Hi. I'm new to this site and hoping for some advice. I have had severe headaches for quite awhile now. They started in 2009 and have gotten progressively worse over time. In Sept. of 2010 I was given a nerve block by my neurologist. It worked just fine. Then, this last Dec. (2011) I went back to have another one because the headaches came back with a vengeance. It did not work at all this time. I was miserable. At this point my pain was the entire back of my head, neck, shoulders, spine, lower back, shoulders, arms (down to my elbows feel like lead), hips and ankles. My dr gave me meds with codeine which did nothing. He then told me I had fibromyalgia. I am currently on 20 mg of cymbalta and have only been on it for little over a week. So far it has done nothing as well. I still hurt, I don't sleep well (due to my hips hurting) and really need some advice. Does this really sound like fibromyalgia? The only reason I can think of for the dose being so low is that I am also epileptic. Any ideas anyone has would be greatly appreciated!

I want to welcome you to Neuro Talk. You have found a very supportive site. There are people here who do have fibromyalgia. At the top of the page is a search bar. Just type the word in and it will get you to the forum that dicusses this condition. I know that diagnosis can be tricky. I am sorry that this condition is a part of your life. You will get some response from those who have this, and they may be able to help you better than I can. I have NP and other conditons. I came here looking for answers too and found a great supportive network of folks. You will make some friends too. I am glad you found NT. You will be hearing from some others soon. I wish you all the best as you go forward to find some resolution and therapies for your condition. Again a warm weclome to you. ginnie

jiardina,

Hello and welcome, happy to see you have come to be with us, it a great place to be. As you can see we have a great number and caring fellow members here, welcome to a supportive and relaxing place. Have fun looking into the different forums. Our shoulders are here for support in many ways. Check into the following forum for some assistance:

Headache:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum32.html

Fibromyalgia:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/se...y=Fibromyalgia

Looks as though you are finding you way around. Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene

Welcome aboard!

I'm sorry about this pain you suffer from. I see you've found your way around the forums and I hope you are getting some good feedback. There are so many caring souls here and it's easy to feel at home.

It'll be great seeing you around the forums.
It's great to have you!

Rae