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If you have had shingles in the past can this be a trigger for fibro.
I have not been diagnosed at the moment but I'm showing all the symptoms. X
I had chicken pox as a kid and shingles twice as an adult. I got the Shigrex Vaccine, it is not a live virus and shouldn’t cause shingles, though it has swollen glands and joint pain. At the time I go… read more
I was diagnosed with this after EMG nerve conduction test.
Has anyone been diagnosed with this or have heard of it?
My primary care dr has never heard of it?
I have never heard of it. Googled and found that my autonomic dysfunction may be related to fibromyalgia. Thanks for sharing.
I had arthritis pain seen I was 29 yrs old and was just told that I have fibro this year. My joints and muscles get stiff and ache. I have arthritis 97% of my body. I also have nerve pain from all my surgeries I had. I'm trying to figure out if I do have fibro or not.
It takes a while to diagnose fibromyalgia if I were you the first thing I would do is go on Google and look at the 12 fibromyalgia points and see if it applies to you I believe now there are 15 and to… read more
Hi! Wondering if anyone experiences electrical shocks throughout their body? I get them so badly my body actually moves on it's own. If I get one in bed, my whole body raises off the bed. Once, while drinking a glass of water I got a shock and hit the glass into my teeth. No broken teeth...that time and I hate drinking out of plastic! :)
I went to a MAPS clinic, just once...and when I told the PA about the above, using the bed as an example, I was told it was probably static electricity in… read more
I do and it makes me spasm I've thrown hot coffee in the air before because its made my hand spasm
Do you eat small amounts of foods with sugar, low fat or stay away from it completely?
Has any one else find that dairy products make you mucus in the nose and throat? Also after eating the fatigue is even worse?
I only get sleepy after I eat if I have fried foods or carbs. Dairy doesn't seem to bother me.
Yes. I believe it to be my diabetes; it could be both... SMH
I'm new to fibromyalgia and I have it in an extreme painful way. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to quit my job.I just took a 3 week leave to rest and heal. Anyways I know you all will have different diets that you are on to help with fibromyalgia and inflammation among other things. My mind is open to find out what way of eating works best for each one of you!!
I just try to eat healthy and balanced. Take a # of supplements. I do have heart issues so have to watch salt intake and also have type 2 w a sweet tooth - go figure.
My shoulder is in a lot of pain and it's burning some horrible but since I haven't had too many problems with this part of the body. I'm not to certain why I'm having so much pain with burning now. Or is it possible that the pain in my back hips and legs was so great for so long that some how the pain in my shoulders was hardly noticed or identified . I have had injections in my neck and shoulders before maybe I just didn't recognize the problem due to the horrible pain in my back hips and… read more
Tenderpoints are all over in your body..certain ones link a certain limb finger toes back shoulder etc..not research but mine is so severe I pretty much k ow what tenderpoint causes what..fibromyalgia… read more
Is it a good idea to keep a pain diary?
Yes it does