debmwrn67
New member
- Joined
- May 18, 2015
- Messages
- 3
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 09/2014
- Country
- US
- State
- FL
Hello Everyone,
I'm so glad I found this site! I'm starting to lose my mind!
I have been suffering with multiple aches, pains, numbness, stiffness, fatigue, mood swings,confusion, and in total fog. I could go on... Too many to list all. I had thought something was wrong about 3 years ago, but just kept telling myself I need to eat better and exercise. But even when I did, I would sometimes feel even worse. Finally over the past year, it got so much worse! I use to have more good days than bad, now it's the other way around.
I've been through 5 doctors and some made me feel like I was a drug addict that just crawled in off the streets. I guess there are plenty of them here in FL. But I spend many times walking out holding in my tears until I get in my car. Then cry for days! I finally found a doctor that believes me and ran all kinds of test to rule out every possible illness. Finally, she read up on Fibro and gave me the the pressure point exam and questioned me on all my symptoms. Hooray right! Well, now I'm back to square one again.
Well, she started my on Cymbalta @ 30 mgs. It took about 6 weeks but I finally started to feel some improvements. The stiffness and numbing went agway, aches lightened up some and I started to sleep better. But when I had my bad days, I was still in bed. So she upped it to 60mgs and after about a week, everything started coming back. I read the side effects, they are the same as Fibro. I continued for 2 months hoping they would subside, but just kept getting worse. So my Doc decided to dropped me back down to 30mgs, and then I had withdrawals and feel worse than ever! I've been out of work for a week and finally returning back in two days. (I miss enough work as it is). She gave me a hard time claiming that I shouldn't be having such withdrawals because I haven't been on it long enough and then tells me I should go to counseling and start exercising. Don't get me wrong, I love my Doc, but she seems to be clueless about Fibro. I spent much time reading about it and thought she understood it too. And today, I left her office crying and frustrated.
Can someone please give me some input on where I should go now? I've already started searching for a Doc that has some experience, but haven't much luck finding one. What type of Doc should I be looking for?
Thank you for taking the time and reading my message. I will go and read others now with hopes of learning more about this.
I'm so glad I found this site! I'm starting to lose my mind!
I have been suffering with multiple aches, pains, numbness, stiffness, fatigue, mood swings,confusion, and in total fog. I could go on... Too many to list all. I had thought something was wrong about 3 years ago, but just kept telling myself I need to eat better and exercise. But even when I did, I would sometimes feel even worse. Finally over the past year, it got so much worse! I use to have more good days than bad, now it's the other way around.
I've been through 5 doctors and some made me feel like I was a drug addict that just crawled in off the streets. I guess there are plenty of them here in FL. But I spend many times walking out holding in my tears until I get in my car. Then cry for days! I finally found a doctor that believes me and ran all kinds of test to rule out every possible illness. Finally, she read up on Fibro and gave me the the pressure point exam and questioned me on all my symptoms. Hooray right! Well, now I'm back to square one again.
Well, she started my on Cymbalta @ 30 mgs. It took about 6 weeks but I finally started to feel some improvements. The stiffness and numbing went agway, aches lightened up some and I started to sleep better. But when I had my bad days, I was still in bed. So she upped it to 60mgs and after about a week, everything started coming back. I read the side effects, they are the same as Fibro. I continued for 2 months hoping they would subside, but just kept getting worse. So my Doc decided to dropped me back down to 30mgs, and then I had withdrawals and feel worse than ever! I've been out of work for a week and finally returning back in two days. (I miss enough work as it is). She gave me a hard time claiming that I shouldn't be having such withdrawals because I haven't been on it long enough and then tells me I should go to counseling and start exercising. Don't get me wrong, I love my Doc, but she seems to be clueless about Fibro. I spent much time reading about it and thought she understood it too. And today, I left her office crying and frustrated.
Can someone please give me some input on where I should go now? I've already started searching for a Doc that has some experience, but haven't much luck finding one. What type of Doc should I be looking for?
Thank you for taking the time and reading my message. I will go and read others now with hopes of learning more about this.