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Still struggling on

A week on gabapentin and i'm no better. Apparently i'm sensitive to the drug and need to stick with it a few weeks to see how i am once my body is use to it....

A week on gabapentin and i'm no better. Apparently i'm sensitive to the drug and...

SallyE15

•9 years ago

12 Replies

Struggling anyone got any tips?

I have recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia I am only 26 and i am really struggling with day to day chores has anyone got any...

I have recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia I am o...

hannaha123

•9 years ago

7 Replies

Hi Ellejm

Yes - you R right. Very sorry. I was told that a Standard Award was 4 points for each Component but, on looking on- line yesterday, its 8 points per...

Yes - you R right. Very sorry. I was told that a Standard Award was 4 points f...

Ac_63-Bd

•9 years ago

1 Reply

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Fibro & Thyroid

Went to the doctors today to ask my GP her advice on any links between Thyroid & Fibro. She was great, very helpful. She agrees that I should try a higher dose...

Went to the doctors today to ask my GP her advice on any links between Thyroid &...

PPickering

•9 years ago

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feeling like ive had enough

feeling like ive had enough.not even my beloved dogs who are the only ones who show any concern for me . the thought of leaving my dogs without anyone to care...

feeling like ive had enough.not even my beloved dogs who are the only ones who ...

Hidden

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Restless legs

Hi does anybody else with fibro also suffer with restless leg syndrome because it's driving me nuts. Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank...

Hi does anybody else with fibro also suffer with restless leg syndrome because i...

Robbie2057

•9 years ago

19 Replies

Benefit Advice

I desperately need some advice and how someone here has the answer. Currently, I claim ESA and also receive housing and council tax benefits. Because of the...

I desperately need some advice and how someone here has the answer. Currently, ...

Yorkshiregirlie

•9 years ago

15 Replies

New Support Group

We are just up and running in LBBD and Havering . No fixed venue as of yet , meeting in different venues across the area. 10 people in group from 34 .- 70 If...

We are just up and running in LBBD and Havering . No fixed venue as of yet , mee...

aura2

•9 years ago

4 Replies

Help

I am 28 and a mental health student nurse. I have been to the doctors twice already had blood tests which were normal and last time I was there she said it...

I am 28 and a mental health student nurse. I have been to the doctors twice alre...

beatme1

•9 years ago

9 Replies

I saw this and thought I'd share it here!

This made me giggle - enjoy :-)

Hidden

•9 years ago

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DWP, ESA.... I'm coming to get you. I'm a mad black woman. Be afraid.... be very afraid.

I requested a copy of the report which was sent to the DWP by the Dr in the assessment. I was horrified at the information on the report. Either the Dr is a...

I requested a copy of the report which was sent to the DWP by the Dr in the asse...

LadyPenelope

•9 years ago

30 Replies

Basil oil

Has anyone heard of using basil oil externally . To rub on as a muscle relaxant, or massaging on your temples for a headache? I am getting desperate for pain...

Has anyone heard of using basil oil externally . To rub on as a muscle relaxant,...

krazy-girl

•9 years ago

13 Replies

hands hurt below thumb is this fibro

hands hurt below thumb is this fibro. i have had fibro for years. this is new. i was given voltaren cream. it takes pain away little bit.

hands hurt below thumb is this fibro. i have had fibro for years. this is new. i...

afib1

•9 years ago

6 Replies

Bowen therapy

Has anyone heard of Bowen therapy and has anyone had any relief/ success with it?

Has anyone heard of Bowen therapy and has anyone had any relief/ success with it...

avnot

•9 years ago

8 Replies

left wrist

well six weeks after CTS op on left hand,beginning to think it hasn't worked,yesterday got pain in wrist,stinging sensation around the scar area,a hard lump...

well six weeks after CTS op on left hand,beginning to think it hasn't worked,yes...

Hidden

•9 years ago

6 Replies

Fibro, family, friends & everyone else - Communication

Hello fellow members, A recap in Part 1 we spoke about difficulties about talking to people about living with Fibromyalgia. Now in part 2 I provide excerpts...

Hello fellow members, A recap in Part 1 we spoke about difficulties about talki...

Mdaisy

•9 years ago

3 Replies

Worth a read!

Hi all, Hope you're all ache and fatigue free. Come across this article on my travels around the World Wide Web. .... Enjoy :) [Edited by Admin Please...

Hi all, Hope you're all ache and fatigue free. Come across this article on my tr...

Mares46

•9 years ago

3 Replies

Desperate for advice & info

Hi all, I don't even know where to start. My fiance has been getting progressively worse over the last 4 years. None of the doctors are helpful. It all started...

Hi all, I don't even know where to start. My fiance has been getting progressive...

darkrosieposie

•9 years ago

2 Replies

I have this cencasstion at night sometimes that my muscles in body need to stretch andI don't know what it is or how to stop it.i need help.

My muscles at times feel like they need to stretch, it happens usually at bedtime when I lay done. I have to get up because it feels as if I'm going nuts if I...

My muscles at times feel like they need to stretch, it happens usually at bedtim...

stephanietaylor

•9 years ago

7 Replies

Conference update #3 - Clinical Trials and Fibro Guides

For those of you interested in clinical trials, see this website: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ and type in fibromyalgia into the search box. It details most...

For those of you interested in clinical trials, see this website: https://clini...

smartcarkaz

•9 years ago

3 Replies

Tell it like it is ! on a FibroAction T-shirt

Be a human billboard for this International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day 12th May 2015 - with this tell it like it is T-shirt! Front 'With Fibro, even a...

Be a human billboard for this International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day 12th May ...

Mdaisy

•9 years ago

4 Replies

PIP

Happy saturday everyone. I have my Pip assessment on monday morning. Im a bit nervous cos I dont think I can get anyone to come with me. At this moment I am in...

Happy saturday everyone. I have my Pip assessment on monday morning. Im a bit ne...

Hidden

•9 years ago

15 Replies

Conference update #2 - No-one has heard of FibroAction!

I am therefore talking a lot, even by my standards! I felt sure someone would have heard of us despite us being relatively small, but out of everyone I've...

I am therefore talking a lot, even by my standards! I felt sure someone would h...

smartcarkaz

•9 years ago

6 Replies

hmbuss

I HAVE SLE, FIBROMYALAGA MIGRAINES AMD LOW WHTE BLOOD COUNT SO WOULD LIKE ANY INFORMATION ON THESE COMPLAINTS

I HAVE SLE, FIBROMYALAGA MIGRAINES AMD LOW WHTE BLOOD COUNT SO WOULD LIKE ANY I...

hmbuss

•9 years ago

1 Reply

prednisolone

Does prednisolone interfere with warfarin or INR or both?

nissanjean

•9 years ago

21 Replies

predisolone

Does prednisolone interfere with warfarin and the INR?

nissanjean

•9 years ago

2 Replies

The Expert Patient Programme

The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) is a self-management programme for people living with a chronic (long-term)...

The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) is a se...

Mdaisy

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Fibro, family, friends & well everyone you may know! Part 1

Hello fellow members, I am sorry to read that some of you have had some bad experiences explaining your condition to others and have come up against lack of...

Hello fellow members, I am sorry to read that some of you have had some bad exp...

Mdaisy

•9 years ago

10 Replies

Extreme foot pain

Hi everyone Most of the time I experience foot pain but over the last day or two it's been so much worse. The only way I can describe it is that it feels like...

Hi everyone Most of the time I experience foot pain but over the last day or tw...

Tuscany

•9 years ago

9 Replies

Ouch!!

Hello all....the much dreaded weather change is upon us. I'm currently sat in my recliner with heat patches on both shoulders, both knees and ankles. Heated...

Hello all....the much dreaded weather change is upon us. I'm currently sat in my...

Mares46

•9 years ago

4 Replies

Posts - Fibromyalgia Action UK | HealthUnlocked

Fibromyalgia Action UK

All posts for April 2015

Still struggling on

Struggling anyone got any tips?

Hi Ellejm

Fibro & Thyroid

feeling like ive had enough

Restless legs

Benefit Advice

New Support Group

Help

I saw this and thought I'd share it here!

DWP, ESA.... I'm coming to get you. I'm a mad black woman. Be afraid.... be very afraid.

Basil oil

hands hurt below thumb is this fibro

Bowen therapy

left wrist

Fibro, family, friends & everyone else - Communication

Worth a read!

Desperate for advice & info

I have this cencasstion at night sometimes that my muscles in body need to stretch andI don't know what it is or how to stop it.i need help.

Conference update #3 - Clinical Trials and Fibro Guides

Tell it like it is ! on a FibroAction T-shirt

PIP

Conference update #2 - No-one has heard of FibroAction!

hmbuss

prednisolone

predisolone

The Expert Patient Programme

Fibro, family, friends & well everyone you may know! Part 1

Extreme foot pain

Ouch!!

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