Hi! I just have to tell you that you are not alone. I'm 33 almost 34 and was a major athlete my entire life and I was also diagnosed with Autonomic neuropathy in 2015 at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale and I am also getting ready to go through chemotherapy for my thyroid gland and was diagnosed with Hashimoto's in 2015 as well, along with many other medical conditions. I hate that I am not even 34 years old and dealing with all of this medical stuff and it's really hard for me to explain to friends and family members about my health and I haven't been able to work in almost 5 years! I have not tried Cymbalta, but that's because my heart won't let me and I hate having to rely on heavy doses of narcotic painkillers and worry about running out and going through withdrawals NOT because I'm addicted to them but because after being on them for so so many years my body is definitely dependent on them. I have such bad bone pain and muscle aches and spasms and I have had 16 surgeries including hip and knee replacements. I also have EDS or Elhers-Danlos Syndrome and I can't help but worry that I brought a lot of my serious chronic health problems on myself after being way too hard on my body for decades being too underweight and pushing myself way too hard in many sports; even though I know I didn't really cause all of my problems.
Ahh...... I GOTTA GO TALK TO ONE OF MY 50 DOCTORS ON THE PHONE RIGHT NOW BUT WILL COME BACK TO THIS THREAD ASAP