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Hello My name is Connie 47 years old, married 15yrs this month, and mom to a 8yo son Evan who is the light of my life. I work in for a community Mental Health Agency but doing the worse thing possible do overnights. I was diagnosed (finally  ) 2 years ago after many tests for different things. In addition to the fibro I also have arthritis, type 2 diabetes (10/07) and nuropathy in both feet and the make it stop now pain in legs from knee down. I have tried many meds in the past and have a really difficult time with side effects that are bad enough that I have to quit taking them. Currently I take percocet 5/325 1 or 2 tabs a day, also have rx for ativan and flexeril that I take on occasion but most likely should take more often. Currently weaning self off Cymbalta due to getting rash and bad mood changes that fluxuated between anger  and being a total sad case  , I do have a PCP, Rumey, and Nuro that I work with but am going to work on finding a new Rumey since the one I work with makes me feel like I am some med seeking junkie. (This from the Dr who initally gave me 120 pills of Percocet a month for pain, and now feels that after 3 years being on 60 a month is med seeking. I offered for her to speak with my prior insurance PCP as well as my current one re: my addiction potnetial and so called med seeking for the "good stuff" but she declined. In the mean time I continue to put off taking the meds for up to 2 hours or so, or cutting med in half to see if that will cut oro cover the pain, which I see is not helping myself out and only making the pain worse because I am always one step behind it. Just reading about fibro and scanning the posts has helped me see that I am not alone and will not hear here "It's in your head, or your just depressed". Then trying to keep quiet about how it takes me week to gear up for a full day doing stuff with family then the next day or so wiped out. Thank you so much for the group. I am looking forward to learning much more. Connie Connie [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/savings/wUaZdj8/]  |
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I was just diagnosed on 2/27 (confirmed), but my doctor told me I probably had FM for at least 10 years (nice, eh?). I have been reading the forum for days and I have learned so much and you will too. I am 38 with one 5 year old son in WI. Hope you feel better soon, I know what you are going through. My doc put me on the Elavil, one 25 mg tab one hour before bedtime. It's only been 3 nights I've taken it and have not noticed anything yet. I have a follow up with GP in one month. Take care hun!