I am maxed out on cymbals and neurotic due to my kidney disease; but I have had terrible breakthrough pain.
My girlfriend..Who is newly diagnosed but has had chronic pain for years uses lidocaine patches for breakthrough pain. I asked my MD and he said was a really good idea..Now I have them too. It is helping a lot..Reduces the pain to make it bearable.

Does anyone else ever feel ashamed that you can't function the way that you once did? I don't know if it is because it is so difficult for others to understand or if it's the reaction from a lot of people in the medical community. I just sometimes am very hard on myself for not being able to fight harder.

Does anyone get burning of the face that is actually visible? Everything I read is that Fibro is the ‘invisible illness’ but mine isn’t, I burn with pain and actually visually burn too, so confused, the medical profession just give no answers 😢

I want to add my spouse to my team and i know another person that lives also has this app and i can not fond them so i can add them. Any suggestion on how find them or so they can find me. Thanks

Or in the local area?

I need a stretching type class because I'm so bad at doing things to help my situation at home. My thigh muscles are much tighter than any others and it causes my knee caps to pull up. I have trouble with lounges and various other positions but when I stretch it helps.

Iv had the daith piercing for nearly a year and my headaches/migraines have stopped completely but my fibro is still the same as before.. I don’t take any medication for my fibro as it was making me worse, no harm in trying the daith. What may work for some doesn’t for others..

I read that DHEA can help lesson pain. Has anyone else tried this and if so is it working? I already take mega doses of Vit D, Vit B, Q10 and Magnesium and also wear a magnetic bracelet! Will try anything other than the usual fibro "meds" at this point.

I began getting a sore neck about three weeks ago it has since become unbearable. I'm not currently on any fibro meds and am really struggling with this. The pain is now causing headaches and anxiety issues. It feels as though my neck is swollen. I have been under a ton of stress so I'm not surprised I'm flaring! It's difficult to turn my head! Has anyone else ever experienced this and what did you do to ease the symptoms?

I finally have a hearing date for June!! Anyone live near Raleigh who has been through the process? How did you fare? I'm using a lawyer from the advocator group.