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Pet Pictures!!! Needed Asap!!! Do Not Make Batgirl Flare Up Again. Pets Are The Medicine Needed. 😉

By A MyFibroTeam Member 163 answers

When I Take Painkillers I Immediately Become Constipated, To The Extent That I Can’t Pass A Stool. How Do Other People Prevent This?

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Are You Frustrated With Finding Effective Treatments For Fibromyalgia?

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Does Anyone Else Feel Bad Wanting To Avoid Constant Negativity Because It's Draining!

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Any Recommendations For What To Do For Pain While Working?

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Farrell, PA

I work as a certified nurse aide and I'm going back to work but I'm so scared because of my pain and nothing seems to help. I love my job but I keep leaving them due to so much pain 😢

A MyFibroTeam Member

Thank you for your work , my husband this year has had 2life lung supports, and then congested heart failure. Hubby is 85. Not only were the nurses staff completely dedicated to hubby but the nurses… read more

October 20

I Never Reach The Deep Sleep Level Naturally. I Need To Take THC Gummies To Get A Partial Night Sleep. What Do You Do To Help You Get Sleep?

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Saint Paul, MN
A MyFibroTeam Member

Thats what I use thc/cbd gummie plus a muscle relaxant. Out like a light, usually get a good nights sleep

October 15

Pain On Body And Stomach Bowel Problems

A MyFibroTeam Member asked a question 💭
Loughborough, UK

Does anyone get digestive issues I have ibs aswell

A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes I've got gas pains tonight it's awful so you get them ?

October 22

For Anyone Who Doesn't Work Due To Disability How Do You Pick Yourself Up On Bad Days? I Feel Like I Just Exist At This Point ☹️

A MyFibroTeam Member asked a question 💭
Derbyshire
A MyFibroTeam Member

It's sucks, that's really what it takes for fibro too and if you don't it will get SO much worse 😢

October 18

Have Any Of You Experienced Depersonalization ? It’s Terrifying …

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West Coast, US
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes and I think psychedelic therapy, specifically psilocybin, helped a lot, even after years of no psychedelic use
When it happens now, I've been able to reframe it to be more like sudden onset deep… read more

October 18

Heading For My First Rheumatology Appointment (with A Real Doctor, Lol) Tomorrow. Any Suggestions For Questions To Ask?

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Taft, CA
A MyFibroTeam Member

Hello fibromyalgia Fkn sucks. Where did your friend get her lyme disease test please?

October 16

Does Anyone Else Go Crazy When Digital Alarms, Phones, Dryers, Etc., Go Off?

A MyFibroTeam Member asked a question 💭
Easton, PA

My Freestyle Libre goes off when my blood sugar gets too high or low. It has an alarm sound but it doesn't stop. It takes time for my sugar to get back up and the #@#$ thing doesn't stop. The same if my sugar is high and I need to take insulin. Insulin needs time to work but the damn alarm keeps going off. Today, the alarm kept going on, while my phone was ringing, and the dryer alarm was going off. I almost had a complete meltdown. I don't know why this is bothering me so much but I am so tired… read more

A MyFibroTeam Member

Actually, i was engaged to someone else. Michael kept asking me out but i didnt go. Then, a bartender who was a good friend tokd me the truth about my fiance who was married and had 2 young daughters… read more

October 21

Question For Those On Universal Credit In The UK

A MyFibroTeam Member asked a question 💭

New here, l'm a 45 year old male from the UK. I've been diagnosed with Fibro for almost 2 years now but suffering for almost 8 years now
My question is for UK people, l've been on ESA for 7 years and recieving PIP for 2 but l've been told I need to move over to Universal Credit and I need to attend the Job Centre to meet a work coach
Day to day I never know how I'm going to be, but every night I barely sleep and during the day my exhaustion causes me to go back to bed, all the while l'm having… read more

A MyFibroTeam Member

Hi Marshie 888
I have had this terrible disease for around 14 years now. I had no choice but to
leave my job and reluctantly sign onto universal credit, this was about three years ago now. Like you… read more

October 26

Has Anyone Got Gel Injections For Knee Pain And If So Did They Help?

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Timmonsville, SC
A MyFibroTeam Member

Thanks for your reply.

October 16

Am I The Only One That Feels I Can Deal With The Pain, It's The Fatigue That Overwhelms Me.

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Bullhead City, AZ
A MyFibroTeam Member

I would say the pain is worse because the fatigue u can take a nap or sleep for a couple hours and feel at least a little refreshed but the pain never stops and if your in a city where doctors refuse… read more

October 16
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