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    Not sure what's going on

    You can have nausea from bad pain and heart palpitations too. It is your body's response to pain causes you to have too much adrenaline. My doc gives me xanax for anxiety which helps alot to calm me down and also makes muscles relax which decreases the pain. I have been dealing with chronic pain...
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    sad

    I would see if your doc would give you something like xanax or lorazepam for your anxiety. I have had severe pain off and on for 7 yrs and find that with all the other meds I take, xanax helps me the most with anxiety which can cause pain to feel worse. It is very depressing to suffer with such...
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    Chest Pain

    I get chest pain near my sternum because my shoulder muscles are so tight, my posterior ribs are pulled out of place and need stretching to pop them back in.
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    Help

    Sounds like you are really depressed and severe pain can surely make u depressed. I have been dealing with severe pain for 7 yrs from fibro and cervical spine arthritis. I take gabapentin, savella, flexeril, xanax and ambien. The thing that helps me the most is the xanax that relieves the...
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    Gabapentin and fatigue

    I have been taking 1200mg of gabapentin for 7 yrs. My pain specialist had me taking the full dose at bedtime, but this past yr my psychiatrist suggested taking 400mg 3 times a day because it only stays in your system for 4 hrs. He told me it can have a somewhat sedating effect. I dont really...
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    Extreme sensitivity to cold air blowing on me

    Hi Genie, Yes I have to wear Underarmour turtlenecks under my hospital scrubs and 2 lab coats to endure the air conditioning blowing on me all day. I also have a Northface 100% windproof jacket to wear if it is really bad. I work with a lady who likes to put the thermostat on 65 because she...
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    How do you feel if you push yourself to do chores

    I feel better while I am doing housework, but pay the price when I stop or the next day muscles are painful. I dont have fatigue, unless I just dont notice it. I dont have a choice except to keep going.
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    Powerless and In Pain

    I have had chronic neck and shoulder pain for 6 yrs. due to cervical facet arthritis and recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia. After seeing a pain specialist for 5 yrs. wasting lots of money with physical therapy, etc. I decided to see a female rheumatologist who diagnosed the fibro. She felt my...
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    Hello, I have been living with chronic neck and shoulder pain for 6 yrs. now. I saw pain doc...

    Hello, I have been living with chronic neck and shoulder pain for 6 yrs. now. I saw pain doc for 5 yrs., had physical therapy and meds with very little improvement. I have cervical facet arthritis with muscle spasms. Recently went to a female rheumatologist who diagnosed me with fibromyalgia...
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    Doxycycline helping stiffness, but still having flare

    Doxycycline is an antibiotic for infection. Never heard of it being used for inflammation or arthritis.
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