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Feeling very down today

Hi everyone, I'm just looking for some support today after feeling so alone with everything and trying to manage living with this condition. I live alone...

Hi everyone, I'm just looking for some support today after feeling so alone wit...

Seascapes31

•4 days ago

43 Replies

Fibromyalgia Is Destroying Me

Cannot put really into words how I feel anymore.In 1996 I was electrocuted in a terrible accident which was not my fault...

Cannot put really into words how I feel anymore.In 1996 I was electrocuted in a ...

Fibroguy66

•21 days ago

76 Replies

Had cortisone injection

Went to St Luke's yesterday was in and out. First attempt missed. Second didn't really hurt just more intense pressure.The Dr was very nice and friendly. It...

Went to St Luke's yesterday was in and out. First attempt missed. Second didn't ...

Smilesalot

•3 days ago

28 Replies

Pip telephone renewal

Afyer two extentions of my pip meaning it has been nearly 5 years since my orginal award which I had to get through a appeal tribunal. I have received a text...

Afyer two extentions of my pip meaning it has been nearly 5 years since my orgin...

Oscarpops

•2 days ago

15 Replies

Duloxetine and sore gums

Hi everyone, Hope everyone is well as can be ☺️ I was wondering if anyone on Duloxetine or Amitriptyline experiences sore gums? I went to the dentist...

Hi everyone, Hope everyone is well as can be ☺️ I was wondering if anyone on Du...

misspicky82

•21 days ago

49 Replies

pip updates

Hi All, Looking to see if anyone has done this before I got rewarded the high rate of pip on both components I’m in the stages of requesting my ill...

Hi All, Looking to see if anyone has done this before I got rewarded the hig...

10x10

•21 hours ago

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Do anti depressants help with pain?

Morning I have been on Sertraline for 6 months which is an SSRI anti depressant that can also help fibromyalgia. I'm currently coming off it due to some side...

Morning I have been on Sertraline for 6 months which is an SSRI anti depressant ...

2thebeach

•3 days ago

16 Replies

Cancer diagnosis/Operation & impact on Fibromyalgia

Hello everyone😊 I never post anything, but often reply to other members. I’ve had a lot of ill health in other areas and I had 15 biopsies a few wks ago,...

Hello everyone😊 I never post anything, but often reply to other members. I’ve...

DoubleMalibu

•18 days ago

39 Replies

Does anybody else feel that their diagnosis might be wrong?

About a year ago, I was given a fibromyalgia diagnosis by a rheumatologist. It felt a bit like a diagnosis of last resort. However, I didn't know much about...

About a year ago, I was given a fibromyalgia diagnosis by a rheumatologist. It ...

Fedupandtiredout

•25 days ago

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bladder issues

Hi Fibro Family, I hope you are all coping these days. I have a few health conditions problems with my neck (spondylitis) knee damage (Chondromalacia )...

Hi Fibro Family, I hope you are all coping these days. I have a few health co...

1499

•25 days ago

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cortisone shots

Anyone have experience and/or advice?

ratoncita

•12 days ago

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Duloxetine

Hi, a couple of weeks ago I went to get my repeat prescription of Duloxetine and was told once again they have not been able to get it. I was told to call my...

Hi, a couple of weeks ago I went to get my repeat prescription of Duloxetine and...

canon2

•9 days ago

23 Replies

Nortriptyline Tablet Buprenorphine Patch Fibromyalgia

Hello 👋 Has anyone ever trialled Buprenorphine patches or the one a night Nortriptyline tablet ? My patch is a wearable 7 day one. Neither of these said...

Hello 👋 Has anyone ever trialled Buprenorphine patches or the one a night Nort...

Fibroguy66

•15 days ago

26 Replies

Ill Health Retirement

Hi All,I have fibromyalgia and would like to apply for Ill Health Retirement. Has anyone been successfull with this?

Hi All,I have fibromyalgia and would like to apply for Ill Health Retirement. Ha...

CrazyKittyMom

•8 days ago

18 Replies

Fybro & dentistry

Hello, I've newly been diagnosed with fybro & have just had a back tooth taken out which didn't want to budge.I'm in a lot of pain (far more than i expected) &...

Hello, I've newly been diagnosed with fybro & have just had a back tooth taken o...

Dreamgreen

•15 days ago

24 Replies

Excessive sweating?

Does anybody suffer from excessive sweating? I could be wearing the thinnest top and I would sweat so badly thst you can see my back is soaked and my forehead...

Does anybody suffer from excessive sweating? I could be wearing the thinnest top...

JessFM

•12 days ago

22 Replies

Gerry giraffe and Fibro

Not sure this will stay up, This is one of the ways I manage some of the other problems that go hand in hand with my Fibro,☺️

Not sure this will stay up, This is one of the ways I manage some of the other...

Debsdelight72

•11 hours ago

4 Replies

Feeling lost and fed up....

Hi everyone, i just wanted to post how im feeling, you dont need to reply or anything, i just had to vent, this weekend has been crappy, and a family member...

Hi everyone, i just wanted to post how im feeling, you dont need to reply or any...

fibrogirl41

•1 month ago

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Is this just me

Is it just me or can anyone else relate to this ..probably not lol ..For some reason and its gone on for years probably my teens I just cant stand the the...

Is it just me or can anyone else relate to this ..probably not lol ..For some re...

Tommygurl

•12 days ago

18 Replies

Venting feelings...

Hi everybody, sorry to rant been feeling rubbish for a couple of days, arguments over getting jobs, money, getting out there, feeling like i am a lazy slob, i...

Hi everybody, sorry to rant been feeling rubbish for a couple of days, arguments...

fibrogirl41

•20 days ago

23 Replies

Does Anyone Ever Feel Like There Body Is Heavy Like Wearing Deep Sea Dive Suit When Walking

Really feeling like I have mentioned above & was wondering if anyone else feels the same in the physical nature etc. Most...

Really feeling like I have mentioned above & was wondering if anyone else feels ...

Fibroguy66

•23 days ago

24 Replies

Exercise and fibro

I have been in a rheumatology unit exercising every day for 2 weeks. On discharge I carried on with the exercising but have found that exercising only makes...

I have been in a rheumatology unit exercising every day for 2 weeks. On dischar...

Highlander50

•14 days ago

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I'm 46 and found out this year that I have cataracts.

Apparently, FM can cause early stuff, too.

Tjoceans

•14 days ago

18 Replies

40+ years of Exhausting Fibro!!

Hi everyone, I have not been on this forum for a long time now due to declining health and numerous personal stuff (all pretty traumatic/stressful...

Hi everyone, I have not been on this forum for a long time now due to declining ...

BlueBlackCatLady

•12 days ago

16 Replies

This might sound weird....

I'm feeling very strange for me. I'm incredibly irritable, tearful( more than usual), and hate having clothes on. Feel like I'm burning and suffocating...

I'm feeling very strange for me. I'm incredibly irritable, tearful( more than us...

Smilesalot

•1 month ago

27 Replies

Fed up and not sure what to do...

Hi no need to reply just venting, feeling a bit down dont know what to do at the moment trying to sort college things out cant afford courses i want to do, fed...

Hi no need to reply just venting, feeling a bit down dont know what to do at the...

fibrogirl41

•19 hours ago

4 Replies

Taking the plunge ...

Hoping to lose some of my excess weight to help my poor body and reduce the pain. I don't think been overweight and having fibro are good companions....

Hoping to lose some of my excess weight to help my poor body and reduce the pai...

Dizzytwo

Moderator•27 days ago

23 Replies

What Do You Do When Pain Consultants Say They Can Do No More For You "Fibromyalgia"

Don't say call the Ghost Busters 😂 either. Is a professional consultants words in verbal or written the final professional...

Don't say call the Ghost Busters 😂 either. Is a professional consultants words ...

Fibroguy66

•1 month ago

24 Replies

Chronic Pain Syndrome

Hi Everyone Does anyone know who I could contact re stair rails?

Sunflower-Pixie

•5 days ago

9 Replies

Fibromyalgia Difficulty Breathing

I've been having trouble breathing for years now, more than a decade. I just went for a swim today. I'm trying to manage my weight. I'm 46 now. I guess there...

I've been having trouble breathing for years now, more than a decade. I just wen...

Tjoceans

•14 days ago

14 Replies

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