Sabbywabbywoohoo,

So very sorry that your having the TIA's and now the fibro dx. No fun. BUT its not the end of the world. Yeah your gonna have your good and bad days. But if your able to get your life balanced out more and with the medication and even diet and exercise , you could have more good than bad days.

I went to physical therapy to learn how to manage my pain more thru stretching and when to use hot and cold methods to relax my muscles and to relieve the pain. Also massage helped me quite a bit.. when I could go. I hope to return to doing that later this summer along with the chiropractor.

Also, just a small warning. I was on cymbalta also. It helped depression and pain really well. But there was one side affect I had that made it absolutely intolerable. Stomach cramping and well you know what goes with that. Usually started up about an hour to two hours after taking it and lasted all day long. I know everyone is different. So this may work well for you and you wont have any problems. I am also on mobic for my arthritis ( which also helps the fibro's inflammatory symptoms) and Ultram ( pumped up version of Tylenol) To let you in on a little secret.. those are both the $5 drugs at Walmart. So unless you can get your prescription ones cheaper... maybe ask about those if you want. I have also used Wellbutrin.. and I absolutely love this AD for fibro also. Another thing that affects fibro is humidity . The less humidity you have around you the better you will feel. So think about moving to Arizona lol.. We've actually discussed it when hubby retires lol. We'll see.

I hope something in what I suggested helps you in one way or the other. Ohhh and nice hot baths help also!! Very good for relaxing the muscles. Swimming is also good for a gentle non impact exercise as well as a gentle yoga.

Thinking about ya. Take care and always here for you if you need to talk about this crappy dx.

Hugs
Beth