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Do you get lonely with Fibromyalgia? my friend who has it, I try and visit him atleast 3 times a week but he rarely leaves the house I noticed. He tells me he doesn't feel the need to leave the house because his condition just makes him depressed, and the result I think is that he is lonely. I...

Hello Everyone, I am new and my name is Fishinabowl. Call me Fishy for short. I am a caregiver of my boyfriend who has Fibro. Lately things are just getting me down so I am going to vent a little. Feel free to comment or not. My boyfriend was diagnosed in October of 2012 and I have been...

My colleague keeps getting severe joint pain and migraine. Her migraine is so bad that she actually feels pain in her scalp and when she combs her hair she actually feels pain and says to me "my hair is hurting". She has severe joint pain and is feeling depressed all the time. I have been asking...

my husband encouraged me to look up Dr Winfield whom I heard lecture years ago. That led me to this site. I think today I realized that I have been in denial. I have all the symptoms and am working. I am so afraid that people will think I am faking, or else know that I am not faking and want...

I have a LOT going on: Diabetes, hypothyroidism, PCOS, arthritis & degenerative discs in L1-S1 (spine) and associated radiating sciatic pain and muscle weakness, fibromyalgia with associated sleep disfunction (can't sleep at night but can't stay awake during the day, I swear, it's starting to...

I guess you all know by now my favorite comfort food is a big chocoloate milk shake, made with almond milk and Hersey's chocolate syrup, and vanilla ice cream. No it is not completely healthy but it makes me happy when I am sad or depressed from fibro. I usually snack on fresh veggies or...

Hi, I've had fibro for almost 20 years but wasn't diagnosed until 12 years ago. I've just retired from a business I conducted in my home (no commuting issues), and relocated to another part of the country. I am exhausted, so tired, most of the time. In my fantasies about what retirement would be...

Often time we wonder am I depressed or is this natural the way I feel. The mayoclinic, gives this list of depression symptoms. If these feelings last more than a few days seek help to cope with them. Signs of Depression: Loss of interest in normal daily activities Feeling sad or down...

Since I have had Fibromyalgia, I spend lots of money trying to find an answer to how to manage the condition. I was told you need a team of doctors. So I had my family doctor and neurologist, a rheumatologist and a therapist. But I still felt weak and depressed, and alone in this battle. When I...

I have had fibro since 1996 and it has been manageable until this past year, when I was caring for my love, dying with cancer. I have gone from moderate to severe pain in the past year, trying everything available on the market to get relief. I can no longer be active, am terribly depressed, and...