Information and opinions on health from Ajgal at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/2594/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/2594/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/2594/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2594/15392/pain Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:24:00 -0400 Ajgal My sister in law has polymyalgia and is taking  a steriod( I think its prednisone) type drug for the pain and its has  her gaining weight real bad.  Is there anything else out there that would work for her?  The doctor wants her to now lower her dose from 10 to 8 mgs and she is miserable doing that, but im just wondering if there isnt something else out there all together diferent that would help her pain without the... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2594/15392/pain http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2594/13567/fibro-life Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:13:00 -0400 Ajgal Wednesday morning September 12th 2007 I was first diagnised with FM in 1986 but back then they had another name for it which right now I cant remember. I have fought hard to stay on the job but four years ago I had to go on dissability because the fibro got to the point that it was to much. There is so many other things that go along with the fibro I have found, like migrains and the doctor told me the IBS was part of the fibro also.... so many... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2594/13567/fibro-life