How Your Life Has Changed with Fibromyalgia

Do you feel like fibromyalgia has changed you as a person?

My body is in pain from morning to night. I am tired all the time, have no sex drive, weight gain, and can't organize going out with my family and friends because I don't know if I will be able to manage. You lose friends. You feel no one understands. The worst thing is when people think you are lazy, or that there is nothing wrong with you.

Has fibro limited your physical activities? How?

Yes. Walking and working is a daily physical challenge. You have to always think about what you can do now (not what you could do before fibro). You lose friends, the pain and fatigue stops you, and the medications cause weight gain.