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MoiraWolf Posts: 3410
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About the pill thing... I made a post here: http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/fibromyalgia-discussions/
general-support/3714378-tired-of-people-telling-me-to-take-
a-pill about why they always say, take a pill. I have to agree with the anti-depressant tho. It's made a tremendous difference in my life. You guys are greiving. You're mourning the death of who you were, before Fibro. Stages of greiving include denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. It's absolutely normal to feel the way you guys do. I've been where you are, believe me. But as I was sure of my diagnosis and asked the doctor if it was Fibro, I didn't have it sprung on me all unawares like most of us did. I skipped denial and bargaining and went straight to depression, tho I sometimes still get angry, for the most part, I've accepted it. But as depression is also a condition of Fibro, it makes it doubly hard to deal with. All we can do is work on acceptance. I used to be a truck drive. I used to work a 100 acre cattle farm and grow a huge garden with my grandparents every year. Five years ago, I could drive a truck. Eight years ago, I could run a chainsaw. I can't do any of those things now. But you know what the silver lining is? Now I have time to persue my new love. Fiber arts. I never had time to do more than a little knitting or crocheting while I was on the truck and precious little of that. But because of Fibro, and not being able to work, I now have the time. I play with fibers. I've learned to spin. I'm going to be learning to weave this next week, or at least starting. I'm LOVING what I'm doing now, and I'm so glad I'm learning to do it. It's fun, it's relaxing, it doesn't hurt to do, and I'm making such beautiful things. All becuase I no longer work. Find something new to do is my best advice. Don't mourn who you were. Celebrate who you are now. A mother, a parent, an artist, whatever! I am not a medical doctor and any medical opinion I give is based on personal experience and/or research. It is not intended to suppliment or replace your doctor. Follow at your own risk.
Gabapentin 600mg, tid
Tramadol 50mg, bid
Enalapril 10mg
Metoprolol ER 50mg
Citalopram 40mg
Levothyroid 125mcg
Cyclobenzaprine 10mg
Hydroxyzine 25mg
Carbidopa/Levadopa 25/100mg
Fish Oil Omega 3 - 1400mg
multi-vitamin pack
Vitamin C 500mg
Vitamin D3 50,000units, once a week
Dx: Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, degnerative joint disease, hypertension, diabetes type II, irritable bowel syndrome, plantar fasciitis, reactive airway disease, chronic allergies, hashimoto's disease, TMJ, morbid obesity, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, seasonal affective disorder
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