Save My Life

From this article at NPR News:
"Arthur Barsky, a psychiatrist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and a professor at Harvard Medical School, says (chronic fatigue) patients need to change how they experience symptoms — typically pain, insomnia and anxiety. When patients...

Hi folks, sorry for the long delay in posting. I'll try to bring all the various threads from previous blog entries up to date in this post. I wish I had good news to report, but I don't.
In September 2010 my fatigue got to the point that I had to take an unpaid leave of absence from my job. My hopes were that a three-month rest would help me gear up for a return to work in the new year, but things only managed to get worse. In December...

So I've been on 30mg Cymbalta for 5 days now. It's been a mixed bag. On the plus side, my muscle pain is significantly improved, and I'm feeling less despondent and generally in a better mood.
On the down side, my concentration is worse than ever, leaving me totally unable to work for the past week. I can't even seem to get through a newspaper article without re-reading the same paragraph over and over again. Reading anything is really a challenge...

After a 2 month wait, I finally had my appointment with a highly-recommended rheumatologist today. I was pretty impressed with the initial visit. He spent a lot of time taking down my history, asking questions and generally just listening. I liked that...