quality of life

Hi again to everyone, so I was watching a CNN documentary on cannabis oil for pain relief for many different illnesses. The show gave information that seemed incredibly promising. I have been suffering for a long time. I do have oxydone which I take a low dose of a couple times a day, however...

Hi guys, I have been on a low dose of oxycodone for pain. This is the first drug that has actually given me any form of relief. I feel like it is a god send. I was super apprehensive about taking it due to dependency and stuff. But after much consideration I finally took the chance and started...

Hi everyone, I am really having a difficult week, and just needed to talk to people that can understand and relate tonight. Today I feel like I just can't take this anymore. The pain in my head (chronic headaches) and the pain in my joints and hips is so unbearable, among so many other...

Hello all, i wanted to put this in a thread so folks will know how to do it and why it helps. Start a daily log book. I use a Daily planer that has big areas i can write in. throughout the day i write in this book and when i take my meds. What to write in the log book: The meds: What you are...

Hi, nice to meet you... I'm Exhausted. First Contact Back in 2007 I was working an emotionally taxing counseling job, that I loved, but for a shy and introverted, sensitive person it was probably too much. I must have gotten burned out and it was at this time that I first noticed feeling "not...

Hello I'm new to this forum, I've been on a few fibro support groups, and unfortuantly the only discussions or sharing was people taking about medication. Anytime I reached out about other issues, quality of life, trying to see if I'm not along... Nothing. The main reason I've been reaching out...

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...

Does anyone know a Dr. in NW Florida that truly believes and treats Fibromyalgia? So ready to give up, pain and quality of life is becoming unbearable. After years of misdiagnosis and multiple medications, I don't know what else to do but seek a pain management doc. in hopes of relief just to...

Hi, hoping to find a doctor in my area that truly believes and treats Fibromyalgia. My hope is fading fast, after years of different Dr.s/medications/testing, symptons are becoming unbearable and my quality of life is too!

:grin: So I was so nervous about visiting the pain doctor as I was used to my primary care doc of 27 years handling my prescriptions for pain. The visit with the doctor went just fine...he was very caring and interested in addressing my concerns. Bottom line is that I can no longer take the...