Struggling with BPD and fibromyalgia.

[Shortysnaps]

Hello everyone,

I have come across this community whilst searching for help with my chronic condition. I was diagnosed with BPD and ASD over a year ago and had been trying hard to come to terms with my mental health, I knew from a young age I didn't feel like others in my age group but it has taken 30 years for me to be diagnosed with the above.. At the beginning of this year I started to get a lot of pain down my arms and legs so I was seeing my GP quite often. They did blood test which came back normal and thats when my GP diagnosed fibromyalgia. Its got a lot worse recently and the pain is constantly everyday. I have 2 children that I'm trying to take care of as well as trying to keep my job (working for 2 days and then I'm in agony for the rest of the whole wk) most days I get so down because I'm so fatigued by doing the smallest of things that I feel I would be better off not here but my children are keeping me alive, I know they need me but I cant help feeling so giulty and worthless when they want to do something and I have to retreat as I know what will happen. I am super sensitive to cold, heat, light, noise, etc... I am hoping that coming here will help me feeling not so alone as I do in a body that fights me every single day.

[Bobby3]

Hi weekends are little bit more quiet on here, we have Fibromyalgia and DID and all that go’s along with them we are also Dyslexic. I know what BPD stands for but what’s ASD?

[NanaTisme in reply to Bobby3]

It means Autistic spectrum disorder x

[Bobby3 in reply to NanaTisme]

Thanks I was thinking along them lines but I would spell it with a O but that’s me thank God for spellcheck 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️👍

[NanaTisme in reply to Bobby3]

😉

[M0AL61 Moderator Volunteer]

Hi Shortysnaps, and welcome to the forum. As Bobby3 has said, weekends are usually quiet here, but I am sure after the weekend there will be lots more people welcoming you here.

You'll meet lots of lovely people, and we all understand what each other are going through.

When you have mental health issues combined with physical problems and lots of pain it can be very difficult to see a way out, but there are things that can help with your fibromyalgia. Are you on any pain relief medication? If not, there are meds that your GP can try you with. xx

[Shortysnaps in reply to M0AL61]

Thank you for welcoming me to the community... I have tried the normal painkillers, paracetamol, ibuprofen, cocodamol, tramadol, gabapentin, amitriptyline, sertraline but the side affects put me off especially with amitriptyline. I was told by a mental health practitioner to get on with it so I've changed my diet, trying to drink more water and exercise wen I'm not in to much pain and stretch daily. I feel like a burden or others think I'm lying so I bottle it all up until I snap which causes more pain and exhaustion.

[M0AL61 Moderator Volunteer in reply to Shortysnaps]

(((Hugs))) xx