Comments on: 15 Celebrities You Wouldn’t Have Thought to Suffer from Fibromyalgia

By: Penny

Penny — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 22:13:16 +0000

I too suffer from fibromyalgia
Very stiff joints and a lot of pain every day
Suffered from 2000

By: Sandy

Sandy — Fri, 13 May 2016 03:15:02 +0000

I have had fibromyalgia since 2007. It was to the point that I barely functioned due to pain and fatigue. I was taking 9 sleeping pills a night just to get some rest. I’m 2014, I was introduced to an all natural product that has 36 anti inflammatories and my pain and fatigue improved immensely. I no longer take sleeping pills and I am in the gym 3-4 days a week. This product gave me my life back.

By: liz

liz — Sun, 01 May 2016 01:46:30 +0000

I am a nurse I have fibro & hashimotos thyroiditis

Pain, fatigue, insomnia,dressing, anxiety,

I work full time. But have had some perids of being off sick.

Don’t know how much longer I can keep working full time.

By: gin2772

gin2772 — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 18:05:00 +0000

The causes of my Fibromyalgia could be a number of many different personal things. I got it in August 2014. It took many months & countless tests to rule out everything else. I was 37 when I got it. I couldn’t work for 3 1/2 months. I take 150 mg of Lyrica in the morning & evening. Lyrica has been a HUGE help. I can actually work again & have a life. I haven’t felt like my old self since I got it & probably never will. I always feel at least a little pain and/or discomfort, but Lyrica took most of it away. I’ve had several people tell me that they can’t handle Lyrica, but it’s a lifesaver for me.

By: Kelly Kvenlog Wichlacz

Kelly Kvenlog Wichlacz — Mon, 11 May 2015 08:53:00 +0000

Sometimes it helps family to see it is not just you but millions of us. I made this video to encourage family support by having a better understanding of our lives. I hope it helps! Watch and share.
http://youtu.be/OkslGkwirkA

By: Jodz Schut

Jodz Schut — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 18:44:00 +0000

I too suffer from Fibromyalgia.

By: Alec

Alec — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 11:56:00 +0000

In reply to virginia reid.

https://www.youtube.com Have you tried Reliv?

By: Lynda Provenzano

Lynda Provenzano — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:20:17 +0000

I have battled fibro for a long time … 6 years of doctor after doctor, finally diagnosed by my orthopedic surgeon/employer and sent to a rheumatologist for confirmation. That was 1993 and quite a few medications finding the right combination at bedtime of Lyrica, Ambien, amitriptyline, and a morning backup of sertraline. I have flare ups with cold and wet weather. I have diabetic neuropathy that causes problems. I was on Lyrica from the time it came on the market until about a month ago when I started having severe swelling in both lower legs and both feet. I stopped the Lyrica and had my fluid pill dosage doubled, plus I had to take tramadol more regularly. My endocrinologist started me on gabapentin last week and I feel a little better, but I don’t think this flareup will get under control until after this miserable weather goes away!!!

By: C. De Blasio

C. De Blasio — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:59:25 +0000

Watch Dr Dan Clauw’s great 92 minute video about Fibromyalgia on youtube.

By: Mary Kennedy

Mary Kennedy — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 07:53:15 +0000

I had fibrositis from age 14 as well as other undiagnosed leg pains. In Feb 2002 I had spinal surgery to remove ruptured discs and free up the trapped psiatic nerve. In July 2002 I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. At that time I worked in the community, helping others. It became more and more difficult to work as I was suffering chronic fatigue, pain and sleep deprivation due to FMS. I set up and ran a support group for FMS sufferers. Every one of them had experienced some kind of physical or emotional trauma. In 2007 I had to stop doing the work I so much loved. I am a single woman who raised 3 daughters without any financial assistance from their male parent since 1982. I’m sad to say that two of those daughters refuse to understand how this illness has changed me. I used to be full of energy. Now I’m in constant pain and need at least one full day of complete rest and quiet. I can’t afford special treatments, retreats to quiet places, and I’ve found it difficult to find a GP who really understands this illness. I wish there was some publicity about it. Generally people understand that illnesses like MS and cancer have tragic affects on sufferers and their families. There’s a saying “when someone has cancer, the whole family has cancer” and there are support groups to help those families. It’s like that with FMS too, but no support, and in many cases partners and children, (young or adult) see FMS as an excuse for laziness, irritability, depression and even anger. I’m definitely angry that my enjoyment of life has been cut short and I have very little support from my adult children or from the medical profession. I know there are many others who are experiencing the same difficulties. So PLEASE, someone who has the resources to help, PLEASE help to put this illness out in the open, make it real to those who don’t understand.