Archive for the ‘Fibromyalgia’ Category

Long term opiate use safe; One woman’s experience with Savella

There are two great articles from Karen Lee Richards in HealthCentral’s Chronic Pain Connection newsletter today.
The first, One Patient’s Experience with Savella for Fibromyalgia, Richards brings us detailed feedback from one of her contacts, Brenda, who has been taking the new drug for seven weeks. Many of us have heard of Savella, but so few have […]

December 3, 2009 Tags: chronic pain, Forest Tennant, Karen Lee Richards, opiates, Savella Posted in: Fibromyalgia, Pain, Resources, treatments One Comment

Abortion is NOT related to FMS!

I detest ignorant bigots. And I absolutely consider the following hate speech:
So like an HPV diagnosis in someone would almost guarantee that others would know the person’s potential morals or lack there of, and HIV almost always denotes a gay man, a diagnosis of fibromyalgia could potentially indicate a woman who has aborted a child. Just […]

June 3, 2008 Tags: abortion, bigots, Fibromyalgia, hate speech Posted in: Fibromyalgia One Comment

Fibromyalgia or Depression?

There are many people, especially doctors, who claim that fibromyalgia is just a symptom of depression. I’ve had both, and I know the difference quite well. They are very, very different.
Being in pain all the time can certainly lead to depression. That’s just logical. There are, however, people who have fibromyalgia who are not clinically depressed. […]

May 24, 2008 Tags: depression, Fibromyalgia, FMS, psychology Posted in: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Pain 4 Comments

Interview: Chronic Pain and Sex

The interview we did is up!
Chronic Pain and Sex: a Couple’s Gentle Battle With Fibromyalgia
I’m pleased with it. There are very few, mostly immaterial inaccuracies.

May 14, 2008 Tags: chronic pain, intimacy, relationships, sex Posted in: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, From the news, Pain No Comments

Whoops! Yesterday was FMS/CFW Awareness Day!

I intended to post and maybe even try to get a podcast out, but ended up using my energy to do an interview with a reporter. I don’t know when the piece will come out (it wasn’t for awareness day — that was just an amusing coincidence), but I’ll let you know when/if I hear anything.
She also interviewed […]

May 13, 2008 Tags: Awareness Day, May 12 Posted in: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia No Comments