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 all, I am new to fibro, the forum, but not pain. it seems that I suffer on a daily basis and tonight is no exception. I decide that since no one around me quite understands the heartbreak I feel over my body I might try to see if other people, like you, could understand.
I'm usually a pretty optimistic person, I like to call myself the situational optimist. I jokingly refer to my pain every day to coworkers and my husband like it's something that I can just blow off, but inside I feel like I'm silently suffering. My issues are not as bad or maybe worse than the rest and I'm not one to rub it in.
My job forces me to work long hours on my feet and the second my butt hits the couch I'm down for the count! I know how many of you get that! can't sleep, can't move but can't stop moving because the pain keeps bossing me around, big ole bully.
what has been your most successful treatments? I take pain meds, Lyrica, use a Tens, heat, movement, as my doctor strongly recommends, I sing really loud in my car that helps sometimes :P
I'm 27 and I want my body to do right by me. if you made it this far through my complaining, thanks for reading
I'm usually a pretty optimistic person, I like to call myself the situational optimist. I jokingly refer to my pain every day to coworkers and my husband like it's something that I can just blow off, but inside I feel like I'm silently suffering. My issues are not as bad or maybe worse than the rest and I'm not one to rub it in.
My job forces me to work long hours on my feet and the second my butt hits the couch I'm down for the count! I know how many of you get that! can't sleep, can't move but can't stop moving because the pain keeps bossing me around, big ole bully.
what has been your most successful treatments? I take pain meds, Lyrica, use a Tens, heat, movement, as my doctor strongly recommends, I sing really loud in my car that helps sometimes :P
I'm 27 and I want my body to do right by me. if you made it this far through my complaining, thanks for reading
I understand. Totally.
I developed fibro 24 years ago after a terrible fever.
I was 18.
It took until I was 25 for a female doctor in a small town to listen to me and figure it out.
I thought I was nuts. I couldn't do my hair without needing a nap.
My ex an his family thought I was lazy and insane.
What they didn't realize was everything hurt. Everything made me tired. And that made me angry.
I couldn't work. I still can't.
I've had 2 nervous breakdowns since 05.
I take Zoloft and Xanax. It helps me understand what I'm going through and keeps me from being homicidal. :-)
I took neurontin, elavil and buspar for this.
Nothing really helped. Side effects were drastic in my case.
As you can see I'm not sleeping.
I am up at 3 am. I've been sick for months.
Cold, flu, who knows.
I just wanted to reach out and say you are not alone.
Not by a long shot.
Here if you need a friend. :-)
Jimi
I just logged in, first time since 2008...wow, time flys.
This is a great site...I use to live on here.
I am probably one of the strongest people I know, but I too suffer in silence..it sucks
I really take nothing for pain, my gut cant handle it...its a tough life.
I sit in Jacuzzi often, swim in warm water...and sometime smoke weed..lol
Its been 16 years for me..I turned 50 this year(ouch)
Just wanted to say hi...I am in a terrible flare, can barly type
Stay focused...stay informed...and pray :)
Theresa
That plus heat, rest, pacing seems to help the most. It's still tough...nothing makes it totally go away.
We look forward to getting to know you.
Hugs, Elizabeth
I have been diagnosed with Fibro almost a year ago. I currently do not take meds. I have chosen stuff like daily excerrsize, keeping my stress low and resting when I can. I have two jobs and constantly suffer silently as well. Its a hard life.. At times i wonder why me? Anywho.. welcome... DS has been a god sent for me as i do not know anyone personally with Fibro. So, everyone here has been great!