fibromyalgia in canada

My right knee, both hips and my arm joints are completely stiff. I have a cracking popping nose in my joints. My concern is that now I am noticing that my feet and ankles are swollen. I do my best to elevate them, but I do sit at a desk for most of the day. I also live in a hot and humid climate. I've been quite slim for years and I am suddenly feeling extremely bloated, and swollen like I am retaining water all over. I take a beta blocker for irregular heart beat.

I don't know abt in the U.S....I am from Canada, but my PAIN MANAGEMENT physician will prescribe methadone or any other pain med....

Hello again, I didn't realize you were in Canada. I am not sure if the NFA has a provider search for Canada- I think it's only for US residents. I apologize for the confusion. I would do what you can to try to begin the Cymbalta as well. It is an approved treatment for FMS here in the states, so chances are that your doctor already has it in his/her mind that you may have FMS.

I'm in Canada and the previous posters are in the USA, I gave you the info based on where i came from. Sorry if it didn't help at all. :-S I hope you can get approved if you need it.

I heard that it was banned in Canada for causing heart attacks so I asked to be taken off. I also have reservations about narcotics and just can't afford most meds on my Social Security Disability. (My husband divorced me when I got sick). I an on Topomax which helps a lot but is no wonderdrug. Following a good organic diet for borth migraine and fibromyalgia helps and avoiding stress. I have blackout shades in my home and NO FLOURESCENT BULBS!!! Warm baths are great.

ve been diagnosed with Lyme Disease and some co-infections I seem to be running in to people that either have Lyme or know someone who does. This is in Canada. Most recently I ran in to an old acquaintance who explained that 5 years ago her son had a bullseye rash. They didn't know anything about LD then and assumed it to be a spider bite and did not recall an embedded tick. This lady herself had an embedded tick that doc removed, also a few years ago and only gave her a single dose of Doxy!

Vitamin D metabolites as clinical markers in autoimmune and chronic disease. Journal: Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Sep;1173:384-90. Authors: Blaney GP, Albert PJ, Proal AD. Affiliation: Stillpoint Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This was e-mailed to me through co-cure, an organization that keeps physicians, researchers and patients in on the latest research for (mostly) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and fibromyalgia. For a link to this article on vitamin D deficiency and DYSREGULATION.

Thanks for the response I wil ask my PMP next time I see him if these meds are available in Canada yet. Does anyone know what has been safe to use during pregnancy? We have been trying to conceive our second and are afraid that this might make symptoms worse. Does anyone know?

Not all rhuematologists are diagnosing and treating fibromyalgia. In fact, not too long ago.... a rheumatologist was outraged because he thought that neurologists should be handling fibromyalgia patients. I have to agree with him because fibro is a CNS (central nervous system) disorder. However... most physicians only know how to treat part of the problem and order prescriptions. The fibro/CFS experts have their recommends (which are not Lyrica) listed on our health care pages.

A positive ANA does not indicate fibromyalgia. However, fibromyalgia often does go hand in hand with some auto-immune diseases. My ANA was positive one time and negative the next. My rheumatologist continues to test me as there is clearly something auto-immune going on on top of my fibromyalgia. Because of other symptoms he feels it is developing lupus and he is treating me for that and it is helping.

Also, when a treatment gets approved in the States, it takes some time for it to be approved in Canada as we are behind the U.S.

Does anyone have any names of docs in Canada who deal with AD. We were vacationing in Australia, both got bit by jellyfish. I had AD for 3 months and it went away. He still has it after 2 years. He was healthy, young 35 yr old with no health issues. It's crazy, I could make a movie out of our experience. Any help is appreciated.

Hi, do you live in the US or Canada? I live in Canada. I take Tramadol for long term pain. Tramacet for break through pain. My main FM med is Topiramate (an anti-seizure medication). I take Trazadone for sleeping along with Elavil at night to aid with sleep and pain. I have a lot of problems with IBS so I take meds for that also. There that is my med file. I also am on Thyroid medication.

I used Buspar 10 years ago and got off ativan and my anxiety went away. I was on Zyprexa at the beginning and yes it caused a big weight gain. I have been on Ativan for a year and a half. My history is long and I think I posted it a couple of times on this site and on the fibromyalgia site. Been through a lot, am tapering slowly off the Ativan but am exchanging to Valium to make the process slower.

ANA can be positive in a few autoimmune diseases.....fibromyalgia, lupus and thyroid disease. Personally I would be going to the ER at a hospital and asking them to check you for all three Autoimmune Diseases. To start with, you could have Hashi's...get an FT3, FT4, TSH & antibody test done. Then ask to be tested for Lupus and Fibromyalgia. If it does happen to be Hashi's and you are so severely cold, you will need replacement T4 meds. You dont mention if you ache or not....

Is pelvic adhesive disease, endometriosis, IC and fibromyalgia related in anyway?

I have one of the top dr. In Canada and he is stumped with my disease, at first he called it PsA, and now it is RA, I am certin that I have both! But this medicine I am on now is great for me and I am able to return to my daily activities and I am thinking about going back to work!

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