Recent content by ilovemygirlfriend

You people are too kind. I don't really see anything extraordinary about trying to help the person you love. Its depressing to think that other husbands/boyfriends don't do the same thing...

Thank you. Thats really kind of you to say. I really do love my girlfriend and I just want her to get better. It's important for all the spouses to be supportive, and sometimes all the fibromyalgia reading material is overwhelming. It's been good for her to have me helping wade through all the...

Could you please give me the name of the doctor and/or book? Thanks

I've been reading some stuff about Dr. AJ Holman having good results with treating Fibromyalgia with these drugs. Has anyone tried these therapies or had treatment from Dr. Holman before he retired?

Yeah. I'm starting to feel like I'm getting closer to some sort of scientific understanding of all this. At this point I think the reason Fibro is so difficult to understand has at least something to do with the hippocampus and the way stress and trauma influence the human nervous system. But...

I started a thread about the function of the hippocampus, which also relates to this topic and traumatic amnesia. Any info you have would be useful.

Recently I've been finding a lot of studies suggesting Fibromyalgia may be caused by a dysfunction of the hippocampus. The hippocampus plays a crucial role in the bodies regulation of pain, memories and sleep. Stress also plays a huge role in the function of the hippocampus, and when stressful...

Kieran thank you for sharing your experience. I certainly think your Fibromyalgia could be linked to abuse and the subsequent BPD, PTSD etc. that followed. As I start learning about others who have endured similar experiences, it does seem like your situation is not uncommon. I'm still learning...

Too bad it wouldn't allow those links. I was really curious to see what they had to say. It really hurts to think that all her/your health problems could be the result of psychological trauma caused at the hands of another person. But I guess the important thing is trying to heal and recover...

Thank you for the kind words. As she mentioned, being ready to cancel any plans at a moments notice is an important thing to get comfortable with. We don't really go out much but it doesn't really bother us. Life becomes much more spontaneous dating someone with Fibro as you never really know...

I'm in an almost identical situation with my GF. We've been together for a shorter period of time, but otherwise your story sounds like I could have typed it myself. My GF takes pain medication (Vicodin, Percocet) pretty regularly just to be able to function. It's not ideal but it's the only way...

Hi. I'm really glad to see this topic posted. I have also been wondering this exact same thing. My girlfriend suffers from severe GAD(anxiety) BPD (borderline personality disorder) and BP2 (bipolar type2) as well as severe Fibromyalgia and Sjogrens Syndrome. She had the cognitive disorders for...