Also, I cannot lay flat. I have to sleep upright in a recliner. i don't even own a bed anymore it's been years since i've been able to lay flat. anybody else have this challenge? i met one other person here.

Is Excedrin Migraine the same thing as Fioricet? Ive tried all the triptans, they dont work... Dr says Im running out of options but he doesn't want to prescribe Fioricet... Ugh am I missing anything??

We all rest. I am almost professional at it. I awake some times feeling well rested, other times I am immediately ready to go back to sleep again.

I've been getting my depression treated more effectively recently, and as it's gotten better I've been getting very restless and feeling the urge to just do something, but everything I've done so far has left me exhausted. I'm hoping to find some things to do that still give that feeling of getting something done, without being utterly exhausted afterwards.

If they wont do surgery. What are my other options?. Im on every medication possible. I really need some answers please

Does anyone feel like all you do is get in the way and slow everyone else down? As though everyone wants to get somewhere yesterday and you can't do so until tomorrow and so they are all ready and waiting at the door and you sometimes just end up passing on the trip, or activity, because you are still trying to get on your shoes and coat, so to speak.

Back pain from DDD, goes down my legs and I cannot sleep.

Ibuprofen alone is not effective on my pain. Since stopping Hydrocodone over a year ago I am reduced to being in pain a lot of the time and not accomplishing as much. I need to be somewhat functioning to deal with this Fibro...not exhausted and hurting all the time.

My doctor quoted some CDC report that was intended as a guideline for general practitioners that said no chronic pain patient should be prescribed more then 90mmg of morphine equalivent for chronic pain patients irregardless of pain levels or time on opioids. The DEA jumped all over this reccomdation and is using it to force pain doctors to drasticly cut medications, leaving millions of us in dire pain without help or hope.