Hello All

[Stickgal316]

My name is Vicky. I have recently had a diagnosis of fibro. from my pain mgmt doc. I had previously been sort of diagnosed by a former rheumy many years ago. However, I refused to believe that the severe symptoms I experienced were "just fibromyalgia". I did not try to educate myself, but assumed what I always heard about it was true. You know, all in the head, drug seeker etc. Not being judgmental here, just admitting my ignorance. I was diagnosed with RA in my 20's and just recently found out that it's likely nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis. I tried telling my doctors for years I did not have the usual symptoms for RA. I also have Sjogren's. Anyway, I have recently done some research on Fibromyalgia and boy what an eye opener. I have the typical history and def have many of the symptoms. The doc started me on a low dose of Lyrica and amitryptiline. Starting to have a bit of improvement. Great to be here. Hope to learn a lot.

 

[sunkacola]

Greetings, @Stickgal316 , and welcome.
Here is a good place to start if you are interested in finding out what is most helpful to you in managing fibromyalgia:

My advice for managing fibromyalgia (especially for newcomers)

I am not a doctor or anything, just a person who has lived with fibromyalgia for several years now and has done a lot of research and trial and error experimentation. What follows is just basics. There are a lot of variations. You will find your own versions of everything I say, as this is not a...

www.fibromyalgiaforums.org

We are here to help each other, so feel free to ask questions, tell us how you are doing, or even just utilize the section devoted to venting and complaining. I hope the forum is helpful to you.