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What I hate the most (today) about suffering from fibromyalgia is how I never know what my limit for activity is until I've suddenly reached it. I will be in a "normal" state of sensitivity, aching, stiffness and set about a task- and complete it. I rest for a bit, and I set about another...

I think that it really does. I'm not pain-free by any means but its much less severe and a lot of the other symptoms, including the fibro fog/coherency improve when I'm on it for 4-5 days. I sit on the fence over tomatoes/green peppers though. Eating/not eating the nightshade family doesn't...

I am just about to start Cymbalta tommorrow. I've been taking Meloxicam + an anti-depressent + anti-anxiety + mood stabalizer + 800 mg of Ibuprofin 4 times a day for a year and that was not working at all any more- not that it all worked that great to begin with. What helped with the...

I've been fighting morbid obesity even longer than I've been fighting fibromyalgia and both of them sure make each other worse. For me, the only success I have is keep to a low-inflammation diet. I've custom designed one based on the Mediterranean Diet, but for people on a food stamp budget...

I have so much sympathy for you Catherine. The Internet is definitely no substitute for real life activities and I'm saying that as someone who became addicted to online games and chat rooms while back in college and still here 20+ years later. But I definitely encourage you to use the...

Morning stiffness is the worst. My life is a whole lot better when I remember to put my cane right by my bedside before I sleep so its there for that first trek to the bathroom. Typically my darn bladder doesn't let me do any kind of breathing exercise or stretching until I make that 20 foot...

Hello everyone, I'm a 46 year old woman in Seattle area who has been suffering for nearly two years. I was forced to go on temporary and then permanent disability and been fighting my way through the SSDI process, living hand to mouth in the meantime. My daily life includes fighting through...