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Hi Hope and Welcome I'm so sorry to hear of your relapse. Hopefully some time off work and a revamp of your meds will return you to the good health you had before. You must not be hard on yourself as that would only make things worse. You have every reason to have gotten upset and anxious and depressed. Sorry that your family isn't able to be supportive at this time but we are here and were not going away. So remember we as a group have been and seen probably

everything that goes along with this dreaded disorder. Lean on us we have big ears and hearts. Take care Hope "gentle hugs" A Canadian Fibro Friend devary02 wrote: Hi my name is Hope. I am 28 years old. I am married for 5 years. I have 2 boys ages 61/2 and 41/2 and I have fibro. I have had the disease for 3 years now. When first diagnosed the doctors thought I might have had lupus or ever multipe sclerosis. My MRI came back fine but for a year my ANA test was coming back higher than normal but not high enough to be lupus. So I was diagnosed with fibro. For a

year and 1/2 I lived couldn't function. I could barely take care of myself let alone my boys. I seen every doctor there was to see. I live in Ohio I traveled all the way to West Virgina to see a specialist for fibro which turned out to be a joke. He had me so high on meds I didnt know if i was coming or going. I have alot of knotted muscles in my back along with hip pain. I have always had migrains. I am always tired but yet have a hard time sleeping. About a year in a half ago my doc put me on Topomax which seem to help me 99%. I was working again which I hadn't done in along time. I could do all the things I did before I got sick. Then last month I watch my uncle die. I have never actually witnesses anyone die right infront of me before gave me nightmeres. I also have a terminally ill aunt who had a heartatack a 2 weeks ago and I guess all that stress got to

me. I had a relaspe. I hurt so bad. Once again I have knots in my back no energy. Headaches hip pains. So they are putting me on a antidrepessant Cymbalta(a new one). I have been on many antidrepessants in the past they make me gain weight. They are also upping my topomax, and I am taking klonopin to help with th painic attacks. I am also off work for a month. My family doesnt understand this disease so I have no support. My husband is of no help. He thinks its all in my head. Its hard to live with no one to lean on. Well thats my story. The best I can remember it. My memory comes and goes. Thanks for listening.