haha it's funny that you posted this.. because I used to try and take all those things to help me sleep when i was sick or not.. and they'd always keep me up and very wired or something! i was NOT...
i have dry mouth. i thought it was cuz of these meds i took a while back.. (one of the symptoms was dry mouth).. but it just stayed even after i was off the meds. i also drink lots of water. my eyes...
I've only just been diagnosed.. but from about 13 months ago when it all started to now.. i do notice that my symptoms are more and for longer periods of time. Stress, unfortunately, is one of the...
yah sorry : ( lol i'm in the depressed stage.. i've been diagnosed just a few months ago. plus i just ended things finally with my ex.. so, i'm kinda feeling down in the dumps. i didn't mean to bring...
I heard it helped a lot. BUt i'm afraid of the needles...... : // they also say massage is good.. but when people touch me.. it hurts so much. I can't imagine massage being good for me : //...
I was just looking around on youtube and found a couple of nice videos. This one is good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=941kVoQh9_s this one seems a little sad.. but i like it for now.. cuz i'm...
glad to see you back! i haven't really been on much... with starting school and stuff.. i've been really busy....
For those of you with fibro.. were you diagnosed after you had all your kids? And if not.. was getting pregnant harder than normal when you have fibro? I've searched topics online but they just give...
aww that was so cute. haha i love the word mitochondria when i was little : ))...
hey! nice to hear from you! i've been super busy too.. barely home. and i start school again in two days..so, i'll be even more busy. but i don't mind. i like to keep busy. : ) have fun and take care...
mine seem to be a lot lighter now.. with longer spotting time .. and then just heavy for one day... it's really strange. and i've always been like clockwork.. if anything.. i might start spotting...
A flare up for me.. is when i have bad pains.. and i can't do anything.. cuz i'm so sore.. and it just hurts so bad.. and i can't even lay down without hurting. that's the time when i drug myself up....
I'm not sure how PG-13 this forum is .. but here's my story: I'm generally in pain.. a lot! and sore.. and really stiff in the mornings. sometimes the act itself would be painful.. but not really my...
*hugs* i'm glad to hear he's out of the coma. I hope he recovers from this fully and he will be in my prayers <3...
so.... if you were always regular and had normal periods.. when you started having more fibro symptoms.. did your periods start changing? and did you ever start being late? just wondering.. : /...
i've tried melatonin and sleepy time tea. none of these things work for me. in fact... all of these things have the opposite effect on me. they keep me up all night .. i wake up several times and...
Hey.... clearly..most of us suffer from poor sleep.. or MAJOR lack of sleep. I know i do.. big time!!! i was wondering if anyone can share different things that they do to help them sleep. I don't...
i get sore throats pretty often. it sucks the bag....... : ///...
oh yah.. and i get all kinds of nausea and stuff along with it. so, i'm always freaking out when i getting it cuz i'm not sure if i'm getting my period.. or a little surprise.. : //////...
mine are still on time. but they've changed. i get spotting days in advance with weird discomfort and cramps.. but not really cramps. the spotting comes and goes. it lasts about 3 days i'd say.. then...
Fatigue is definitely my main problem too. The pain isn't constant. and when i get it it's usually pretty mild. the flare ups don't happen often.. (thank God!) *knock on wood* hehe but yes.. i'm...
For people who still have their menstrual cycles.. i was wondering... once your FMS started to flare up or once it started to come out full blown.. did you notice any changes in your monthly...
i used to have that problem a LOT!!! but not so much anymore. baby oil really helps. i had to stop shaving cuz it would irritate my skin so bad. and it was always just my legs. (i started waxing) the...
i'm not on any meds. so, i don't think it'd be a problem. i don't usually feel sore from it the next day either. i can see the weight gain though.. cuz i gained weight the first little while of...
I barely drink anymore these days. Not because of FMS but because I just have no desire to go out and get tanked because i'm not 19 anymore : P lol But, i think i might've read somewhere that alcohol...
I don't have Lyme Disease. i actually got tested for that.. because when i got really sick in September of last year, we actually thought i had lyme disease. but yah.. none of that. : (( my headaches...
and yah! caffeine is awesome for headaches apparently. Excedrin actually has caffeine in it lol the headache medecine ; )) but i don't take it. although i took some tylenol today cuz i was in too...
i think it was a migraine. it got so bad that i actually became really nauseated. so weird. i felt like throwing up all afternoon! : ((((( i'm better now... thank God! : /...
do people actually use those pool mattress thingies to sleep on? ha omg it's great! and it comes with this neat little thing you can pack it into when yer done. : )) my sleeping bag is really awesome...
i didn't have a problem with my air mattress. but make sure you get a twin. double or queen mattresses aren't good. i just came back from camping for a week. i had an awesome time : )))...
i have a heat pad.. maybe i should use those ... hrmm.. i started suffering from tension headaches maybe like 6 years ago or so.. i went to see a neurologist about it. the crappy thing is.. that...
yay! that's awesome to hear! : ))) congrats!! : D...
welcome to the forum. i'm new too. i'm sorry about losing your job. sometimes i wonder how i can even handle my job. it's very physically demanding.. but i like to think that keeping it helps me out....
i woke up with a nasty headache today. i get them a lot.. and i hate it. i don't really like to take meds so, i try to steer clear of taking something for it. but sometimes i have to give in cuz...
I smoke. Not regularly though. sometimes i can go days without smoking....
Fibromyalgia for Dummies it's the 2nd edition. i don't have the first. i was at the bookstore buying a book and i saw this on the shelf and it was on sale so, i picked it up. it's actually really...
i think it helps. and with all your descriptions, i guess i have fibro fog too. the one that is most apparent to me is in conversation. i zone out all the time.. and i'll turn around to pay attention...
i do stuff like that all the time.. forget what i was saying in the middle of a sentence or forget what i was doing or forget what someone just told me.. lol but i thought it had something to do with...
i've heard about it a number of times and hear it being referred to as that.. originally called brain/mental malaise. Forgetfulness and confusion? Is that all it is? Doesn't everyone have that...
Congratulations!!! : )))) i wouldn't worry too much about the pain! just enjoy the new baby growing inside of you! :D I was actually wondering if having FMS lessens your chance of getting pregnant?...
oh.. btw getting by.. i don't think it was poisonous. it hurt a lot when i got bit.. but it just looked like a mosquito bite. it's ok now : )))...
bahaha seriously. i think visual aids help them much ; )))...
hahaha i actually did a google search for the spider. didn't get a pic of it. i squashed it and there was no more sign of it in the dirt. oops. hahaha : ))) i have pix of the scenery. i have to...
no problem! i'm glad i could share something : ) I've seen a lot of sites on FM and i thought this one was one of the best ones in terms of easily describing it with details but not getting too...
oh yah.. i got a spider bite. this was the spider that bit me : /// http://www.spiderzrule.com/spider053/OrangeSpider1_small.JPG seriously.. creepiest thing EVER!!...
Thought this was interesting. a friend of mine found it while researching something else and passed it on to me Link: http://www.medicinenet.com/fibromyalgia-pictures-slideshow/article.htm great to...
yah it's so true. i find that when i sit around for long periods of time.. i feel a lot more stiff and achey. weird. it's almost like the minute you stop moving.. yer body starts rusting away. hhaha...
Hey everyone! i just got back from camping (at algonquin park) for a week : ))) apart from the killer flies and the bear raiding our campsite, everything went well! i went on a *moderate* hike every...