I'm a married white woman in her early 40's who started having trouble in her mid to late 30's with generalized fatigue, pain. My pain was, initially, wide spread and has seemed to settle in my lower back knees, elbows, shoulders. I get horrible headaches. I was treated successfully with Cymbalta. I did not like the side effect associated. In addition I don't seem tolerate medications like "normal" people. I also have IBS mainly the constipation with occasional diarrhea.
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