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Was diagnosed with fibromyalgia but I don’t seem to fit the criteria?
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I have had FB for 40 years along with CFS. The correct way to see if you have FB is by the trigger points. The pain med that I take is Tramadol and Ibuprofen, between those two I am able to function fairly normal. I have never let my FB control what I want to do, I am 74 and skied, I finally quite about 15 years ago because of the pain. But now I ride my bike and do a lot of walking, yes sometimes it hurts a lot, but I just keep going, if I stop then the FB had won and I don't want that. I also have Osteoarthritis. Good luck on finding you diagnosis.
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Gosh you are just a few yrs. Younger than me and put me to shame. Of course I never learned how to ski but I use to love hiking and just walking in general. I don't know I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia yrs. Ago and could really just say that I had bad back aches but I attributed it to getting rear ended in car and left with a bulging disc. I also took tramadol for awhile and it helped for awhile until it didn't. Fast forward 20 yrs. And I was diagnosed with Ibterstutial cystitis which is painful bladder. I was again recommended to same pain clinic and lol and behold the same doctor. He read my complaints and asked me if I knew about the drug lyrica which if I remember my research is prescribed for nerve pain rather than broken bone type pain. Well it's been a couple of years and I am no longer in a y pain. You might want to check it out on line. A lot of people can't tolerate but if you are one of the lucky ones like me I actually decreased my dosage 6 mos. Ago. You don't take it on demand line tramadol but keep a certain amount in your system so no pain. If course I still can't ski (lol) but I function fine