thoughts on fibromyalgia
So I heard about fibromyalgia about two years ago for the first time. My sister had mentioned something about it and my ex went on about how he thought it was a bullcrap disease, how it only is apparent in american women, and it referred to floating pain around the body. First off that's highly inaccurate... it's pain at specific points in the body coupled with fatigue and sometimes depression and anxiety. other symptoms include stomach issues and skin sensitivity.
i've been reading articles about it, and i'm beginning to feel like it describes a lot of symptoms i've had for years, almost as far back as i can possibly remember which would be like 11 or 12. My parents never took much stock in depression or medication so when i would complain about back pain, or being really sad and not being able to sleep they didn't really care. They seemed to think they were normal growing pains and they'd go away eventually.
But now that I'm out of the house with my own insurance and it's coming out of my own pocket, I'm determined to find out what's it's like to live without constant pain, and get a good night's rest. I've been on antidepressants before, but it didn't alleviate my mood or help my sleep... I feel like if I could just get a good night's rest and wake up without the pain, then i'd be ready to start the day, be more active which would release more endorphins, and leave me a much less depressed person.
my question is... has anyone out there be professionally diagnosed with fibromyaligia? what kind of specialist did you go to? did you ask your doctor to specifically look into it? from what i read it's tough to diagnosis but i'd liked to go to a doctor to at least start to pin point what causes so much pain and fatigue. Any advice anyone has would be awesome.
Ted, how do I explain this to you. Last night, I ate the best cake of my life. Do you think I'm gonna let that cake out of my life? Hell no. I'm gonna find out what bakery made that cake and I'm gonna get some more cake.