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    Just wondering

    I have found this site to be very helpful at times but at other times not so much. I saw where someone had posted something and it got 294 views and only 7 responses. Is it because nobody knows anything about the topic that is being posted or are people just lurking in the shadows reading...
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    NH wife has fibro, needs new doc

    Hi, name is Sam, my wife Lore (Lori with an E)has had fibro since the mid 1990's. It has kind of been in remission so to speak for the past 12 yrs or so. Occasional flareups but manageable. Lore and I have been together for 9 yrs. In May she had gall bladder surgery that had...
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    Dealing with unhelpful doctors

    It seems that with fibromyalgia doctors don’t take it as seriously as diseases with known causes. I had a doctor ask me if I was stressed out and tell me that I’m too young and shouldn’t be having chronic pain. Another doctor saw me for five minutes and told me that a lack of serotonin causes...
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    Sometimes its overwhelming

    All the pain. The pills. The doctors appointments. The feeling like a failure because i cant complete normal, once everday, ordinary tasks. I have to rest after drying my hair. Which i can barely do. I need help to cook, or must rest or sit while doing it. Its crazy. Im only 23, i just feel...
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    Hello

    Hi all. I'm going to be honest from the get-go: I generally don't like this kind of thing. I'm not ashamed and I'm not a super private person (well to some extent, mostly because I find explaining fibro only illicits pity). But I'm at a loss and I want to get this off of my chest. I'm 32, male...
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    ME/CFS Phone Support Group

    ME/CFS weekly phone support group starting Saturdays at 8pm EST. This is a peer to peer Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME support group. This call is designed to support one another through the hardships of this illness by listening and sharing experiences. Join us from the comfort of your own bed...
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    Fibromyalgia and gastrointestinal symptoms

    My cousin was diagnosed with fibromyalgia about 3 years ago, whilst I developed trimethylaminuria (TMAU) symptoms. I was living with her parents when my symptoms occurred. Since her mother doesn't have a modern knowledge at preserving food, I have found something common in between us -...
  8. Devilstompa

    Fibromyalgia & Bipolar

    Hello has anyone heard of Fibromyalgia and Bipolar being together ? I found a page online that says some people with fibromyalgia also have or get bipolar. Just wondering:confused: Info about this would be helpful. Thank you
  9. K

    My disability claim was approved!!!

    What a relief!!! Now I can start to relax a little, start to plan where I go from here! I just wanted to update everyone bc some of you were asking for an update. Thank all of you for your support this far!! It's been so helpful!! You are all amazing people!!! Karen
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    Thank You

    I want to start out by saying thank you to all of you. I have been reading through this forum for a few days now and I can't tell you how thankful I am to have found you and how helpful this site has already been. Now for my story........ In late November I started with Severe debilitating...
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