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hi guys just been diagnosed with fibromyalgia been experiencing muscle pain when washing my hair ,cleaning teeth ect and waking up in a morning feeling like I had been run over by a steam roller I also had a problem with my left eye it ached and wanted to close on a night on its own, I was told that my symptoms were menopause but then I went to another Dr and he said f m. Since I have been diagnosed my symptons seem to have got worse pain in my arms and elbows like a burning feeling and I now have pain in my hands and a burning feeling in the top of my feet , does anyone else have pains that change places ie one day it's my legs then my knee then next day it's in my shoulder and neck and I'm also suffering from migraines. I am on gabapentin 600 at the moment and they haven't done a thing for the pain what's everyone else tried and has anyone had drugs that have worked. Had a really bad day yesterday and felt sorry for myself I had a good cry but have pulled myself together and realise this is my life now so just have to get on with it I do count myself lucky I'm not suffering with fatigue badly don't know how you cope with that I just feel a bit tired at times but still walk my dog 4 times a week I am not letting it beat me 😒
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Your pains and symptons do sound familiar, welcome to the fibro club! it's a tricky condition, I have had it for a few years, diagnosed a couple of years ago. My pain does move around, exactly as you have described. I suffer with the fatigue quite badly too. Luckily for me, not the migraines. I have been on amitriptylene since my diagnosis, but am attempting to come off it now. The reason being that it does not help that much with the pain, more the sleep, but makes it difficult for me to get up in the morning. Also the side effects, dry eyes and dry mouth and I have put on a stone in weight. I just need to see if it is really helping, I know some people are on truckloads of meds and still suffering.
I hope my post has been a little bit helpful, this is a long journey for all of us fibro warriors, and we all have to get used to the 'new normal'
Take care, Anne
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