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    Applying for Disability

    I was diagnosed in 2011 with Fibromyalgia, and for the past two years I have been consistently treated for th condition. I was recently referred to a Neurologist, after other problems started manifesting themselves, and after receiving new, state-of-the-art testing, I was diagnosed with Moderate...
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    Life-long Effects from Fibro

    I have been doing a lot of research lately on this dz, and after digging and digging, I found some information on loss of gray matter. They equated the loss of gray matter in the brain to that of Alzheimer's. Unsure as to the exact reason, but potentially from always being in a chronic pain...
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    Medication no longer working

    Hello, everyone...I have a question about my pain meds. I have been taking Cymbalta and Tramadol for pain (I'm allergic to Neurontin). The Tramadol seemed to really help at first, but after a year plus of taking it, it doesn't seem to be as effective anymore. My GP seems apprehensive to...
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    Meds for Pain

    For my fibro related pain, I currently have been taking Tramadol 100mg 4xs daily and Tizanadine 1-4mg, they are scored, as needed. I also take Cymbalta 60 mg once daily. Anyway, to get to the point, the medication no longer seems to manage my pain. I've been taking the medication for over a year...
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    Disability

    I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia about 3 years ago. I am a CMA, not CNA, and had plans to go back and get my RN, but now it seems impossible. When first being diagnosed, the pain would wax and wane, as it does now, but the pain was not as persistent and was more tolerable. I, now, have more...
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    Confused?

    With the new CLIA certified and CAP accredited test recognized through the FDA, who also recognizes Fibromyalgia as a dysregulation of the immune system, why is the government still classifying this disease, and not syndrome, as a Rheumatic Condition? It makes absolutely no sense, and it tells...
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