seizures

I just came across a very small study that showed a link between aspartame and fibro pain. The authors suggest that while more research is necessary, it wouldn't hurt to see if eliminating aspartame from your diet improves pain. I'm a HUGE advocate of eliminating all unnatural sweeteners and...

I'm 27 and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia almost 2 years ago (after a couple years of seeing the doctor for pain). I have had serious side effects to savella, Lyrica, cymbalta, and neurontin/gabapentin caused seizures. I am starting to feel crazy at the thought that my whole life is going to...

I've always been an incredibly resilient person but this morning my therapist of 3 years suggested I think about seeing a psychiatrist and taking an antidepressant. I'm at a new "low" so to say. I'm 31 y/o, started having the crazy weird unexplainable pains about 9 months ago, was diagnosed with...

Hi everyone, so lately I've been "blanking out" for a quick second here and there, a few weeks ago I started having moments of complete disorientation, not recognizing where I am or remembering what I'm doing. I saw my primary care dr and he scheduled me for an EEG to check for absence seizures...

Hi Everyone, My name is Debbie and I also have Fibromyalgia , Along with that I have other conditions including Epilisy, Tourette Sydrome , and others, I take a total of 32 pills per day. That is a cut down from 41 that i used to be on. Here is my problem currently September of this month my...

Diagnosed in 2001 with chronic fatigue, 2007 with Fibromyalgia, sciatica, scoliosis, arthritis, degenerated disc disease, degenerated nerve and bone disease. This is the first time I have ever posted on a support group however I have visited and read many over these long years. I am just...

Hi I have just joined this forum today Jan 2014 I was diagnosed with fibro/ME about 10 years ago after having had 2 seizures when asleep. The last 6 months things have been really bad pain and fatigue wise. I havent spoke to anyone about it my doc just keeps putting my pain releif up which helps...

Hi everyone! My name is Crystal. I unfortunately was diagnosed with Fibro in November. I kinda knew I would eventually be diagnosed with fibro because my mom has been suffering with it for 10+ years. I have been going through some sort of illness for the last five years. If it wasn't some...

Hi my name is Melanie and I have just joined your forum. I guess here is where we are should tell everything about ourselves ok here it goes. Every time I see my doctors it is a roller coaster of meds. I take so much medicine I think I own a pharmacy at my house with all the meds. I have tried...

Hello Everyone, I'm a 41-year-old female from Louisiana who has suffered from Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue for 12 years now. It started when I was hit by a drunk driver in 2000, suffered a herniated lumbar disk, sciatica, right leg nerve damage, and from here it just got worse. Over the...