Hi I replied to Blonde Logic when she mentioned Fibromyglia about 10 days ago, as i also have it.
As i said in post much better than i was but no help from G.P really apart from telling her that the dosage of medication was too high to enable me to function at work and home.
I was diagnoised after many years of neck,shoulder pain...i had it for 25+ years never went to G.P just tried relaxation techniques and massage and osteopath,until i got the severe fatigue, pain thet kept me awake at night(by then it had affected my arms and elbows terribly).
I have always had a weight management problems from 8ibs to 3 stones at the heaviest but i dont think it was the weight gain that did it .
Feel it was always there, perhaps i have always been too busy and active doing 2 jobs etc and my body said enough!
Now i sleep so well always felt i did but never needed very much just 4 or 5 hrs but with medication 25mg Amtripline night slleep about 6 to 7 hrs solid no pain. I was prescribed tramadol for the pain but found they did not help and would rather not take any thing i dont need so just have the above .
Hope that you get some relief from the pain,stress, sleepness,fuzzy head,I.B.S ..........and all the other ailments that one gats with this complaint ..Maria