Hi again. Thanks for the welcome, sabby.
First, about the Physiatrist that I saw for nerve pain and arthritis. He said that FM is "not a real diagnosis" just made up. So he's out as far as help with this. By the way, I also saw a Psychiatrist a few years ago for depression and suicidal ideation and I told him as well all about the pain and symptoms like Fibromyalgia. He too said 'no such thing'.
Sady I would love to do some self-care right now but I work shifts and my job has been really stressful lately. I'm sure this adds to my pain and symptoms are great deal. A short version of this is, I've got some work injuries (carpal tunnel, neck and back problems) that make me work light duty jobs for now, But with ongoing job cuts my days of working there are numbered. So for now I do final inspection on a critical product we build and the pressure is on to get this product out and be perfect...or else more job cuts. Ironically, next year (May 2013) we will have more jobs cut anyway and most likely I will be out of a job after 23 years at this place.
Now with 3 kids living at home, 2 of them in college and lots of bills to pay it's easy to see why I can't just take a vacation.
I could also have a small med problem. I stopped taking amitriptyline in Jan and stopped welbutrin in March. I'd like to try cymbalta again but I would need to get a rx again. and I can't take gabapentin or topamax because of side effects that make it impossible to work, like dissiness and brain fog.
Next I'm looking for a psychologist or soc. worker to help me with anxiety issues but all the ones I called fo far are not taking clients for a couple of months. Take care ...kiwiguy