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I was just diagnosed with Fibro in November after 8 yrs of other diagnosis's, my family Dr diagnosed me and another family Dr confirmed it. They went by my history and also the tender point test. I happened to have extreme pain to the point of cursing and about jumping off the table with each...

I went into the doctor because I had just worked 3 12 hour shifts and my body hurt so bad I couldn't stand it. For the most part it seems to be in my joints. My elbow will swell so bad these past few days that my fingers fall asleep :( my knees ache and will wake me up at night. The joint where...

I'm currently waiting on a diagnosis. My doctor seems sure I have either fibro or CFS, but will not diagnose me cuz that's not her field of expertise, and she said its too easy to get a false negative if you're not an expert at putting the pieces together. So, now I wait for a referral, but its...

I have a headache that I have been fighting for 4 days. I thought it might be a migraine but my normal migraine medicine isn't touching it at all. Does anyone have this issue with their fibro or is it something I should see my doctor for again. Any ideas anyone, thanks for the help in advance...

I would just like to say Hello to all you fibro friends out there. I am new to the site and have many questions that I would like help with. So I will post a thread on the first thing I would like your own experience with . Thanks Patti

I am new to these type of group forums but it is nice to know there is somewhere to go where everyone understands what you are going through. I have always been a very active person my entire life. I am a personal trainer, have 3 busy and active kids and never have time to slow down. I was...

I'm new here and to the fibromyalgia diagnosis. However, I'm not new to the pain and other symptoms. After many years of complaining to my Dr., he finally scheduled me to see a Rheumatologist, but I can't get in for a month. I want to go into my appointment with some knowledge of different...

Hi everyone, For those of you with experience with savella and Effexor, I'm hoping you can provide some insight. I was on Effexor for about 8 weeks. It took me about 2 weeks to get past the nausea, but I had headaches every day I was on the drug. It wasn't terrible, but enough to make me...

Hi! I was just diagnosed with Fibro a month ago by one Dr and confirmed yesterday by my Family Physician. I've had this since I was a teenager and never was properly diagnosed. I'm 36 now! I figure, I haven't had any medicine in all these years, so I may as well go the natural route first...

Hello! I am new here. I have 2 questions. 1.what are the symptoms of Fibromyalgia? 2.how to cure Fibromyalgia?