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As I have mentioned in previous posts I have been on Lyrica for a month and Baclofen around the clock. I only have rock em'- sock em' pains here and there once in awhile along with my feet falling asleep all the time, severe ringing in my ears, and headaches, and muscle twitches all over. BUT I can deal with all this...I've had a terrible wanting to go back to work. HOWEVER I work in a very stressful field for the state....any stress brings on fibro pain attacks. I've thought of getting a less stressful job, but I'm making a decent amount on disability through my job right now (more the min. wage). I guess what I'm ultimately scared of is if the doctors from social security do their tests I'm not in excruciating pain like I was now that im on a bunch of meds. What do I do? Do I get the stress thing evaluated from my new psychologist that I'm seeing next week? Because it really is to that point that any amount of stress really effects me in a negative way.
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here's my stress
3 dead clients in 2 months 2 i saw everyday.
fear that you are going to go to someones house and find them dead.. this has been my life for several years as a psw but thank god it ended this week i no longer have to go to that job as much as i loved the rest of it.. stress free?? no
still have stress ?? yes
it never leaves us
i hope for the best for you
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Yes whatever you decide I wish the best for you.I tried so hard to work over a year.it too was a stressful job. I finally had to quit and am now on disabilit. moneys tight and that causes me stress at time but the work was really doing me in so I settle for disability besides am getting to old to work anyway. or feel it marilyn
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before I would actually return to the world of the working...perhaps try Volunteer work...just to be sure you CAN handle it...I thought I had gotten myself to a better place 3 times...but within a short time of returning to work I was a huge mess all over again...so this next spring I will attempt the volunteer only...if I can handle that i will got again to try to work outside the home and do the Volunteer part time...I am starting PT this next week...and as awful as my muscles are at this point I know it will take a bit to get them up and running...well at least limping again...GL to you and HUGS!!!!
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