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Age range: 47

Male/female: Female

What are the symptoms? I get all the aches that go along with the

disease. I'm 47 when I get up in the

morning I feel like 90. I have problems with sleeping. The headaches.

The depression.

Has you illness been diagnosed? Yes, 3 years ago

How long did you suffer before you got help? I got sick one long

weekend and though it was the flu went

to the Dr. and she thought that it was fibro she took some blood did

some tests and had it confirmed. We

don't know how long before that I had been suffering and putting it

down to other things.

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

mentioned in the last question that is

the weekend that I can say for sure that I knew there was something

more wrong than just the flu.

Some of us have found lack of exercise we are overweight. Have you

found this to be a problem also? Yes

I am a bit overweight and I walk as much as I can but overall I do not

get much exercise.

Are you on disability? No I have tried but they are not very sympthetic

to people with fibro.

If you are any pointers for others trying to get on disability? None

trying to get pointer for myself.

What have you found that helps ease the pain, warm baths, medications

etc.? I will stick to my meds. A

lot of people don't like to take to many meds or to strong. I figure

the only way that I am going to have

some quality of life is to take the medication.

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

problems. I have pills that I can

take. I only take them when I really have to because I don't like the

way they make me feel the next day.

It's takes me quite while to get the cobwebs out of my head and be

able to function normal. They make

me feel like I dragging my butt the next day.

Do you have family that understand: My family try to understand but

the bottom line is they really don't

know how I feel. They love me enough and stick by me.

Some have found certain foods causes problems with CFS or Fibro, have

you? I really have not noticed

but I haven't paid much attention. I read alot of flyers saying that

there are such as dairy products and

anything with wheat.

What type of Doctor have you found that has helped you the most? The

doctor that I had was just

wonderful, she was offered a great position at a hospital so off she

went. I had to get myself another Dr.

so I just picked one in the same Medical Centre. I do not like this

Dr. He is not very understanding. He

does not understand fibromyalgia and does not want to understand it.

He has no sympathy for me at all

sometimes he treats me like I'm a drug addict. I do not abuse any of

my scripts and take them only when

needed. I am looking for another Dr. at this time. It is not an easy

process either they are not taking any

new patients or they do not want to prescribe the medication.