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Hey everyone! New to the group. Recently diagnosed. Prescribed Lyrica 75mg 2x a day. Still in horrible pain. After work, I typically lay on a heating pad for the area that's the worst, which here lately has been in my upper back and into my neck or lower back. Now I'm waking up in tears with...

Hi everyone, I am feeling overwhelmed and frustrated. I find myself feeling bad for feeling so crappy all the time and don't even want to share it with my husband anymore. Feelings of guilt overwhelm me, because I feel like I am bringing everyone around me down due to my condition. I try to...

Hi I am Steph. I am 27 and currently live my parents. I have been diagnosed with fibro since 2009 but it has lingered with me for years. my life at times is unlivable. Since I was diagnosed I have been on many different medications and thats including Gabapentin. I did not do well with it and it...

Basically I am losing my entire world that I have spent 27 years creating. Where to start? well first off my family thinks im crazy, my brother does not believe my condition ONE bit and the times I have tried to "educate" him, he makes jokes which is extremely hurtful. My mom is supermom so she...

hi there, I am new to this and not sure if I was supposed to start a new thread? I was diagnosed with Fibro and CFS about 8 months ago. I have been off work for about the same amount of time and am feeling extremely stressed about it. I was working full time with the symptoms for the past 3...

Recently I had to leave my job because of my upper back pain. I can barely stand or sit without have dull aching chronic pain in my spine. Its the one of my most painful symptoms. Its just infuriating to not able to continue enjoying a job. If I were to get a new job but it would be difficul to...

My 20 yr old son has been suffering from anxiety attacks....they have gotten worse over time. He has gone to therapy and was prescribed some awful medicine called seroquel which I felt was wrong and very dangerous. Too sedating. He has also tried antidepressants which have not worked either...

Grab a snack this could take a while. I'm 38 years old. Male. A Medically Retired Navy Helicopter mechanic. I have had two microdiscectomy/laminectomy surgeries along with the removal of disk material from L4-L5 and L5-S1. I suffer from chronic back and leg pain and have since 1995 when I and...

Hi everybody ! So recently I just got diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and low Vitamin D (which my dad also has) by my rheumatologist and im barely in my 20s which is utterly heartbreaking ;-;. It first started with when I developed this dull and elocurating back pain almost as if I had a needles on...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or CFS and depression can go hand-in-hand. These disruptive conditions present in different patterns and with varying severity levels that can be miserable for the person experiencing it. CFS is a disorder that causes symptoms like extreme tiredness, body pain and...