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Age range:30

Male/female:Female

What are the symptoms?Chronic roving muscular and

joint pain, fatigue, IBS(diagnosed 5 years ago), last

two years have have noticed more difficulty

concentrating and remembering.

Has you illness been diagnosed?yes

How long did you suffer before you got help? doc and I

both thought it was due to my strenuous job, but after

I quit, realized symptoms wasn't going away. That was

when I was finally diagnosed. For years was tested

for lupus, lyme disease, ms, rheumatoid arthritis,

etc.

Is there a time that you can remember when it started?

No, I know some people say there was a defining injury

or stress, but I can't recall anything definitive.

Some of us have found lack of exercise we are

overweight. Have you

found this to be a problem also? only within the last

three years

Are you on disability?no

If you are any pointers for others trying to get on

disability?

What have you found that helps ease the pain, warm

baths, medications

etc.? ultram (but now my doc says it can be addictive,

orignally thought to be safe) She wants me to start

weaning more off of it.

Do you have sleep problems? How do you deal with it?

I have trouble falling asleep, but once asleep, I

sleep very deeply.

Do you have family that understands your illness? My

husband does, my mom has trouble with it.

Some have found certain foods causes problems with CFS

or Fibro, have

you? Salty foods make me swell up, but haven't

noticed any food connection.

What type of Doctor have you found that has helped you

the most? My family practice doctor, however, that

might change since I've begun acupuncture.

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