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- I am applying for food stamps, since I have no income and am going to run out of money this year. I have never had them before. I think maybe I heard wrong when I asked how much I would get. I thought I heard $600. That would be huge for me. Anyway,...
- Really interesting article including a new treatment that is help in some.NEW RESEARCH SHEDS LIGHT ON MYSTERIOUS FIBROMYALGIA PAINDec. 15, 2013 7:03 AM | Fibromyalgia affects 1% to 5% of Americans, mainly women, but until recently, scientists had...
- From Medical News Today:Its too late for me, but I wonder if it would help with fibro too!Menstrual cramps relieved by erectile dysfunction drugMonday 9 December 2013 - 8am PSTFor many women, monthly menstrual cramps can stop them in their tracks,...
- FDA Seeking Public Comments on FibromyalgiaOctober 15th, 2013 by Pat Anson, Editor What medications do you take to treat fibromyalgia? Do they work? How does fibromyalgia affect your daily life? Do your symptoms come and...
- I spend half of my life with a heating pad. The vinyl bunches up and digs into my back, which cause, of course, pain. I wonder if there is a particular heating pad anyone has found that is better? Soft & bunchless?
- I found this on a CFS forum about a study on Fibro and inflammation posted by someone a lot more knowledgeable than I am: Fibromyalgia pain, inflammation and cytokines: IL-8On cytokines, inflammation, pain and fibromyalgia.Cytokines are...
- I'm starting a new thread about diet and fibromyalgia. I've been in the medical wilderness for about a year and a half. I had to change PCPs a few years ago and the new PCP seems to have been working on the theory that my symptoms were hysteria or...
- I've been taking 2 capsules of Tumeric around 11 in the morning everyday--more in the hope that it would help with my muscle/joint/nerve pain. After reading the posts about Tumeric, I realized I was getting stomach pain not that long after the...
- Here is an article about a interesting small study on sleep and fibro:http://www.tele-management.ca/2013/08/fibromyalgia-a-link-to-sleep-problems/Has anyone used CPAP? Did it help your pain?
- Here's an article pertinent to the news about the new rules on long-acting opiates.http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/opioid-refugees-keynote-topic-painweek-8821537.htmlI hope we will see more of these.
- Does this help?http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=18247
- I've been busy researching today. Here's another article on the "$700 blood test."http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/new-fibromyalgia-blood-test-is-99-accurate-8821072.htmlEven though it says that it has been compared to people with...
- Here's another and a bit more detailed article about the newest fibromyalgia/neuropathy study.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130731/Study-About-5025-of-fibromyalgia-patients-have-nerve-damage.aspxThis is the third recent study along involving...
- Does anyone have thoughts or experience of using statins with fibromyalgia. I will have to go to a new doctor soon. When I find one and I know I'll be getting the "take lipitor" spiel. I've been reluctant particularly because muscle pain is a side...
- The New York Times just ran this story on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/24/health/research/24fatigue.html?_r=1&hpFibro and Chronic Fatigue are often thought of as two manifestations of the same illness. They have already...