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Age range: 40-50

Male/female: female

What are the symptoms? Anxiety,

blurred vision,

IBS and urinary problems,

Migrain headaches and Migrain bodyaches,

difficulty with fine moror skills with small to medium involuntary muscle

spasms> ( From right clicking unvoluntarily and involuntary eye movements to

body jerks that others notice.)

joint pain with no inflamation,

muscle weakness,

dizziness,

memory loss,

reduced cognitive ability,

ringing in ears,

muscle pain,

difficulty reaching a restorative level of sleep (on the verge of sleep

deprivation)

stiffness upon rising and during the day, evening.

depression related to the FMS

Has you illness been diagnosed? Yes

How long did you suffer before you got help? At least 10 years

Is there a time that you can remember when it started? As a child more than

likely but during my first child's birth. I noticed I was different. The nurses

thought I was " being a baby " . But there is a lot of connective tissue, ligaments

etc. in and around the uterus, and for an " easy delivery " , I was in a great deal

of pain.

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

be a problem also? Yes

Are you on disability? No. I will be getting no Social Security in the future. I

have have not worked enough in my life to be eligible.

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.?

Actaully, getting on the excersize bike and some range of motion excersizes help

ease my pain. Unless I'm fatigued. Then I take Ibuprofen.

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

Do you have family that understands your illness? NO my close family can to a

degree but my extended family can not understand or even be sympathetic.

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

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