Category Archives: fibromyalgia

Another try with anti-depressants for fibromyalgia

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Another anti-depressant for fibromyalgia. Continue reading →

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Strange new sleep development

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

It’s nothing new that I haven’t been going to sleep at what would be considered a normal time for me. For months now, I’ve slept between four and six hours a night on average, beginning between 1am and 3am. Before, … Continue reading →

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No, we have not found the cause of CFS/ME

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

Apparently, like many others, I was premature when I wondered Have we found the cause of ME/CFS and FMS? Scientists have discovered that the XMRV positive results were almost certainly a case of lab contamination. Ah, well, on to the … Continue reading →

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Quick update


Fibromyalgia is still flaring, but the warmer weather seems to have helped. I don’t do well with cold. That’s one of the main reasons I avoided moving to where Barbara would have preferred to live. Finances are still tight, but … Continue reading →

Posted on December 16, 2010 by | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Today’s Fibro Flare

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

Yeah, I am flaring like the flame that burns off waste at your favorite petrochemical plant. Started yesterday, with the IBS, though I honestly didn’t realize it was a fibro flare until today.

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Visit to psychiatrist today

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

Saw the psychiatrist today, at the urging of my primary care doctor. She didn’t feel at all qualified to handle the issues brought about by my “Fun with Cymbalta“. So off to see a psychiatrist I went. This was the … Continue reading →

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Have we found the cause of ME/CFS and FMS?

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

Whittemore Peterson Institute – XMRV. The spectrum of neuro-immune diseases including: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), Atypical MS, Fibromyalgia and Gulf War Syndrome, share common abnormalities in the innate immune response, which result in chronic immune activation and immune deficiency. We have … Continue reading →

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