FMWarrior!

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Sex: Female
Age: 43y

Condition: Herniated Disc 6 additional condition(s)

Quality of Life:

Social: Severe
Mental: Severe
Physical: Moderate

FMWarrior!: Female, 43 years; Baltimore, MD

Primary Condition: Herniated Disc and 6 more ▼

Occurred: ?

About FMWarrior!

I was horribly abused as a child. Physically and emotionally. On a weekly basis from age 6 until age 15. I went into a shelter for abused children and then to a foster home. After I was in Foster Care I began to exhibit more symptoms of PTSD, Social Anxiety, Panic Attacks and OCD plus Fibromyalgia. It was 1987. No one understood or had any clue as to what was wrong with me. Now with 20/20 hindsight I see I had Fibromyalgia symptoms way back then. I can trace flair ups as far back as when I was 7 years old. That was when my first big trauma occured. After too many traumas built up, I got worse

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Member since: Mar 02, 2010 Last Login Aug 20, 2011

Other Conditions

Adrenal Fatigue

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Fibromyalgia

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Jan 1976

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Jan 2004
Gastric Ulcer

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?

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Major Depressive Disorder

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OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

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PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

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Treatments taken for FMWarrior!'s Pain:

Transcendental Meditation
Hot Baths
Relaxation Techniques
Electric blanket
Heating Pad-Hot Packs
Wheelchair (manual)
Naproxen Prescription
Watching Comedy
Nature!
Gabapentin
Medications
Kinesio Tape
Consistent bedtime
Water aerobics (aquatic therapy exercises)
Prayer/meditation/relaxation

FMWarrior! has not reported any side effects.

FMWarrior!'s Pain history
Severe	Aug 20, 2011
Severe	Mar 23, 2010
Severe	Mar 18, 2010
Moderate	Mar 13, 2010
Severe	Mar 2, 2010

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