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you will need help and support in the future. those that can help need to know. if they cant help, they dont need to know. your pains,diagnosis, and drugs are all what you talk to the doctor about not your family and friends.

Fatigue will cause many if not all of the symptoms you are describing. How do you know the meds are not working? most of us dont know til we stop the meds. then we find they were working. you said "sharp electric type pains in several parts of my body for no reason" this can also be nerve...

hello, Find out what foods you are allergic to. there is a test your doctor can have done. Remove these first. you will find much reduced pain! Do more research on ginger, cayenne and tumeric being anti-inflammatory. Good things in the body and bad things out of the body.(Detox). Learn...

hello Maddy, see my post "starting a daily log book and why it helps. start it today. The doctor is taking you off the hydrocodone because you are getting the epidural steroid injections. the doctor is thinking that you dont need it with the injections. the doctor thinks the injection is...

Lisa, At no point will your family be better off without you. You know this and they know this. You are not getting any healing sleep at night. this will cause you more pain and Fatigue. If this cycle of no healing sleep continues, the Fatigue will take over. The fatigue will begin to shut...

hello folks. I understand how you feel. i too have lost some friends and family to FMS. I finally understood why i was losing them. First, the folks you mention are loved ones and caring friends. They care about you and want to help. so they ask you how are you doing today? they say if you...

thanks for caring enough to read my posts. thanks for doing some research. right now i will look into the fibromyalgia clinic. thanks. im at a severe level with the metal. most of the folks with that do not pass out. so far they cant find anything. im still hoping for answers on that one. I...

my withdrawals still continue. its been 11 days now without the morphine. the pains from it are no longer begging god to take me or wanting to rip my legs and arms off. just rolling around and cussing a lot. the hot and cold just dont seam to stop. my rehab nurse said the withdrawals should stop...

welcome please read my post "what is fibromyalgia" it does have all the symptoms we experience. please ask any questions you may have. if you would like to chat in priavte please do so to any of us there.

i understand how you are feeling. most doctors dont care about withdrawals. try taking hot showers when the waves of withdrawal pain come. do the breathing exercises and the tapping technique. try meditation. come here for support as you will find many there to help you.

Getemgirl, thanks for sharing with us. you seem to have some of the techniques we use to reduce pain. you asked: Friends, family and coworkers just don't understand this. How do I explain that today I'm at a pain level 8, but tomorrow I might be at a 2? I have a post called "what is...

these techniques help.

try getting to 7,000 ft above sea level. even for an hour it helps me a lot.

the withdrawals have subsided some. not as bad now. they still keep coming and the shower are beginning to work again. im staying strong only because i know its helping me and others here. do what you need to do to have a better quality of life folks. its worth all of what im going through...

come on folks tell us what you did. answer the questions when you have read this post