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Hi,

My real name is Toni. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia about 6

years ago while living in Virginia. The problem was that only one

doctor in the whole hospital accepted that as a diagnosis. The rest

thought that I was just depressed and admitted me into the psych ward

for a week. I cried the entire time because I knew that the pain

wasn't in my head. When we moved back home to Alabama, it only got

worse. Over the last few years, I have suffered through chest pains,

a pain in my skin that I can't descibe to anyone, and several other

things. But the worst of it is the muscle spasms. It hits me between

my shoulder blades and the only way I can descibe it is if someone

picks up a very large sledge hammer and swings it will all the force

they can muster. I have gone to doctor after doctor, one hospital

emergency room after the other. All they will do for me is dope me up

on pain meds and send me home. The recovery time for theses 'attacks'

is about a month. This past Sunday, I had another one. Normally, I'll

have them about every six months. This is the second in as many

months. Since there is no warning, I'm terrified to drive. I'm afraid

I'll have one and have a wreck and hurt someone else. I just don't

know what to do. Can someone please tell me if they also have the

spasms and what to do about them? I have been dealing with all the

rest on my own. But this is something I can't. Thanks for letting me

ramble.