
Fibromyalgia Support Group
You're not alone in your pain. Fibromyalgia is a condition that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. If you're trying to cope with pain throughout your body, sleep problems, general fatigue, or other common fibromyalgia symptoms, you're in the right place. The community is here for you to talk about therapies and share your challenges.

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Hello I am new here and just been diagnosis this year. I have tmj, depression, IBS, lots of pain everywhere, nothing seems to help can not get to sleep when I do I wake up several times each night.I have high blood pressure had hysterectomy in 95, and lots of allergies. Ive have been out of work for over a year I do not know how to get disability can anyone give me any advice. I would sure appreciate anything anyone wants to share.
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#2 Call social security and check on what you need to do
#3 if you have a prior employer do they offer unemployment or long/short term diability you may not be taking advantage of?
Finances are a huge pressure and hope you can get disability approved.
There are several resources online and at the fibro websites offering suggestions.
I hope you feel better soon, at least temporarily!
Hang in there, and have a lovely day!
Next, call SS and start the application process. It takes time so you have to be patient and prepare to be turned down a few times before you get approval. You just have to keep appealing in the time limit to keep the process going and your case open. You will eventually need an attorney, but most will not take your case until you have been turned down twice. Although I have heard of some companies out there that are helping people get disability and they will assist you from the beginning. I wish I knew the names, but I didn't go that route. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help with the disability process, I am pretty familiar with it. Hugs, Fern
Unfortunately, I'm too young to have any idea how to go about getting disability. But I do believe a lot of people on here know how to.
GUAI PROTOCOL.
brass tacks: you can pick it up over the counter as "mucinex" or cough expectorant/mucus relief generically.
Active ingredient is: "guaifenesin"
What it does:
Something about flushing the phosphates out of the cells in your body (I take about 2000mg a day, and have little to no pain now).
Apparently a doctor in California did some studies/trials on this as an FMS treatment, but the research was rejected by the medical community for some stupid reason.. so it never caught on.
I was in so much pain about 4 months ago, that I scoured the internet, until I found a youtube video of a woman in England whom swears by this; she said that in 4 days, her pain was almost complete gone. So I went to walgreens the next day, and started a regimen. And within 2 days, I started to notice a difference...
Anyway... the drug is over the counter (no prescription needed), and is called "guaifenesin".
Trust me, it works. I think anywhere from 800mg-2400mg a day is fine, depending on what works for you. I was on Lyrica, and found out it didn't work for me even at $300 a bottle.
I don't have a financial interest in any of these products, I'm just an FMS patient whom was desperate and wants to share what worked for him. So I'm basically posting this all over this board to see if it catches on.. Google it yourself!
Cheers,