Jim

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Hi Jim,

I'm , 49, and one rheumatologist diagnosed me with fibro, but since

I have a history of autoimmune disease, I think my problems sterm mostly from

that. I don't even have the fibro tender points. I do take Ambien for sleep,

and it helps me most of the time. I've had no bad side effects from it that

I've noticed, and think it's a pretty good drug. But, some of can tolerate

some drugs, and others not. Each case is different.

I'm wondering about your psoriatic arthritis--- have you had treatment

for that, such as Prednisone or DMARDs ( disease-modifying anti-rheumatic

drugs)? I hope so, as that's a disease that can damage your joints, and is

similar to rheumatoid arthritis. It's interesting, because your PA by itself

could cause many symptoms of fibromyalgia.

I know how discouraging it all is. Though I've been a homemaker, my

husband would be over-joyed if I got out in the workforce and earned a decent

paycheck. We have the money struggles, too, and have gone through all our

savings, like you. right now, we're between a rock and a hard place, and may

have to sell our home. So, I have no good answers, except to say that

somehow, things usually seem to work out- eventually. Take care,