Recent content by CatherineTheGreat

I've tried Savella. It didn't help me, but fibro is pretty fickle and meds tend to work or not work for as of yet unknown reasons. If your doctor is recommending it, it's unlikely to hurt, you can always stop taking it. I've been on so many meds I honestly can't remember if I had any side...

Also the main problem with applying online is that I still have to have an interview and at best most correspondence will be done by mail and by phone. The last time I applied I'm pretty sure everything fell through because my parents hid the mail and didn't tell me about phone calls. I don't...

Thanks for trying to help sunkacola. It seems you accidentally read where Maria is from. I'm not from Vermont. I'm from a tiny town far outside of Seattle. I'm looking into a few things I can let you guys know how it goes. EDIT: My county has a doctor transportation service but I have to...

I have no money for a taxi and the closest bus stop is in the next town over.

So where to begin? I've kind of been stuck in place for a while. Try as I might, I can't seem to get the ball rolling on anything. I don't seem to have anything more than the bare minimum of support of anyone I know, be it family or the few friends I have remaining. The few friends I still have...

As a side note, I've never worked with seniors, but I volunteered with kids (mostly 10-14 year olds) a lot before I got sick and continued to do so for several months after. Kids don't give you shit. If you tell them "I can't do that because I have fibromyalgia which is a painful illness"...

Thanks guys. I haven't seen a doctor in almost a year. The doctor I described was the last one I saw. I am doing a bit better than I was in my post several months ago. I've really only found relief by way of stress management. I like to call it "stress budgeting." I have a slow drip of stress...

Gosh I thought I was young. I've had fibro for 4 years and I'm a couple of months from 22. I couldn't imagine having to handle this as early as 14! I was a mess at 14. That must've taken a lot of strength. I can't speak too much to how to handle work because I've failed every time I've tried...

I have a suspicion that -at least for some doctors- when their normal methods of treatment don't work (i.e. medication) they set out unreasonable or unmaintainable goals so when you fail they can blame you for not trying hard enough instead of their own lack of effective treatment. The last doc...

My pain has been pretty ordinarily terrible, but lately I've been getting this sensation where when I stand up this crushing heat sort of pulses out from everywhere and rushes to my head and I get super dizzy and have to just stand still because all my muscles seize up and my vision gets blurry...

I have a huge extended family, and I'm the only one with Fibro or anything like it.

I remember ever since I was really small I had strange, unexplained sharp muscle pains. They were incredibly brief, lasting barely a second, and I got used to them quick but I still don't know why I got them. I still get them, perhaps a little more often now. I remember describing them a few...

Again, thanks for the replies. I actually wrote a whole little thing about a week ago in response to willow's (lovely) posts but the site crashed and I couldn't be bothered to type it again. I also haven't been on my computer lately due to parents being out of town so I had to do a couple things...

I'm happy for you. Being able to work, to study, to have a family. I do want that. The first two don't seem to be in the cards for me. If I should care can you answer part two? How? Everyone I've seen has been unwilling or unable to treat me. I was putting an enormous financial burden on my...

Murphy: Not to be a 'downer,' but I have in fact tried doctors who "treat [me] as a whole." I've been to physicians and naturopaths and neurologists. I've tried Cymbalta, Lyrica, Savella, Effexor, Prozac, Celexa, and Paxil. Not only did none of them help my fibro, they made me a "head case." My...