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I just recently got diagnosed with RA was wondering if anyone has this in addition to Fibromyalgia and what they take for it. My doctor has recommended methotrexate, however I have some concerns about the side effects and was curious to see what my other options are.

Keep us posted on when and who you find. Make sure it is someone who wants to help and not be all about pushing meds. I'm currently looking for a different specialist because I feel like a number and not a patient, I started with this rheumatologist, because my mother goes to him for her fibro...

Dr. Mark J. Pellegrino has fibromyalgia and runs Ohio Pain and Rehab Center and has wrote books on it: Inside Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Up Close and Personal, Fibromyalgia Supporter, Fibromyalgia Managing The Pain and Laugh at Your Muscles. I have ordered two of these and will borrow the others...

I recently joined here to find advice and to vent. Fibromyalgia tends to make us feel old beyond our years, but it also makes us survivors because we go through so much, but continue to give so much of ourselves to others. We never give up, we may feel frustrated, let down or exhausted from...

Hi everyone, My name is Angela and I have fibromyalgia and the following syndromes or conditions: IBS, OAB, bladder spasms, painful sex, RLS, TMJ, planters fasciitis, brain fog, thinning and breaking hair and nails, popping and locking up of my joints in my hips and knees, myofascial pain...

I have been taking 10mg of pramipexole for 3 years and it keeps me from being up all night and I haven't had any RLS symptoms since starting, but it only treats the RLS. I forgot it on a 7 day vacation last year and all my RLS symptoms flared back worse then ever before. Sometimes you have to...

These symptoms sound so familiar. I hope and I pray that your son doesn't have fibro in addition to his Crohn's dz. However in the beginning with all my accompanying syndromes I convinced myself that I didn't have my mother's dz, however in 2007 the pain kicked in and I had to face reality that...

I've taking meloxicam for 6 month stretches in the past to alleviate planter fasciitis which is a common condition in the fibro world. If the flair last more then 3 months I actually ask to go back on it. I don't think its good to be on an NSAID for long periods of time or indefinitely, but that...

Been taking 5000mcg of biotin no results yet, still hopeful. My TSH levels came back normal.

Called to schedule an appointment the lady that does scheduling is out till next Thursday. But he is definitely on my list of people to check out.

Definitely going to check him out and I will make sure to document everything. Thanks

I was wondering if anyone in Ohio goes to see Dr. Pelligrino , he has fibro and owns Ohio rehab center in North Canton, he is on my list of doctors to checkout. My lowered dose of nortriptyline from 60mg to 40mg is not going so well still having the hand tremors and know experiencing body...

I'm on my second anti-depressant and now being weaned off but I'm having other health concerns that are not being addressed and I would love any advice on who to see. I live in Mansfield but my rheumatologist is in Columbus no drive is too far for someone who cares and is knowledgeable.

Thanks for the support its good to see that I am not alone and I hope my hair can come back, this has been the last straw for me. Call me vain but I happen to like the hair I used to have and its kind of important with me bring a girl and all. I can handle a lot and deal with a lot, but...

This is my 1st attempt to find a support group and forum and I'm hoping to get advice and someday give advice. I posted a thread to general discussions about fibro "lost and confused" which details my journey since I've been diagnosed in 2012. I haven't had much luck in the way of finding the...