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I have had FM for 10 years and just recently figured out that it was caused by mono.

Anyone else's FM begin with viral infection?

After long illness I have seen an immunologist, after many tests etc I have just had my diagnosis:

chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgia with recurrent viral infection

Is it as helpless as it feels right now? In lots of ways I'm pleased to finaly have a name for what's been going on for months. What little I've read so far says no cure. I only found out yesterday so Im still in shock a bit.

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Hi everyone,
here in New Zealand we have a supplement called Fibrodol, which is magnesium and malic acid. If you google malic acid you will see what part it plays. I have found this product helps with my poor sleeping and general muscle pain.

PFS - primary fibromyalgic syndrome

Based on the scientific results of fourteen years of continuous investigation we now regard as proven that a connection exists between PFS and evidence of bacteriophages (specific E. koli phages) found in the stool of patients.

The virology department of the Medical College in Hanover (MHH) used electron microscopes to detect bacteriophages (viruses) in the stool of more than 80% of patients examined. By comparison, they were detected in only ...

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I fell a year ago August and injured my hip/hips. I have had problems on and off over the past year, but this is the worst and longest duration! I can barely walk in the mornings and have to take 40mg of Oxycontin & Soma to walk around. I do not feel comfortable taking this much medication daily for the past week. ...

Hi Im looking to get in contact with other mums or people who have gone through this with a young baby. Please pm or email me as I feel like im loosing my mind...thank you.

I have intense muscle stiffness all the time. I just can't get my muscles to relax. It has made me really inflexible and I'm always uncomfortable. Does anyone else suffer from stiff muscles and has anyone found anything that helps?

i have been having really intense spurts of hip pain and its getting unbearable to walk around, esspecially up stairs. does anyone else have this problem? and if so, any suggestions? things have been getting pretty bad, my sleep is horrible, it hurts to lay down and i toss and turn all night. things are not good, help!!

Hi there, I am new to the board, I have Mixed Connective Tissue Disorder...and I am on Cymbalta for depression. It is working well for me..it is also used for pain managment, but hasn't worked in that catigory much for me at all. I think you should try it, it is working well for me.

All of this heat and humidty has been making my pain unbearable for the last couple weeks. I was feeling a little bit better untill this big heat wave hit us, but this has just brought me back down worse that i was. I wish it was cold, i seem to feel better in the winter. Anyone else get worse when its hot and humid? Maybe its just the stress.