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Need a rant

Hi All, just needed a rant as am feeling sorry for myself, have worked hard last 3 weeks and any overtime I cld to get some extra money for summer holidays but...

Hi All, just needed a rant as am feeling sorry for myself, have worked hard last...

Sg1474

•6 years ago

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Aaagggghhh

Got my pip assessment in less than 2 hours, I'm terrified. And on the one day I could of done with being on a bad day I'm feeling great! Only my knees and ribs...

Got my pip assessment in less than 2 hours, I'm terrified. And on the one day I ...

Beesthatbuzz

•6 years ago

33 Replies

Catch22

Something that really sucks is that it is extremely difficult to hold down a job but it seems nobody is sick enough to claim benefits! I am fortunate to still...

Something that really sucks is that it is extremely difficult to hold down a job...

abracad

•6 years ago

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Has anyone tried Duloxetine?

Newly diagnosed with Fibro after being in pain since 2006. Amitriptyline doesn't work for me and I couldn't deal with the side effects either. Tramadol does...

Newly diagnosed with Fibro after being in pain since 2006. Amitriptyline doesn't...

Issy2504

•6 years ago

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ARE VIBRATIONS FROM SOUND TECHNOLOGY AFFECTING HUMANS

City Noise Might Be Making You Sick https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/02/city-noise-might-be-making-you-sick/553385/

City Noise Might Be Making You Sick https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archi...

Osirus

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Until 25th April this year I was getting standard rate pips. Had assessment & was stopped. Altho I am still getting support group ESA. Help!

Pips verses ESA

Jubellie1

•6 years ago

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Legality??

Good morning all, I have just read a post from Milynda about problems with her memory. I have the same issues remembering and understanding things. I want to...

Good morning all, I have just read a post from Milynda about problems with her m...

chante

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Falling on stairs

over the past 4 years i have became more and more accident prone, I have had many falls over the past few years. I was only diagnosed with fibro a few months...

over the past 4 years i have became more and more accident prone, I have had man...

Osirus

•6 years ago

9 Replies

fibromyalgia and benefits

hello all my wife has fibro amongst other disabilities and has just been taken off daily living side of pips , I have been searching the internet and have...

hello all my wife has fibro amongst other disabilities and has just been taken o...

trevdee

•6 years ago

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teeth grinding/mouthguard

Hi all. Just wondering if anyone suffers with teeth grinding when asleep. I have worn a mouth guard for years. The past 2 days I have had aching teeth on the...

Hi all. Just wondering if anyone suffers with teeth grinding when asleep. I have...

Mandypandy1969

•6 years ago

12 Replies

GP unsympathetic...doesn't understand the frustration of having medication that no longer has the required effect

Hi you lovely lot. I don't know where to turn now. My Gp is not interested that my meds don't help as much as they used to. I am now struggling with...

Hi you lovely lot. I don't know where to turn now. My Gp is not interested that...

Hidden

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Feeling down! 😞

2 days now of feeling sick, sore bloated tummy massive headache and awful pains. Roll on bedtime!

2 days now of feeling sick, sore bloated tummy massive headache and awful pains....

SarahIddles

•6 years ago

16 Replies

Emergency trip to hospital

Good afternoon all I woke on Friday with a pain just under my shoulder blade on the left and thought OUCH! And assumed I had slept funny. By mid morning the...

Good afternoon all I woke on Friday with a pain just under my shoulder blade on ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

21 Replies

Whether to PIP or not to PIP

I applied for PIP about 4 years ago and was turned down. My fibro has got worse since then and I am just getting over the shock of finding out I have DVT and 2...

I applied for PIP about 4 years ago and was turned down. My fibro has got worse ...

mandarin

•6 years ago

34 Replies

How do I not make myself look like a wally

Hi everyone. I’ve put off applying for DLA/PIP as it is now for years due to not realising how/what my illnesses at the time were. 2005 I believe my...

Hi everyone. I’ve put off applying for DLA/PIP as it is now for years due to not...

June1968

•6 years ago

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My Medications for Fibromylgia

I started out with the usual like tramadol, Hydrocodone, etc. Finally I told the Doctor I wanted Oxycodone and he gave it to me. Almost instantly pain gone....

I started out with the usual like tramadol, Hydrocodone, etc. Finally I told th...

Hawk480

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Colleague reported memory loss to my manager

Hi One of my colleagues reported that I had memory loss to my manager after I had difficulty recalling a social work case that I was working on and I had to...

Hi One of my colleagues reported that I had memory loss to my manager after I h...

Milynda

•6 years ago

16 Replies

Early Retirement

Hi all. I am in my 50,s now and work has got so hard I am having trouble coping, I read somewhere that early retirement might be possible? Cowsrock x

Hi all. I am in my 50,s now and work has got so hard I am having trouble coping,...

cowsrock

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Struggling

Hi everyone, I am a relative newby to this blasted ailment, and have only been officially diagnosed recently, can I ask, is it normal to feel like I am no...

Hi everyone, I am a relative newby to this blasted ailment, and have only been o...

KimSawyer

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Recommendations for a Registered Dietician/ Nutrionist specialising in Fibromyalgia

Hi, I’m looking for recommendations of a Registed Dietician/ Nutrionist who has a strong interest or specialism in Fibromyalgia? Preferably based in the South...

Hi, I’m looking for recommendations of a Registed Dietician/ Nutrionist who has ...

CS1005

•6 years ago

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Osteoporosis options

i have a tendency to have bad reactions to many of the meds i have tried. i understand this is a typical problem for those of us who have fibro. i also have...

i have a tendency to have bad reactions to many of the meds i have tried. i unde...

nadine111

•6 years ago

17 Replies

New - Hello :)

Hi, New here and just wanted to say Hello and that it is a relief to read other peoples stories are similar to myself and that it isn’t in my head and I’m not...

Hi, New here and just wanted to say Hello and that it is a relief to read other...

Peanut585

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Can’t cope with the pain today

Hi everyone. I hope you are all hanging in there. Last week my dog pulled me over. I ruptured a lot of the muscles in my left foot/ankle, the specialist said...

Hi everyone. I hope you are all hanging in there. Last week my dog pulled me o...

Wephy

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Medicine advice

Hi everyone, hope your day is going well and you have minimal pain. I’m going to the gp on Monday. Amitriptyline isn’t really working much anymore so I’m going...

Hi everyone, hope your day is going well and you have minimal pain. I’m going to...

Pilipala18

•6 years ago

50 Replies

Have I got fibromyalgia

I ache all over especially in joints and it really hurts when I get up in the morning or after sitting down in a soft seat. Ankles and knees ache when walking....

I ache all over especially in joints and it really hurts when I get up in the mo...

JulieBB

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Tired of being in pain all the time and pain relief not working anymore

Hi all I haven’t been on here for a while because I have had so much to deal with, what with hospital appointment’s and doctors appointments and all sort of...

Hi all I haven’t been on here for a while because I have had so much to deal wit...

Purple-haze

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Amitriptyline and Atrial Fibrillation

Hi everyone. This is my first post on this forum. Today I saw a consultant rheumatologist, and it is highly probable that I have fibromyalgia. I have been...

Hi everyone. This is my first post on this forum. Today I saw a consultant rheum...

Silver40

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Scared too file for SS again

I know its a lot of UK fibro sufferes on here so ss stands for social security. I filed for SS 4 years ago when i quit this very physically demanding job,...

I know its a lot of UK fibro sufferes on here so ss stands for social security. ...

HetHeru

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Pip form

Just received my pip form to renew my claim I just hope I can get it again.does any one have sudden body jerks they really hurt

Just received my pip form to renew my claim I just hope I can get it again.does ...

walking52

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Sorry guys

I shouldn't have put a picture up of how fibro affects us so took it down as admin didn't agree with so sorry if it offended members of the group wasnt my...

I shouldn't have put a picture up of how fibro affects us so took it down as adm...

-caz

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Posts - Fibromyalgia Action UK | HealthUnlocked

Fibromyalgia Action UK

All posts for June 2018

Need a rant

Aaagggghhh

Catch22

Has anyone tried Duloxetine?

ARE VIBRATIONS FROM SOUND TECHNOLOGY AFFECTING HUMANS

Until 25th April this year I was getting standard rate pips. Had assessment & was stopped. Altho I am still getting support group ESA. Help!

Legality??

Falling on stairs

fibromyalgia and benefits

teeth grinding/mouthguard

GP unsympathetic...doesn't understand the frustration of having medication that no longer has the required effect

Feeling down! 😞

Emergency trip to hospital

Whether to PIP or not to PIP

How do I not make myself look like a wally

My Medications for Fibromylgia

Colleague reported memory loss to my manager

Early Retirement

Struggling

Recommendations for a Registered Dietician/ Nutrionist specialising in Fibromyalgia

Osteoporosis options

New - Hello :)

Can’t cope with the pain today

Medicine advice

Have I got fibromyalgia

Tired of being in pain all the time and pain relief not working anymore

Amitriptyline and Atrial Fibrillation

Scared too file for SS again

Pip form

Sorry guys

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