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Living with chronic pain from fibromyalgia can be isolating and lonely. It's important to let people know that you have pain rather than forsake social activities or feel miserable when out with friends. This way, you can feel comfortable taking any activity a little slower, and allow your friends and loved ones to offer their help.
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Alcohol intolerance is a feature of both fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) that we rarely see in symptoms lists. Yet most people who have FM or ME/CFS find that they can no longer drink much, if any, alcohol. While a few are able to occasionally have one or two drinks with only minimal problems, for others even a very…
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Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide, commented on Thank You for Completing the… I, too, am so sorry you missed the survey. I'm afraid we can't run that…
Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide, commented on Fibromyalgia and Family Impact Survey Thanks for taking the survey, Dana! I agree, it's so sad that this illness…
Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide, commented on Dual Fibromyalgia Surveys Reveal… I agree that the Lyrica ads have made a huge difference in making people aware…
Lene Andersen, Health Guide, commented on Fibromyalgia and Alcohol Don't Mix I had no idea. This is fascinating. I've never been a big drinker, but…
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