Hello,
I have suffered from migraine headaches for about 4 years and was seeing a neurologist but have not had much success with him. I currently take neurontin, elavil, ambien and fiorcet for the headaches. I seem to not be getting better and stress makes them worse. The bad thing is that my job is full of stress. It's a very physically demanding job and sometimes I'm not sure if the headaches make me hurt all over or if it's just nerves. My job is in the printing industry and for those of you who don't know, it's become very cut-throat in recent years. So my job has gotten harder. I have 2 little boys here with my wife and it's getting so hard just to function sometimes.
I have given up on my neurologist, he doesn't really seem to listen and I feel like I'm wasting my money. So I'm going back to my primary tomorrow for other options. I'm just here for some support and advice before I continue. It is very hard to live like this and be quiet about it. Being a man, it's not seen as the best thing to talk about your pain all the time, rather to just "take it".
Anyway, is it possible for males to have fibro? I've heard it was but I'm really not sure. Right now, my shoulders are burning and I have pains in both arms and jaw. It never seems to end.
Thanks in advance,
Malcolm