[livingwith]

i am a 38 year old female .i have been told by several doctors i have fibromialgia [fibromyalgia]. the first most doctors want is your to take a nerve pill i am denied lyrica by my insurance company they want you to be tester try this and try that. people dont even believe you that you are in constant pain it is very hard still i am not getting anywhere with doctors and to do tests i was also told 3 years ago i have 40 percent nerve damage on my right side of my body . frustrated any suggestions...Read the full article

[Kynseym]

Hi, I completely understand how you feel it has taken me nearly a year and a half to be diagnosed and all my doctor does is prescribe medication to help me sleep. I have refused all conventional medication other than diazepam when my muscles are so tense that I cannot move. I personally have found that pain killers and nerve treatments have had no effect on my progress on beeting the condition. I am now staring Osteopath and Acupuncture treatments to see if they help. I feel my condition was created by a lower back injury. Hope this helps!