 6 of taking nortriptyline and it does seem to be working some. I have just had one week of my full dose of 50 mg at bedtime, and what I am noticing is that I can...
I agree, you aren't getting the help you need. I had to really push my nurse practitioner to send me to the rheumatologist and also to get tramadol for pain (which is now helping but only since I...
I am also sorry that you have to go through this...but I do think researching what others have done and how they had success with surgeries and FMS could help alot. I would also watch stress before...
I think you nailed it when you said she just doesn't understand. I find that to be true pretty much across the board. Tomorrow is my grandson's birthday party and I am already concerned about whether...
Interesting to see how many of us use or have used narcotics. I have used vicodin but try to use it only when the pain is really bad. Sometimes tramadol works, other times not. Still hoping the...
I can relate! They say fibromyalgia is an invisible illness. I agree. I have had people say to me oh, you look great! thinking I have recovered or something. What they don't realize is that goes on...
Yes, moderation. I think I don't know yet what works and what doesn't. Yesterday I went to the gym and walked on the treadmill, then came home and after a little bit took the dogs around the block....
I just remembered that about 2 weeks before I was diagnosed, I went with my husband to his friend's 60th party. They turned up the music SO loud, and it was in a bar, that I could not stand it. I put...
Xanax! Now there's an idea!! Bella...
Haha, yes, maybe not caring is the way to go! I did find a pair of inexpensive bluetooth wireless ear buds but they have a wire that goes behind your neck I think. Bella...
Thank you! Do you use ear pods that are attached by a wire/connector or blue tooth? I am asking because even with my husband, it felt odd to have something so obvious to others! Bella...
Good morning, Yesterday my husband and I stopped by a local restaurant for breakfast on the way home from picking up my meds. At first it was ok, but within about 10 minutes I began to feel nausea...
The new normal. Wow, that's true isn't it. Do you think most people take medication and use other ways to cope (heat, ice, exercise, diet)?? Bella...