New here! Backround Question!!!

March 20, 2007

I have not been technically diagnosed, YET, with fibromyalgia. But

with a little family history, being diagnosed with Major Clinica

Depression, and my aunt giving me the boot, I finally in the

process. Searched on the internet to see what the symptoms actually

are, even my husband says, yep, now why did you wait so long?

I guess I had a doctor quite a few years back tell me there is

nothing wrong with me. So I tried to make myself believe it!

Until...I ended up in the behavioral ward in the hospital. I finally

had it. I was tired of telling myself there was nothing wrong. This

is when I was diagnosed with Major Clinical Depression. I really

don't feel over stressed out or depressed. Just in a lot of pain and

tired of feeling this way!

Most days I find it difficult to even make through daily home life

due to the pain. I want to go back out in the work force, but how?

What are some of the ways you all deal with your pain? If you do

exercises/stretches, which ones do you do?

If you are also dealing with the cluster head aches and/or migraines

as I, how do you do it? Mine have gotten so bad that I am starting

to believe now I am depressed. But I am depressed because I want to

go back 20 years when I actually felt good! Yes, I have been dealing

with this for that long! But it has recently gotten so bad, it makes

it hard to get out of bed.

So now here I wait, of course no (specialist) doctor can sqeeze you

in earlier than a month or more. Yes, one wanted me to wait 8

months..I laughed and said forget it! I would definately lose it

before then!

For now my family physician has got me taking Propranolol, Topamax,

Tramadol, Lorazepam, Lunesta, Welbutrin xl and Effexor as well as

Tylenol and/or Alieve as needed. (I think that is it...feel like I

am a druggie!!!!!) Tells me to take hot showers to help in the

morning, try to go to bed and wake up same time everyday, get some

exercise. By the time I take my shower and ship 2 kids out the door

to 2 different schools, who has the energy and pain threshold to even

walk to the corner and back? Not ME!

So what works for each of you? I know it may not work for me, but

open to ideas as I wait and try to do what I can on my own.

Hope this all makes some sense as I can't remember the last time I

slept:(

Thanks

CC

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