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Hi there, I am new to this group so I hope I am doing this right. I was dignosed with Fibro a couple of years ago along with degenerative disc disease. I have had to stop working and am now on disability. I am in a lot of pain almost all day every day any more. My Dr. doesn't know anything...

Research and development are two areas that need emphasis to develop better drugs for the treatment of fibromyalgia. A recent drug, Savella (milnacipran) is being used to treat FB with excellent results. It acts by raising brain levels of serotonin, the stress buffering hormone and...

Hi everyone, great to be able to finaly post here! I am really intererested in peoples views about fibro, And why we are seing such a rise is diagnosis in the last couple if years. I have been unwell for many years, only receieving a diagnosis of fibro a few months ago...of all the illnesses i...

Hi, my name is Joy. I am new to these forums, and this is my first post. I am 37 years old. I have been struggling for a long time, getting diagnosed with various things. 1. I had GERD (acid reflux), and my gastroenterologist told me it was the cause of my IBS, even though IBS started...

Ever heard that song they sung.when the drugs don't work. Well mine didn't today and the break through pain was unreal.i was just stunned .i went from doing OK to walking like a cripple. The bit that makes me mad is its my body doing it to me.

So I'm coming off tramadol. I'm addict to it.sadly.even the small among I take if I miss a dose I feel ill. I no il have to be weened off it.and Im Bloody mad I didn't no what this drug would do to me. So I'm being put on gabby .my dr told me it is better then tramadol for Fibro. And when I...

Hi all - I've been away for too long! I keep forgetting about this wonderful community. Thank you, fibrofog! I am confused about the differences between fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. 15 years ago I had an undiagnosed illness I now believe was Chronic Fatigue. 3 years of utter exhaustion and...

Hello, everyone. I was hesitant about joining a support group of any kind, because I felt like it would mainly consist of complaining (on my part), and I didn’t want to annoy people. I finally decided that I was merely being close-minded and that I needed to talk with people dealing with...

Hi there I wanted you all to know Ive found a drug the makes life bearable again!I have been to pain management so many times and thought I had tried everything and was losing hope as my latest tramadol and lyrica duo was not working so well any more, then the pain doc whips out a chart of fibro...

:cry::cry: Hi this is my first time ever using a forum of any kind please be kind. I am at my end I was told 5 years ago when I just had minor aches and pains in what they said was pinpoint places by many doctors and after many test it was fibro...I have been in denial... I'm not any longer.. as...