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    Taking back control- a new plan for managing my fibro

    :-PI've been struggling for quite some time with the meds I am taking for fibromyalgia, major depressive and anxiety disorders. Either I'm getting worse or everything is not working as well. So, I had to make a choice to keep increasing Cymbalta and Tramadol and adding more meds or find a new...
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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    Newly Diagnosed :(

    Hi, I just been diagnosed with FM for about a month and been only dealing with in since April of this year. So not long but it does feel like its been years already. I not sure what started the pain but we think it was stress because I was upgrading some of my skills for work and during that...
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
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    Hello Everyone

    Hi, I just been diagnosed with FM for about a month and been only dealing with in since April of this year. So not long but it does feel like its been years already. I not sure what started the pain but we think it was stress because I was upgrading some of my skills for work and during that...
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    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Welcome new members
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    I'm in denial

    I've done quite a bit of research on fibro because I suspect my husband may have it, although the VA hasn't given him a diagnosis, he does have an rx for Lyrica and Cymbalta. But that's another can of worms. I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety in college, hypothyroidism when I was 22...
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
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    Would complete bed rest help flare?

    Hi. I'm experiencing a flare that has lasted several weeks. I've cut back my activity level, & being more strict about pacing. But even when I'm sitting, I'm working on projects, e.g. online Christmas shopping, family history research, editing, etc. If I blocked off an entire day of bed rest...
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    Long post alert: 8 things to say to a loved one with a chronic Illness

    1. I believe you: Instead of its all in your in your head. We all have heard this before and it hurts. Especially coming from a loved one. Saying these words to your loved one or fried is a beautiful gift they will be eternally grateful for. 2. I want to understand: The best way to to show...
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    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Welcome new members
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    Life-long Effects from Fibro

    I have been doing a lot of research lately on this dz, and after digging and digging, I found some information on loss of gray matter. They equated the loss of gray matter in the brain to that of Alzheimer's. Unsure as to the exact reason, but potentially from always being in a chronic pain...
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    Official: Fibromyalgia Is A True Disease

    As of October 1, 2015, fibromyalgia finally has its own official diagnostic code in the ICD-10-CM codes formally adopted in the U.S. ICD-10-CM, which stands for International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification, is a list of diagnostic codes provided by the Centers...
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    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  9. cstine

    New member in Tampa

    Hi all! I have felt so ALONE in the world lately so thought I would check into a forum... have been reading posts for the last 2 or 3 days and think i finally found people who "get me"! :) I have always had a bad immune system and have always been sick with this or that.... I was always...
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
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    Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

    Has anyone tried hyperbaric oxygen therapy? If you haven't heard of this, you can easily find out info online, specifically the research that was done in Tel Aviv. I would like to try this treatment but it is not covered under insurance for fibro and it's very expensive. I called the only HBOT...
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