Hello! I became ill in 1997. It took me a little over a year to get ssd. I had to go to court with a lawyer to get it. Once I got there, the judge took one look at me and said, "You get it. I am sorry you had to come here." (I guess I was in so much pain that it showed)
Fibromyalgia is still not considered a "real illness" to some doctors. Because it is chronic pain syndrome, some family memebers cant understand it. I may look very healthy and be in so much pain that I am near tears. But you cant always see pain. I think thats why some folks and doctors dont belive its real.
There is a doctor that has Fibromyalgia that has done lots of reseach on it. She has also written a great book telling how to live with this illness. If you search the net, you can find lots of information on Fibromyalgia. There is a medicine that is normaly prescribed for colds, called Guafenisen. If taken in high dosages, this med. does help with the pain of fibromyalgia.
I have a nuero muscle disorder also so it makes it hard to diagnose my illness. The most of the doctors agree that I have a very bad case of fibromyalgia along with possible M.S. or something along that line.
I also take the narcotic, Oxycotin for pain. Some doctors do not like to put paitients on this because it is very dangerous. (Drug users grind it up and snort it for a quick high and end up killing themselves as a result.)
I am not an expert on Fibromyalgia by any means. I have done a lot of research on this topic. The more I search, the better the chance of dealing with it I think.
I hope this helps.
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