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.
Hi out there,
I'll just quickly say hello. I accidentally typed help, but maybe that's what I meant? The good ol' Freudian slip? :-)
I'm a mother of 3 - 2 teenage daughters and 1 pre-schooler son with Autism. He is a billion things more important than ASD, but it's a focus of our lives since we recognized he was not talking and giving high-5's back to us at 13 months of age. Wow, was it really that long ago?
I'm married and my husband and I have been together nearly 16 years.
I've been a prisoner of depression for DECADES but only recently found a medicine that helped it at all. Cymbalta has made a difference for me. But then I realized that I ached and hurt, even when I didn't feel like spending all day in bed. That's when I think it dawned on me that I really have fibro. I was hurting before, but I hurt FAR MORE now in the last few months.
I am a SAHM, but I've got a huge student loan that I can't pay because I can't work. Who would have ever hired me with my chronic migraines? Then it was depression and migraines. Then it was depression and painful arms, legs, and disabling tension headaches. Now, we're to Fibro. And there's plenty of fog in all of those places to go around.
I have lots of questions for daily living, but they'll keep. I just really wanted to say hello and hope that I can find some friendly faces. My husband and kids are tired of hearing that "I hurt. My (insert body part) is killing me." So they have tuned me out to complaining or my way of trying to be positive when I just sing my way through the day.
Thanks for reading this much. I know it's a lot!
Dea
I'll just quickly say hello. I accidentally typed help, but maybe that's what I meant? The good ol' Freudian slip? :-)
I'm a mother of 3 - 2 teenage daughters and 1 pre-schooler son with Autism. He is a billion things more important than ASD, but it's a focus of our lives since we recognized he was not talking and giving high-5's back to us at 13 months of age. Wow, was it really that long ago?
I'm married and my husband and I have been together nearly 16 years.
I've been a prisoner of depression for DECADES but only recently found a medicine that helped it at all. Cymbalta has made a difference for me. But then I realized that I ached and hurt, even when I didn't feel like spending all day in bed. That's when I think it dawned on me that I really have fibro. I was hurting before, but I hurt FAR MORE now in the last few months.
I am a SAHM, but I've got a huge student loan that I can't pay because I can't work. Who would have ever hired me with my chronic migraines? Then it was depression and migraines. Then it was depression and painful arms, legs, and disabling tension headaches. Now, we're to Fibro. And there's plenty of fog in all of those places to go around.
I have lots of questions for daily living, but they'll keep. I just really wanted to say hello and hope that I can find some friendly faces. My husband and kids are tired of hearing that "I hurt. My (insert body part) is killing me." So they have tuned me out to complaining or my way of trying to be positive when I just sing my way through the day.
Thanks for reading this much. I know it's a lot!
Dea
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We're all troubled.WSo, to remind ourselves we're not at rock bottom (this is a reverse optimism thing I learned as a kid):We are not living on the island of Krakatoa when the volcano goes boom!Yeah, okay, that sucks.***Toay in 1942, Pierre Laval announced that the way to free France was for Germany to win WW2. Pierre did not win a lot of friends. When the war ended, quite quickly he was tried...
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Another day, another ouchie?My bruised achilles tendon (don't ask) makes my foot numb. Wonky on meds, whacked it.Now, as to fibro:A lot of reports are going around some parts of social media that fibro (and dang near anything else) are caused by post-Covid, post-flu, post-vaccinations, post-pick-something.1. Your risk of death or serious complications beyond "ow, that shot hurt!" are typically...
I also have 3 kids, 2 teens, and have been married 19 years as of December. Sounds like you have your hands full! Glad to have you here!
There are people that know how debilitating and frustrating this disease is.
I wish I could say something that would make everything better....all I can say is you are not alone.
you are not alone, there are many of us that suffer similarly. My name is isabee and your welcome to write me and I will be your friend. I have not been here long only since oct. . Good luck god bless isabee
I HOPE THINGS GET BETTER FOR YOU. IT'S A LOT EASIER WHEN YOU HAVE SUPPORT. I WE ARE ALREADY FRIENDS. YOU CAN PM ME ANYTIME IF YOU LIKE.
I HAVE A 10 YEAR OLD GRANDSON WHO HAS AUTISM SPECTRUM. IT'S NOT EASY WHEN YOU'RE HEALTHY TO RAISE A CHILD WHO HAS PROBLEMS BUT EVEN HARDER WHEN YOU HAVE THEM TOO. I KNOW BECAUSE MY HUSBAND IS DISABLED FROM THE AGENT ORANGE IN THE VIETNAM WAR. I'M HISCARE GIVER. TTHAT'S NOT EASY EITHER.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A BLESSED NIGHT. HUGS, CHRIS
Okay, suggestion. And keep in mind that I have never had a migraine so have never tried it. I read that taking the herb "feverfew' every day both reduces the amount of migraines you have, and when you do have them, helps to make them less severe. Try to google it, and read the 'real' facts about it, and not the ones presented by those who are trying to sell their herbs. Good luck!