Re: Hi, I'm new here...

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure what other symptoms of FM you think you need to have?...It really sounds like you should really really consider this diagnosis as yucky as that is. This sounds very very familiar. And I do yoga too. And it has gotten much harder and I can't do all of the poses like i used to or hold it for as long but you should keep it up. Its good for fibro, and you need it anyway so don't give up something you love. Go to a good primary care and they will do the usual work up-for arthritis, thyroid, anemia, things like that. Get some good books and start educating yourself. If you are like me the more you read on it the more you will recognize yourself. HTH ~Charity

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure what other symptoms of FM you think you need to have?...It really sounds like you should really really consider this diagnosis as yucky as that is. This sounds very very familiar. And I do yoga too. And it has gotten much harder and I can't do all of the poses like i used to or hold it for as long but you should keep it up. Its good for fibro, and you need it anyway so don't give up something you love. Go to a good primary care and they will do the usual work up-for arthritis, thyroid, anemia, things like that. Get some good books and start educating yourself. If you are like me the more you read on it the more you will recognize yourself. HTH ~Charity

[Guest guest]

, can't say if you do, or you don't have it... sounds like it, but keep reading and post with questions. This is a great group of people and you will learn a lot. I'm praying for you that you don't have fibro and/or chronic fatigue. It sux. Real bad.

Tigger

Hi, I'm new here...

And new to the whole FM thing. I am scared that I may be experiencing symptoms of FM. My muscles are sore all over! I thought I had carpal tunnel in my arms wrists so found a great chiro/muscle therapist recently and it seemed to be freeing up a bit. He did mention on my stiffness a couple of times and wants me to get tested for arthritis. Well, of course I got online and all signs seemed to point to FM. I think this has been coming on for awhile. I do yoga and I have noticed that some poses or movements have gotten harder rather than easier for me. I thought it was just my age (43). Last Sunday, after yoga at about noon, I was exhausted! I wound up doing nothing all day but resting and reading. Then I felt groggy after. I quit drinking about 2 and 1/2 months ago, so I assumed I was just healing from getting the alcohol out of my system. Well, I went to yoga on Friday and to Sunday yoga again today and wow was I in pain. I could barely do anything and was miserable the whole time. This is really upsetting to me because yoga is so important to me in so many ways. The other thing that is different w/me lately is that I was prescribed Ultram for period cramps (I have endometriosis). It sort of made me loopy because I also take Celexa and I think it was a bit of a Seritonin overload so I didn't take it but minimally. When I was getting treated for Thoracic element Syndrome (what my chiro ultimately diagnosed me with), I was in pain from some of the muscle work and so decided to try the Ultram, loopiness and all. I figured it was better than pain. Well, it definitely helped. However, I didn't sleep well,really, more like in a bit of a daze. So, anyway I just ran out of Ultram and I wasn't worried because I am towards the end of my chiro treatment and figured I'd start feeling better. NO. My last dose was Friday night. I didn't take any Saturday. Now I am in more pain than I remember ever having from this. I feel like I was run over by a truck. The thing is, I don't have much more of the FM symptoms than this. Oh, except I'm so tired. I take naps on weekends now...never used to. I'm sorry to go on and on but I am really scared and I have heard how difficult it can be to live with FM. I'm sure I don't have to tell any of you that. If anyone remembers their early symptoms and/or if you have any recommendations for me, I'd so much appreciate it.Thanks1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list as to what treatments do and don't work for us, pls always check with your dr. Some treatments are dangerous when given along with other meds as well as to certain health conditions or just dangerous in general.2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't matter what it is) pls don't be afraid to ask for help. It is the first step to trying to make that situation better.Have a nice day everyone.

[Guest guest]

There is absolutely nothing which you have mentioned that rules out Fibromyalgia, to my very amateur mind it seems pretty certain that you do have it. However all diagnostic advice demands that everything else should be ruled out first, so keep prodding your docs!

A very common aid to diagnosing Fibromyalgia is to apply medium to hard pressure with a finger all over your body. If in many places this produces pain then FM is almost certain. I was really surprised to find out that this doesn't hurt people who don't suffer from Fibromyalgia! Another nasty symptom that many Fibromites suffer from is Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This can take various forms but most often presents as frequent sessions of diarrhoea accompanied by griping stomach pains. Sleep disturbance is also a given. I hardly sleep at all nowadays but I believe it is rare for any of us sleep for more than 4 hours at a time.

Hope this helps.

Penny UK

> And new to the whole FM thing. I am scared that I may be> experiencing symptoms of FM. My muscles are sore all over!

[Guest guest]

There is absolutely nothing which you have mentioned that rules out Fibromyalgia, to my very amateur mind it seems pretty certain that you do have it. However all diagnostic advice demands that everything else should be ruled out first, so keep prodding your docs!

A very common aid to diagnosing Fibromyalgia is to apply medium to hard pressure with a finger all over your body. If in many places this produces pain then FM is almost certain. I was really surprised to find out that this doesn't hurt people who don't suffer from Fibromyalgia! Another nasty symptom that many Fibromites suffer from is Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This can take various forms but most often presents as frequent sessions of diarrhoea accompanied by griping stomach pains. Sleep disturbance is also a given. I hardly sleep at all nowadays but I believe it is rare for any of us sleep for more than 4 hours at a time.

Hope this helps.

Penny UK

> And new to the whole FM thing. I am scared that I may be> experiencing symptoms of FM. My muscles are sore all over!

[Guest guest]

There is absolutely nothing which you have mentioned that rules out Fibromyalgia, to my very amateur mind it seems pretty certain that you do have it. However all diagnostic advice demands that everything else should be ruled out first, so keep prodding your docs!

A very common aid to diagnosing Fibromyalgia is to apply medium to hard pressure with a finger all over your body. If in many places this produces pain then FM is almost certain. I was really surprised to find out that this doesn't hurt people who don't suffer from Fibromyalgia! Another nasty symptom that many Fibromites suffer from is Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This can take various forms but most often presents as frequent sessions of diarrhoea accompanied by griping stomach pains. Sleep disturbance is also a given. I hardly sleep at all nowadays but I believe it is rare for any of us sleep for more than 4 hours at a time.

Hope this helps.

Penny UK

> And new to the whole FM thing. I am scared that I may be> experiencing symptoms of FM. My muscles are sore all over!

[Guest guest]

" I was in pain from some of the muscle work and so decided to try

the Ultram, loopiness and all. I figured it was better than pain.

Well, it definitely helped. However,I didn't sleep well,really, more

like in a bit of a daze. So, anyway I just ran out of Ultram and I

wasn't worried because I am towards the end of my chiro treatment and

figured I'd start feeling better. NO. My last dose was Friday night.

I didn't take ny Saturday. Now I am in more pain than I remember ever

having from this. I feel like I was run over by a truck. "

Hello

Welcome, you have picked a site with a group of caring

knowledgible people who visit and post.

With you talking about seratonin overload may already know this.

This site mentions mixing Celexa and Ultram (and others) may

interact:

http://www.whatmeds.com/meds/celexa.html

Celexa(Citalopram) And Ultram(Tramadol) may interact on following

link.(I am not in the medical field), Two thoughts spring to mind. It

mentions some withdrawal symptoms, do you see yourself described?

Secondly a possibility of the Ultram you ran out of Friday has not

totally cleared your body? Again I am a rookie,I recently looked up

data on a tricyclic for a friend hallucinating the answer in her

case from her last dosage it took from 3 to 7 days for all traces to

exit her metabolism. A longer withdrawal window?

I have read on our forum,some medications do not allow a deep level

of sleep blocking the healing that is supposed to occur.

Perhaps off subject I read on Fibro Forum a number of members

utilise a hot bath/shower to attack the aches jumpstarting the new

day.

promised second link :

http://www.inhousepharmacy-

europe.com/arthritis/generic_ultram_pat_sheet.html

[Guest guest]

" I was in pain from some of the muscle work and so decided to try

the Ultram, loopiness and all. I figured it was better than pain.

Well, it definitely helped. However,I didn't sleep well,really, more

like in a bit of a daze. So, anyway I just ran out of Ultram and I

wasn't worried because I am towards the end of my chiro treatment and

figured I'd start feeling better. NO. My last dose was Friday night.

I didn't take ny Saturday. Now I am in more pain than I remember ever

having from this. I feel like I was run over by a truck. "

Hello

Welcome, you have picked a site with a group of caring

knowledgible people who visit and post.

With you talking about seratonin overload may already know this.

This site mentions mixing Celexa and Ultram (and others) may

interact:

http://www.whatmeds.com/meds/celexa.html

Celexa(Citalopram) And Ultram(Tramadol) may interact on following

link.(I am not in the medical field), Two thoughts spring to mind. It

mentions some withdrawal symptoms, do you see yourself described?

Secondly a possibility of the Ultram you ran out of Friday has not

totally cleared your body? Again I am a rookie,I recently looked up

data on a tricyclic for a friend hallucinating the answer in her

case from her last dosage it took from 3 to 7 days for all traces to

exit her metabolism. A longer withdrawal window?

I have read on our forum,some medications do not allow a deep level

of sleep blocking the healing that is supposed to occur.

Perhaps off subject I read on Fibro Forum a number of members

utilise a hot bath/shower to attack the aches jumpstarting the new

day.

promised second link :

http://www.inhousepharmacy-

europe.com/arthritis/generic_ultram_pat_sheet.html

[Guest guest]

,

well, my early symptoms were an extreme fatigue that was literally so bad, I couldn't hold up a pen to take notes in class. I ached so badly all over that I could barely move. I was always tired no matter how much sleep I got. Nothing made it better.

Welcome to the group. Hope you find the answers you are looking for! wrote:I'm sorry to go on and on but I am really scared and I have heard how difficult it can be to live with FM. I'm sure I don't have to tell any of you that. If anyone remembers their early symptoms and/or if you have any recommendations for me, I'd so much appreciate it.ThanksAmy Swinderman Live aloha!__________________________________________________