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What can i do to get my family to believe that i just can't exert myself at all without paying for it for 3 days aftet, having fms?
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See details: That is a tough one because many uninformed people believe fibromyalgia is an imaginary disease. Tell them how you feel and how much it hurts you that they are not supportive. Are you under the care of a rheumatologist? There are newer medications that can help. Have you had a sleep study? Correcting sleep abnormalities can also make a major difference.
Answered 6/6/2013
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Support groups: To rapidly educate anyone about misery suffered with fibromyalgia (FM) send them to several internet support groups for hour. They will hear constant refrain that the fibromyalgia person's body has a font of energy that can be likened to several hand-held spoons; more spoons used up in one day leaves less for next day. This concept is origin of name "spoonies" oft applied to women with FM.
Answered 11/7/2014
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