hipmama42
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hi, your symptoms are different than mine, but mine also began after the birth of my first child and got worse after my second was born when I was 40. My problems began with fatigue, joint pain, generalized muscle aches, morning stiffness, mental fog, pain in my spine and back spasms, and mental fog and forgetfulness. No, you are not crazy. I didn't know what was wrong with me either. As you have found out after all of your tests, it is often a diagnosis made after excluding everything else, if you have at least 11 of the tender points for fibro. Do you have a good fibromyalgia doctor or doctors yet? These can include a good family doctor, rheumatologist, chiropractor or other practitioner of "alternative medicine" , pain management doc, and possibly psychiatrist and neurologist. It can be difficult to find good doctors who believe in fibromyalgia and are up on the latest medications and treatments, but it is worth the time to try to find one. If you read the posts on this site, you will probably find all of those symptoms that you listed, and you will find people who have the same experience as you are having who can help to steer you in the right direction. Some people in the group suffer from headaches more than anything else, some from muscle pain, and for some fatigue and not sleeping well are the worst symptoms. We all have different degrees of pain, and we all respond differently to the various medications available. What works wonderfully for one person may not work at all for you, or it might work, but have intolerable side effects. Anyway, you have come to the right place for info, caring, and support....welcome! there is hope here. |
