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Pregabalin

I have been taking pregabalin 25 mg twice a day since the summer. Two weeks ago it was put up to 75 mg twice a day as my pain was getting worse. I have never...

I have been taking pregabalin 25 mg twice a day since the summer. Two weeks ago ...

glochessum

•11 years ago

17 Replies

What nasty side effects have people had with Tramadol.

I,m having bad side effects and not sure if I should be.

cowsrock

•11 years ago

14 Replies

Really?

Ive just seen a tv advert for a new yoghurt but cant remember what its called but have only just watched it (damn you fibro fog lol) and its supposed to give...

Ive just seen a tv advert for a new yoghurt but cant remember what its called bu...

charlii

•11 years ago

8 Replies

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Chocolate guiness cake :)

250 ml guinness 250 gram(s) unsalted butter 75 gram(s) cocoa powder 400 gram(s) caster sugar 142 ml sour cream 2 medium egg(s) 1 tablespoon(s) vanilla...

250 ml guinness 250 gram(s) unsalted butter 75 gram(s) cocoa powder 400 gram(...

Hidden

•11 years ago

8 Replies

Amitriptyline and weight gain?

I noticed a few people have mentioned this in other posts and just wondered if it does indeed cause weight gain? I have been on these for a couple of years...

I noticed a few people have mentioned this in other posts and just wondered if i...

Hidden

•11 years ago

26 Replies

cold

hi peeps. i am findin this cold weather really effects my fibro and my arthritis, then again when its too hot it effect me,): i am movin house soon, am pleasd...

hi peeps. i am findin this cold weather really effects my fibro and my arthritis...

sandycat

•11 years ago

7 Replies

Arrrrgghhhh aarrgghhhhhh!!

I can't believe I'm coming on here to blow a fuse about my counselling session today. I just want to screeaaammmmmmmmm. I won't go into what was said but I...

I can't believe I'm coming on here to blow a fuse about my counselling session t...

Teddysmum43

•11 years ago

8 Replies

ATOS ASSESSMENT 16/10/12 WIGAN

I attended the above assessment. Received a reply from the Jobcentreplus on the 30/10/12 explaining that I had been placed in the Work Related Active Group,...

I attended the above assessment. Received a reply from the Jobcentreplus on the ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

5 Replies

Letter just come for medical examination....any advice

Hi everyone I have just come home and opened a letter from the medical services saying saying they will contact me to come and give me a medical examination...

Hi everyone I have just come home and opened a letter from the medical services...

pinkblossom

•11 years ago

6 Replies

New drug

Hi I know that may of last year a new drug was released called palexia It's for cronic pain Has anyone been prescribed this and if so is it any good...

Hi I know that may of last year a new drug was released called palexia It's ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

6 Replies

C pap theraphy...I have been found to have Moderate Sleep Apnea

Having just heard I will be seeing the consultant regards my recent sleep study and the fact I stop breathing up to 30 times and hour in the night...its been...

Having just heard I will be seeing the consultant regards my recent sleep study ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

14 Replies

Ahem, coughs politely to get everyone's attention.....

I did it!!!!!!!!! I have got a malteser cake in the fridge.... Only one small hiccup and that was cleverly diverted. I picked up the bowl to tip into lined...

I did it!!!!!!!!! I have got a malteser cake in the fridge.... Only one small hi...

Extremelygrumpy

•11 years ago

18 Replies

dreams

for the past week it feels like i have hardly slept. i am having lots of odd dreams and the wacked in the day. is this typical. i do take amitryp

for the past week it feels like i have hardly slept. i am having lots of odd dre...

moss

•11 years ago

8 Replies

Couldn't do yesterday at all

I had been battling with getting to work all week but on Monday I had an early doctors appointment so as I was up and dressed I carried on in. Tuesday my son...

I had been battling with getting to work all week but on Monday I had an early d...

lynnecw

•11 years ago

2 Replies

My Tribunal

I went to my tribunal yesterday and it was adjourned. They never recieved my letter from the specialist neurosurgeon to say I had degenerative disc disease...

I went to my tribunal yesterday and it was adjourned. They never recieved my le...

realsorelady

•11 years ago

5 Replies

Is it really too much to ask?

Is it really too much to ask to have two good days on the trot. I got up yesterday feeling fantastic after a great night's sleep (without medication). I felt...

Is it really too much to ask to have two good days on the trot. I got up yester...

fleurmp

•11 years ago

2 Replies

How ever I feel Oh always needs to go some where every day standing joke with adult children "Fathas off to Tescoes again!

Today we visit Currys or is it Comet which ever . We are inneed of a new range cooker oh that sounds expensive (rubs hands in miserly fashion) trying to...

Today we visit Currys or is it Comet which ever . We are inneed of a new range...

Ginsing

•11 years ago

1 Reply

Anyone in my area??? LEEDS Roundhay park UK and some flowers to say Thanks as yo are all wanderful!

i would love to know if anyone else is around me that i can keep in touch with locally as its lonely feeling like this and no one to understand the extent of...

i would love to know if anyone else is around me that i can keep in touch with l...

fairycazzie

•11 years ago

13 Replies

Does anyone suffer from TMJ or Facial Arthromyalgia?

I have suffered from this on and off for 14 years now and the pain is horrendous. I have seen an orthadontist at the hospital and bascially there's nothing I...

I have suffered from this on and off for 14 years now and the pain is horrendous...

Hidden

•11 years ago

17 Replies

Up and down !!!

Well the past few days im back on crutches my face hurts and lost sensation in my left arm. Went in a shop and couldn't get my words out at all felt so...

Well the past few days im back on crutches my face hurts and lost sensation in m...

sharne27

•11 years ago

4 Replies

Where did our day off go :(

Well today did not go as planned, we were suposed to be relaxing day playing the x box but last night we never slept and i gave up and came down stairs i di...

Well today did not go as planned, we were suposed to be relaxing day playing the...

Hidden

•11 years ago

3 Replies

Amitriptyline is it as bad as the leaflet in the box makes it sound

Was prescribed very low dose of this today by my gp as its suitable for arthritis and fibro pain.... Was so excited, then read the leaflet, first thing , may...

Was prescribed very low dose of this today by my gp as its suitable for arthriti...

Extremelygrumpy

•11 years ago

31 Replies

selfish partners anyone?

well tried my best to do some xmas shopping manage less than an hour !!!!!! crawled out off the car i could cry with the pain i'm in.So i have to do dinner...

well tried my best to do some xmas shopping manage less than an hour !!!!!! craw...

louda

•11 years ago

26 Replies

Tameside Fibromyalgia & CFS Support (UK)

This site is on Facebook and has me chuckling with some of the funny posts. I know that our illness is serious but isn't it a relief when you can laugh out...

This site is on Facebook and has me chuckling with some of the funny posts. I kn...

renrobin

•11 years ago

1 Reply

libertyZ and Phlebo you are both in BIGGGGG trouble....

Gahhh I let my OH read over my shoulder while reading recipe corner...... Result as well as the Christmas lights he arrived home with all the ingredients for...

Gahhh I let my OH read over my shoulder while reading recipe corner...... Result...

Extremelygrumpy

•11 years ago

20 Replies

Hospital Recommendations

After my disastrous appointment with my normal rheumy on Monday I'm going to ask my GP to refer me to someone who has a clue about Fibromyalgia and doesn't...

After my disastrous appointment with my normal rheumy on Monday I'm going to ask...

SuzyB

•11 years ago

4 Replies

Grumpy through the looking glass or wonderland neither make much sense

Excuse this rather confusing blog I,m just checking to see if I have suddenly sprouted long blonde hair, put on a blue and white dress and just gone down a...

Excuse this rather confusing blog I,m just checking to see if I have suddenly sp...

Extremelygrumpy

•11 years ago

4 Replies

Dream or disaster??

So to cut a long story short we lost our dog at the beginning of the year.Me,my girls and hubby were all devastated as you can imagine. Tonight I am meeting a...

So to cut a long story short we lost our dog at the beginning of the year.Me,my ...

Raemomma

•11 years ago

14 Replies

Does anyone else suffer from horrific pain in the base of their shoulder blade?

Out of everything I suffer with due to fibromyalgia I find this awful pain hard to deal with!! It's not like the deep burning that you feel in your muscles but...

Out of everything I suffer with due to fibromyalgia I find this awful pain hard ...

kiera2002

•11 years ago

8 Replies

Acupuncture and stones and massage oh my, any good?

Hello my lovelies,I wondered if anyone had tried acupuncture with any success? Or the hot stone thingies(fibro fog can't remember the name,that's if I ever...

Hello my lovelies,I wondered if anyone had tried acupuncture with any success? O...

Raemomma

•11 years ago

10 Replies

Posts - Fibromyalgia Action UK | HealthUnlocked

Fibromyalgia Action UK

All posts for November 2012

Pregabalin

What nasty side effects have people had with Tramadol.

Really?

Chocolate guiness cake :)

Amitriptyline and weight gain?

cold

Arrrrgghhhh aarrgghhhhhh!!

ATOS ASSESSMENT 16/10/12 WIGAN

Letter just come for medical examination....any advice

New drug

C pap theraphy...I have been found to have Moderate Sleep Apnea

Ahem, coughs politely to get everyone's attention.....

dreams

Couldn't do yesterday at all

My Tribunal

Is it really too much to ask?

How ever I feel Oh always needs to go some where every day standing joke with adult children "Fathas off to Tescoes again!

Anyone in my area??? LEEDS Roundhay park UK and some flowers to say Thanks as yo are all wanderful!

Does anyone suffer from TMJ or Facial Arthromyalgia?

Up and down !!!

Where did our day off go :(

Amitriptyline is it as bad as the leaflet in the box makes it sound

selfish partners anyone?

Tameside Fibromyalgia & CFS Support (UK)

libertyZ and Phlebo you are both in BIGGGGG trouble....

Hospital Recommendations

Grumpy through the looking glass or wonderland neither make much sense

Dream or disaster??

Does anyone else suffer from horrific pain in the base of their shoulder blade?

Acupuncture and stones and massage oh my, any good?

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