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I have had FM/RA symptoms for over 10 years. All I have managed to do for years is rule out my having an auto-immune disease like Lupus or MS. Which is good. But it doesn't get me any closer to help or a pain free life. After years pursuing RA treatments, we switched to FM treatment. After...

I was diagnosed 3 - 3 1/2 years ago and work a highly stressful job. So far i've been on 3 short term disability leaves. The last one was due to the stress building up to the point where I ended up in the hospital with Pancreatius. I have to call out of work so much that i'm surprised I still...

I would like to know if anyone has ever gone through these things. My father has been different for years. After a confrontation with him a few weeks ago in front of my three young children, I noticed his eyes were glossy and he was slurring his speech more than usual. Our entire family has...

Today I tried a sleep pill, and it only made me dehydrated, anxious, and drowsy (but not able to fall asleep). Last couple things I've tried have been equally ineffective and had bad side affects. I'm just so sick of convincing myself to try something that I think/hope will make me feel better...

Hi everyone! I am new to this forum. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in April this year and had a really chronic flare in September, which led me to having to have a month of sick leave and cut back to part-time hours to manage my condition. I'm slowly starting to get on top of it, however...

Hello! I was just recently diagnosed with fibro and I feel like it just keeps getting worse! At the end of 2013 beginning of 2014 I had 8 months straight of sinus infections. No antibiotic worked. I kept talking to my doctor about these aches and pains, to which she dismissed as being constantly...

Hey everyone, I don't come here much but I came back today because I feel like my fibro is flaring up. This past week I was feeling great, up until yesterday that is! I'm a nurse and one of my patients has FM and told me it flares up with humidity.... thoughts? The weather in Melbourne was...

Hello everybody Well I have been stressed out and had one heck of a month so far! After being sick for approx. 10 years off and on I finally got fed up and refused anything less than a diagnosis and I finally got it today! I have LUPUS! When I first saw this new rheumy she said, "well I think...

Hello to you all! I will start of be introducing myself. My name is Nikki. I'm a mother of a 18 month old little boy and engaged to a hard working man. I am originally from Nashville, Tennessee (born and raised) and 2 years ago moved to Elizabethtown , Ky. I have yet to make any friends while...

I am in week 3 of severe fatigue. I had to stop working this past February. Fortunately these days my biggest concern is getting to my doctor's appointments, and I've been making myself get to them. But I hate that almost every other waking moment, I feel like a giant magnet is pulling me...