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Appeal

Just to let you all know the waiting time for appeal is currently a year due to lack of staff, for pip that is ! Words fail me!!!

Just to let you all know the waiting time for appeal is currently a year due to ...

dottielotti

•4 years ago

9 Replies

Suggestions, Opinions and Help

Hi everyone! I'm brand new here and just wanted to talk to some others who understand what it's like to live with fibromyalgia (FMS). I am 51 years old and...

Hi everyone! I'm brand new here and just wanted to talk to some others who under...

malonso6884

•4 years ago

5 Replies

Mandatory reconsideration

Failed on every one , not one point ! How annoying are they , any advice would be appreciated? Thanks

Failed on every one , not one point ! How annoying are they , any advice would b...

dottielotti

•4 years ago

33 Replies

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Research Opportunity

🔎 MSc Health psychology students, Chi-yin Hung and Frisca Priscilia Boentario, plus their supervisor Dr Kimberley Smith, from the University of Surrey, are...

🔎 MSc Health psychology students, Chi-yin Hung and Frisca Priscilia Boentario, ...

FMA_Reece

FMA UK Staff•4 years ago

7 Replies

Toothache

I broke one of my back teeth and I’m having a flare up, I know I need to go to the dentist but I am just wondering what other folks experiences were with...

I broke one of my back teeth and I’m having a flare up, I know I need to go to t...

shassh

•4 years ago

2 Replies

Educating family!!

Hiya all hope everyone is doing well! Just needing some advice, it’s coming up to one year since I got diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and my father still...

Hiya all hope everyone is doing well! Just needing some advice, it’s coming up...

SS2695

•4 years ago

13 Replies

Help the newbie

Hi everyone, I’ve just recently been diagnosed (just over a month) after constant running back and forth for over a year to the GP. At the time I was started...

Hi everyone, I’ve just recently been diagnosed (just over a month) after constan...

Michelleee_

•4 years ago

4 Replies

Period problems with fibromyalgia?

Hello, I was just diagnosed with fibromyalgia 2 weeks ago. I never thought to ask rheumatologist if period spotting 3 out of 4 weeks of the month could be part...

Hello, I was just diagnosed with fibromyalgia 2 weeks ago. I never thought to as...

SusieSquirrel

•4 years ago

5 Replies

NEED ADVISE and HELP

Hi I'm new to this group and don't know how to start I've been told I've got fibro in the last three weeks i turned 23 two weeks ago as well so i'm quite...

Hi I'm new to this group and don't know how to start I've been told I've got fib...

Butterfly31

•4 years ago

3 Replies

Pain across shoulders resulting in numbness

Good morning everyone, I’m wondering if anyone else suffers pain across the shoulders which results in tingling / pins and needles all down the spine into arms...

Good morning everyone, I’m wondering if anyone else suffers pain across the shou...

TeeDee63

•4 years ago

7 Replies

Nightmares

Just a quick question. Does anyone else have nightmares. I know we all seem to have sleep/lack of problems but I seem to be getting a lot of nightmares...

Just a quick question. Does anyone else have nightmares. I know we all seem to h...

ShelWhitt

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Fibromyalgia Arthritis

Hello everyone! I’m new here & really pleased to be here. My doctor’s surgery phoned today, as the doctor wanted to see me, I said I can’t make an...

Hello everyone! I’m new here & really pleased to be here. My doctor’s surge...

Hidden

•5 years ago

12 Replies

One & All

Hello All. Just keeping an eye on fibromyalgia stuff. Must confess it has me a little rattled.

Hello All. Just keeping an eye on fibromyalgia stuff. Must confess it has me a l...

JudgeMental

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Do you accept your diagnosis?

My general practitioner has suggested to me that I have fibromyalgia after I continually return for visits for different ailments: neuropathy, heel pain, aches...

My general practitioner has suggested to me that I have fibromyalgia after I con...

crw2ddd

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Cold

Does anyone else feel when they get a cold it’s a lot harder to get rid of than someone without fibromyalgia. Infact any bug I really struggle with, or am I...

Does anyone else feel when they get a cold it’s a lot harder to get rid of than ...

dottielotti

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Cramps

I suffer with severe cramp in thigh muscles are the most painful but get cramps in hands arms actually virtually everywhere. Is this associated with...

I suffer with severe cramp in thigh muscles are the most painful but get cramps ...

Stoned53

•5 years ago

12 Replies

fibromyalgia

after managing 15 years of Arthritis about 14 months ago i started getting more mussel pain pains in my toes and in my heels of my feet .not being able to hold...

after managing 15 years of Arthritis about 14 months ago i started getting more ...

antbeech1963

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Thanks for help and concerns

I'm still no better today . Drs tomorrow hopefully they can help.

digger1

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Exercise help please

As I’m still waiting for follow up help etc after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia around 10 weeks ago , I have decided to be proactive and reach out for help...

As I’m still waiting for follow up help etc after being diagnosed with fibromyal...

Smurf69

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Copy pip

Hi ajay 575 I phoned pip Friday afternoon to get copy of pip came this morning Quick

Hi ajay 575 I phoned pip Friday afternoon to get copy of pip came this morning ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

19 Replies

ESA

ESA just wounded if any one can help.they have not sent for me for a long time now but then I got a letter to go for a medical it's been about 7 years since...

ESA just wounded if any one can help.they have not sent for me for a long time ...

Lizabeth1368

•5 years ago

15 Replies

CBD

Hi As any one tried CBD oil just purchased some at 8.6 strength per drop.Really chills you out and slept like a log for the last 3 x nights but not sure if I...

Hi As any one tried CBD oil just purchased some at 8.6 strength per drop.Really ...

Derby123ryan

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Lisa.H

Hi everyone,I was diagnosed with fibro 5 yrs ago after death of my Mum and a horrific divorce.im managed with gabapentin up till now,for past few wks I've had...

Hi everyone,I was diagnosed with fibro 5 yrs ago after death of my Mum and a hor...

Kyra2018

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Newbee

Hello everyone Am new to this having only recently been told by my gp that he thinks I have Fibromyalgia, reading up about it I feel like I have probably...

Hello everyone Am new to this having only recently been told by my gp that he...

Gypsy252

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Hair dryer issues

I'm looking for a light weight hair dryer...as my arms get very heavy and achey and feel like the muscles are burning. I'm thinking that maybe if I had a light...

I'm looking for a light weight hair dryer...as my arms get very heavy and achey ...

Dontdrinkthewater

•5 years ago

25 Replies

need to vent

Am so angry blown my top again today. Becoming more frequent. At end of my tether, threatened to walk out after yet another blazing row. Should have done it...

Am so angry blown my top again today. Becoming more frequent. At end of my teth...

ShelWhitt

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Argument with boyfriend over his snoring and my sleep

Hi guys, I’m hoping someone is awake to give me some words of comfort or advice as I’m at my boyfriends apartment right now, it’s all one room so no way I can...

Hi guys, I’m hoping someone is awake to give me some words of comfort or advice...

chronicallychloe

•5 years ago

18 Replies

Does anyone know how long amytriptyline takes to come out your systems x

Amytriptyline

Boombod

•5 years ago

25 Replies

Educating family & Friends about Fibromyalgia

Hello, This is my first post but reading other posts it's made me feel less alone and understood. I was diagnosed early this year and pretty much my whole...

Hello, This is my first post but reading other posts it's made me feel less alon...

sssglsjhs

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Scalded or feels like it.

I have never had this before. I have fibromyalgia and RA seronegative OA and various others. I can't touch my skin on wrist/ arm as it feels like I've been...

I have never had this before. I have fibromyalgia and RA seronegative OA and var...

digger1

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Fibromyalgia Action UK | HealthUnlocked

Fibromyalgia Action UK

All posts for November 2019

Appeal

Suggestions, Opinions and Help

Mandatory reconsideration

Research Opportunity

Toothache

Educating family!!

Help the newbie

Period problems with fibromyalgia?

NEED ADVISE and HELP

Pain across shoulders resulting in numbness

Nightmares

Fibromyalgia Arthritis

One & All

Do you accept your diagnosis?

Cold

Cramps

fibromyalgia

Thanks for help and concerns

Exercise help please

Copy pip

ESA

CBD

Lisa.H

Newbee

Hair dryer issues

need to vent

Argument with boyfriend over his snoring and my sleep

Does anyone know how long amytriptyline takes to come out your systems x

Educating family & Friends about Fibromyalgia

Scalded or feels like it.

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