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» writingmama - Is it possible to live a full life with chronic illness?

From personal experience and that of friends I do believe that it is possible to live a full life in spite of chronic illness.

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hello my friend i have fybromialgia about 10 years . i am taking elavil to sleep and pevacid for my heart burn and i still i can't sleep . i was wonder if it is true active work to get more energy and get back to work because at home i get more depressed and need money to pay my rent ssi it is not covering my bills .please i need to move on in my life i am so lonely and i need more help my neck hurt so much . thank you for reading my story i am taking multivitamin now and nexium and elavil and i still i can't go to sleep and tired all time.

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In response to disable posted by tulipe11:
I have been where you are my friend and I have had some trouble sleeping aand lacked the energy to do much. I too was on medications that had side effects.

I found if helpful to keep a daily journal listing the things that triggered the different symptons that made it impossible for me to function in the normal daily tasks.

I also found it useful to keep my mind busy, there are several free courses on line. This way you keep your mind off the pain etc and focus on something else. You also haver a chance to chat with other people on line that are in similar situations.

Due to my arthritis I cannot do too much physical work, I do however, try to take a little walk at a pace I am comfortable with for about twenty minutes a day.
After I had done this for a while I found myself feeling better.

I also have a friend that has been fighting fybromialgia for quite a few years. She agrees with me that the important thing is to listen to your body, when it says rest - rest! At all times focus on the good things in life. It really does help.
Good luck my friend - keep in touch.

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In response to disable posted by tulipe11:
I have been where you are my friend and I have had some trouble sleeping aand lacked the energy to do much. I too was on medications that had side effects.

I found if helpful to keep a daily journal listing the things that triggered the different symptons that made it impossible for me to function in the normal daily tasks.

I also found it useful to keep my mind busy, there are several free courses on line. This way you keep your mind off the pain etc and focus on something else. You also haver a chance to chat with other people on line that are in similar situations.

Due to my arthritis I cannot do too much physical work, I do however, try to take a little walk at a pace I am comfortable with for about twenty minutes a day.
After I had done this for a while I found myself feeling better.

I also have a friend that has been fighting fybromialgia for quite a few years. She agrees with me that the important thing is to listen to your body, when it says rest - rest! At all times focus on the good things in life. It really does help.
Good luck my friend - keep in touch.

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