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I have been wondering if fibromyalgia is passed down from generation to generation? Has anyone else found that other family members suffer from this illness? So far I seem to be the only one in my family with it. But then a lot of the older females from my family always lived in a different...

It is raining right now and I am feeling more achey then usual. Do you notice that when it rains you have more arthritis type pain and are you more tired. I am also tired and I suffer for chronic fatigue. I am glad that summer is almost here because we get way less rain. I really feel good...

The good it's brought would be that It has made me more compassionate for people in pain and also with depression. I think I would be a good therapist because of all of this pain and suffering I have gone through. I think it also has helped me seek alternative medicine like going to the...

That is very interesting. When I was about 18 to age 40 years old I had an IUD. I finally had it taken out because I read that they were not too healthy. I had mine changed only about 2 times over a 20 year period. The specialist said it was safe to leave in indefinitely. That was back in...

About 20 years ago I had the same problem. I ended up taking a sleeping pill each night and that helped. I forget the name of the pill but it was one that did not make me groggy in the morning and was actually pretty good. I did this for one year and then I took myself off of them. This...

Yes I am sick and tired of Doctors. Some think they are little "Gods" and they think they know what is right for our bodies. I think the patient knows his own body better than anyone and I wish Doctors would realize this. They need to take a course in Listening to their patients" And another...

I have come to the conclusion that chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia go hand and hand and chronic fatigue is a direct result from fibro. I believe that being in constant pain, causes chronic tiredness it only makes sense. I would suggest lots of fresh air, sunshine and at least 8 hours of rest...

A friend of mine applied for social security disability for her fibromyalgia. It was turned down the first time and hired a lawyer. She had to appeal it with the help of the lawyer two times. The case dragged out for a long time. She paid the lawyer $4300. She finally got it after a long...

Yes I have neck pain and also degenerative disk disease along with my fibro and chronic fatigue. I have 2 herniated disks in my lower back. I think they can be related. I started having pain and disk pain before the fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue started. I would say its started about...

When I was ten I had a very bad skate-boarding accident and injured my spine. It has given me problems for my whole life. I had several x-rays and went to 2 specialists who said I had herniated disks in my back. The specialist said he could do surgery but was worried that if it failed I would...