Fibromyalgia

[Zed Car]

Well worth getting a check from your doc for vitamin b12 deficiency as symptoms are quite similar

 

[chrismpw]

Well worth getting a check from your doc for vitamin b12 deficiency as symptoms are quite similar

True this.

 

[Blue Cheese]

My sister was told she had it, then it was lupus now they don't know, if they don't know how do I.

I have issues with degenerative discvs in the neck and my whole back suffers , sometimes wonder if i have it, I also take pregablin, who knows, getting answers is very difficult, in the mean time i'm off work sick all the time.

 

[Woolly Blue]

Is it real? Medical opinion is divided. Is it in the head or a genuine medical condition?

I know someone who has it, and it's certainly very real to her. She's a classic case in many ways, split up with her husband of many years, was stressed and it flared up. Six or seven years later, despite her personal life being in a much better shape, she's still in pretty much constant pain.

Whether it's purely mental or not, I feel for anyone who's got it.

 

[Billy Dean]

Can't comment on fibromyalgia but fully agree on the link between the brain and physical pain symptoms. You may have heard of Dr john sarno. He's written some books on this mainly in relation to back pain. Very interesting reading. He doesn't touch on fibromyalgia in too much detail though unfortunately.

 

[Huyton Layne]

Ridiculously overdiagnosed in the States. Nice go to condition when the doctor can't be arsed. Think depression is a big one that gets mistaken for it.

 

[Bagpuss]

My missus has it. Woke up two years ago after working a night shift and couldn't get out of bed. Took over a year to get that diagnosis after originally being given a diagnosis of functional neurological disorder, which in itself was a bit of a non-diagnosis. My missus has had an awful time of it and hasn't worked for two years and I had to leave my job to be available at home and to look after our boy who was one at the time. Would say there is definitely a psychological element to it too but when the bad days come the physical effects are there for everyone to see. It's horribly debilitating.

 

[RalphDring]

My partner has it, got gradually worse over the last few years to the extent she's pretty much bed bound, she can go to the bathroom but that's about as far as she does, hasn't been downstairs for I don't know how long, this then causes a knock on affect with her mental health that in turn makes her symtoms worse, I've given up working this year as we don't get any other help and have a young daughter also. It's such a vague illness that effects people differently, also certain meds seem to work for some folk but not others. We set up a local group a few years ago to offer advice and support for people in the area.

 

[Ollie d]

I'd say real, but I'd also say cure with the herbal remedy that makes your head go boing like Zebedee.

Bit of the London Posse there mate?