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For the past year or so the doctors had convinced me I was having peritonital episodes from leaking ovarian cysts. I had another episode that landed me in the hospital several weeks ago...imaging showed nothing on the side that was tender. Now they're proposing IBS. Unfortunately, IBS is...

Ambien did not work for me. Lunesta worked much better, but I developed tolerance to it rapidly. I found using Gabapentin to fall asleep, then Lunesta whenever I woke up during the night, was a highly effective approach.

Neurontin (at night only) has been the answer for me. Though granted, some nights it's more effective than others. If I wake up early, I take 3mg Lunesta in addition. They aren't counter-indicated, but if Lunesta has a powerful effect on you, you should be careful about mixing. I personally...

We'll be here for you when you have your first flare.

Hi, I'm from NJ too. I noticed that no-one else had answered your post. I did have some GI symptoms over the years and was told after a thorough work up that it was IBS, but I suspect it may have been part of this whole bfs thing. Others have also shared similar stories. My husband has bfs...

...burning...cramping, tightness in my neck and knees. Weird dizziness. Still haven't found any 'tender points'. Strattera has helped with the depression, but it has a stimulating effect...the sleeping pills don't work anymore. I saw a neurologist on Thursday. He doesn't believe BFS and...

Strattera is the only pure Selective Norepinephrine Reputake Inhibitor available in the US...it's a component of Cymbalta, with a conventional SSRI...combining the two causes a wretched discontinuation syndrome. An SNRI is also a component of Wellbutrin, with a dopamine reuptake inhibitor that...

Yes. All the way along the backs of my arms, shoulders, face, neck, back and front of thighs...pretty consistently these days. It isn't clear if I just have BFS or something more like fibromyalgia at this point.

Your neurologist is a little behind the times if he thinks Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia are psychocomatic illnesses 'without organic basis'. They haven't figured out what the organic basis <i>is</i> yet, but there's concrete evidence that they are physiological, not psychological...

I'm sorry about your ordeal, but, in fact, most of the people here will get better, even if you won't. It isn't fair to come here and try to make everyone else as miserable as you're feeling right now. Save the dramatic cliffhangers for a less stressed-out crowd.

Granted, they suck, they're addictive, whatnot. I've tried Ambien, and even at 10mg it doesn't help me much. I sleep a little more deeply, but not for any longer than I would without. Lunesta is approved by the FDA for longer-term use, but I've heard it has some weird side-effects. Any...

Two of the myriad therapists I've seen in the last five months have suggested OCD in my case, but I'm not sure they're correct. I have some tendencies, but nothing that rises to the level of a full-blown disorder. I definitely suffer from health anxiety...and I have control issues.

Mine is progressing to cramping. I just got very sharp cramps in both my calves. Please...please let this stop. Magnesium does nothing. I haven't been regular with Gatorade/Smart Water. Klonopin seems to help, but I don't want to become dependent.

Hi Sharon, Yes you just described me to a T. I do know that stress has some to do with it because when my husband takes the kids to his parents for the weekend which is not very often but when he does my memory seems to improve. I get chills from the stress relief its like my body is saying aww...

With any luck, I'll be in a part-time outpatient program by Wednesday. At worst, they'll tell me my policies won't cover out-patient, so I'll have to do partial in-patient and not work for a few weeks. I doubt this will cure me of the fear, but I have to do something. Scavenging for an hour...

...and no one responds. What's up with that?

I was having minor health anxiety leading up to it, but a tetanus shot in July caused me to completely break down. First I thought it was serum sickness...then I became terrified of Guillan Barre Syndrome. Then brachial neuritis...then rheumatoid arthritis, which my mother has. Then...