Change DWP Medicals for Fibromyalgia Syndrome Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/change-dwp-medicals-for-fibromyalgia-syndrome.html Online petition signatures en-us Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:42 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ms. Anonymous [Signature #11218] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24216402?utm_medium=rss Mon, 7 Feb 2022 06:11:59 UTC 24216402 Ms Sarah Carr [Signature #11217] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24182210?utm_medium=rss I was working on my bachelors and working full time, independently living on my own when I got hit with such pain and fatigue that I’d never experienced before. I am so very weak and exhausted all the time. This is a very REAL illness and it should NOT be taken lightly. Since developing this chronic illness I have stopped working on my bachelors degree, I am unemployed, and miserable. I am 25 years old and feel like my world has come to a dead stop. It’s so hard being this young, having all these dreams, and your health determining whether or not you get to pursue them. Fibromyalgia needs to be taken seriously. None of us asked for this. The “invisible cloak” of pain and head to toe exhaustion needs to be recognized. We need help. This is not something that we can be left alone to deal with on our own with no resources from our drs.

]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:09:02 UTC 24182210 Miss Julie Barker [Signature #11216] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24182206?utm_medium=rss I am a sufferer with an increasing list of overlapping conditions. The benefits system is degrading and corrupt. We are prisoners in our bodies for life.

]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:55:05 UTC 24182206 Miss Anonymous [Signature #11215] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24182203?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:45:16 UTC 24182203 Mr Terry Terry saunders [Signature #11214] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24182160?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:03:45 UTC 24182160 mrs mika rowan [Signature #11213] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24181823?utm_medium=rss please look at this if someone does it could be life changing x

]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:24:11 UTC 24181823 Miss Anonymous [Signature #11212] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24170763?utm_medium=rss Sun, 12 Sep 2021 09:47:03 UTC 24170763 Ms Anonymous [Signature #11211] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24139588?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:08:28 UTC 24139588 Mrs Valeire Kelly [Signature #11210] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24139368?utm_medium=rss I was so traumatized with the way i was treated at me so called assessment that I couldnt bear the thought of appealing, 2 years later i now have to look at reapplying, absolutely terrified.

]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2021 03:06:22 UTC 24139368 Mr Mark Cartwright [Signature #11209] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24123703?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Jun 2021 08:26:33 UTC 24123703 Mr Anonymous [Signature #11208] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24094580?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 May 2021 11:14:51 UTC 24094580 ms Anonymous [Signature #11207] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23728117?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jul 2020 12:04:17 UTC 23728117 Mrs Karen Thomas [Signature #11206] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23497048?utm_medium=rss I have fibromyalgia plus other recognised disabilities and work for DWP. I am currently.off work.sick due to.bullying and harassment from my manager and line manager as they don't know enough of this disability and subsequently treat me with no respect , empathy or compassion for what I go through on a daily basis. I am fed up of attending OHS appts which last often less than an hour and just answer basic questions from a script. The person conducting the appt has no clue how fibro affects someone. My conditions have deteriorated and I have new conditions as well.and yet my LIP was reduced. How can that be? I'm afraid to appeal incase I lose all the benefit. All appts must be conducted by a rheumatologist.

]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2020 01:09:08 UTC 23497048 Ms Anonymous [Signature #11205] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23467555?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Feb 2020 07:01:07 UTC 23467555 Miss Kelly Campbell [Signature #11204] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23416648?utm_medium=rss Help not judge

]]> Fri, 10 Jan 2020 07:27:39 UTC 23416648 Ms Barbara Davies [Signature #11203] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23339913?utm_medium=rss I totally agree. Having been through an assessment and been turned down both on the initial one and after appeal it is clear that the test is set up for fibromyalgia suffers to fail. My accessor wrote I didn't look as if I was in any pain. One of the problems with fibromyalgia is that most suffered even in chronic pain look ok. The assessment is being handled by individuals who are not qualified to assess this condition whilst a rheumatologist is. Shame on you DWP.

]]> Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:19:30 UTC 23339913 Mrs Penny Vidler [Signature #11202] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23261002?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Oct 2019 12:49:14 UTC 23261002 Miss Heather Turner [Signature #11201] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23228603?utm_medium=rss Sat, 31 Aug 2019 10:09:32 UTC 23228603 Mrs Sandra Devine [Signature #11200] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23228560?utm_medium=rss Disabilities caused by fibromyalgia are complex and cannot be adequately assessed by a series of box tick questions.

]]> Sat, 31 Aug 2019 08:29:17 UTC 23228560 Miss Rachel Lennon [Signature #11199] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23208448?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Aug 2019 03:10:34 UTC 23208448 MS JOANNE JOHNSON [Signature #11198] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23149342?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:06:26 UTC 23149342 ms Anonymous [Signature #11197] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23087092?utm_medium=rss The older you get as a suffeerer the more the fatique part of the condition sets in ., but there is no consideration in the DW{P test. It is down to how high can you lift arm? how far can you walk? How can you answer questions like this since you can walk better some days than others.? last week could not walk, could only limp

]]> Sat, 1 Jun 2019 04:05:27 UTC 23087092 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #11196] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23071804?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 May 2019 01:43:57 UTC 23071804 Mrs Lilian Quincey [Signature #11195] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23053735?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 May 2019 04:48:13 UTC 23053735 Mr Anonymous [Signature #11194] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22887741?utm_medium=rss Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:15:05 UTC 22887741 Mr Anonymous [Signature #11193] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22802669?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Feb 2019 05:10:26 UTC 22802669 Ms Anonymous [Signature #11192] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22576458?utm_medium=rss Fri, 26 Oct 2018 01:21:31 UTC 22576458 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #11191] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22574938?utm_medium=rss It's so disabling lots of days lost laid in pain unable to do everyday tasks or try to move.

]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:31:56 UTC 22574938 Miss Jenny Jones [Signature #11190] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22573936?utm_medium=rss I’m in constant pain but am made to feel like I’m being too sensitive. One normal day can wipe me out for 4 days, stuck in the house, bed bound, with strong pain killers not touching the pain.

]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:27:50 UTC 22573936 Ms reana danielle [Signature #11189] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22573714?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Oct 2018 06:31:18 UTC 22573714 Mr Ian Ockenden [Signature #11188] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22573673?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Oct 2018 04:54:21 UTC 22573673 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #11187] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22573583?utm_medium=rss Fibro sufferers should be assessed by rhumatologist for medical as they are more experienced in Fibro symptoms and those that are diagnosed by rhumatolagist shouldn’t have to go for further medicals

]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2018 03:19:51 UTC 22573583 Mr. will miller [Signature #11186] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22513594?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Sep 2018 09:49:32 UTC 22513594 mrs Anonymous [Signature #11185] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22168946?utm_medium=rss Fibromyalgia is real, My daughter has it and she was made to feel guilty because she doesn't cook from scratch for her child so she final say I try to cook one meal ..so the kicked her off her benefit
She cry's nearly every day now.

]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2018 05:28:40 UTC 22168946 mr robert bethell [Signature #11184] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22118819?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Apr 2018 09:23:23 UTC 22118819 Miss Jade Westbrook [Signature #11183] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21906424?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Nov 2017 07:39:25 UTC 21906424 Mr Fancis P0well [Signature #11182] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21736980?utm_medium=rss It should be changed as it's becoming more common and it should be classed as a disability !

]]> Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:54:22 UTC 21736980 MISS DEBORAH MARTIN [Signature #11181] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21719381?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Oct 2017 12:35:21 UTC 21719381 Mrs Shane Tricia Faulkner [Signature #11180] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21649142?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Sep 2017 04:26:47 UTC 21649142 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #11179] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21537564?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jul 2017 08:33:23 UTC 21537564 Mrs Laura Pickering [Signature #11178] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21537238?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jul 2017 06:00:21 UTC 21537238 Ms Anonymous [Signature #11177] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21536655?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jul 2017 02:35:46 UTC 21536655 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #11176] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21536152?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:46:29 UTC 21536152 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #11175] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21535934?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jul 2017 10:00:18 UTC 21535934 Miss Lorraine Jex [Signature #11174] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21535813?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jul 2017 09:04:26 UTC 21535813 Mrs Linda Macmillan [Signature #11173] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21535729?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jul 2017 08:17:31 UTC 21535729 Miss Joanne Coates [Signature #11172] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21535018?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jul 2017 10:41:53 UTC 21535018 Miss Alex Riley [Signature #11171] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21534799?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jul 2017 08:53:36 UTC 21534799 Miss Anonymous [Signature #11170] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21534640?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jul 2017 07:51:47 UTC 21534640 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #11169] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21534524?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jul 2017 07:05:00 UTC 21534524 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #11168] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21533595?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:53:26 UTC 21533595 Mrs Julie Heathcote [Signature #11167] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21533222?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:57:28 UTC 21533222 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #11166] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21533149?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:27:13 UTC 21533149 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #11165] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21533000?utm_medium=rss My Mum suffers from this and is in pain constantly....unable to do many things now and gets no help as it not a recognised disability ..

]]> Wed, 26 Jul 2017 08:20:54 UTC 21533000 Mrs Elspeth Wood [Signature #11164] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21532970?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jul 2017 08:07:05 UTC 21532970 Mrs Michaela Hugill [Signature #11163] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21531852?utm_medium=rss I have it and I agree with all that's been said..its a horrible decease and its about time the UK recognized it as one

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2017 10:06:05 UTC 21531852 Mrs Jane Clarke [Signature #11162] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21531594?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:51:27 UTC 21531594 Ms Dawn Merrett [Signature #11161] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21530403?utm_medium=rss I have this horrible condition, my life isnt mine anymore, I am in pain 24/7

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2017 02:06:19 UTC 21530403 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #11160] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21529911?utm_medium=rss Severe pain for many years . Chronic overwhelming tiredness. No medication will help. Painkillers daily.

Please help to address this illness

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2017 09:35:38 UTC 21529911 Mrs May Massie [Signature #11159] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21529774?utm_medium=rss My daughter suffers constant extreme pain plus related serious complications and frequent hospital admissions.

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:00:06 UTC 21529774 Mrs Karen Jones [Signature #11158] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21529770?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Jul 2017 07:56:39 UTC 21529770 Mrs Alison Moore [Signature #11157] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21529763?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Jul 2017 07:50:27 UTC 21529763 Mrs Shirley Smedley [Signature #11156] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21271015?utm_medium=rss It is real.there are fraudsters out there claiming thousands and never worked.
Someone do something.

]]> Mon, 17 Apr 2017 07:33:47 UTC 21271015 Mr John Smith [Signature #11155] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21269353?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Apr 2017 06:34:33 UTC 21269353 Mrs Amanda Greenwood [Signature #11154] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21269215?utm_medium=rss These people need to try living with this illness

]]> Sun, 16 Apr 2017 04:11:34 UTC 21269215 Mrs Maria Kaimi-Abella [Signature #11153] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21268692?utm_medium=rss Sat, 15 Apr 2017 11:01:46 UTC 21268692 Miss Colleen Conway [Signature #11152] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21261187?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Apr 2017 02:48:18 UTC 21261187 Mrs Karen Whittle [Signature #11151] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21242310?utm_medium=rss Its discrimination when htc pull and tug at us trying to get us to do things we cannot do. Dwp have no understanding of the pain we can suffer just from touch alone without everything else.

]]> Tue, 4 Apr 2017 07:19:26 UTC 21242310 Mrs Karen Land [Signature #11150] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21223181?utm_medium=rss To be able to Get out of bed free from pain feel like my body is bruised inside ache all over continually Fybromyalgia has taken over my life cannot work cannot get any benefits cannot claim disability !!!

]]> Wed, 29 Mar 2017 11:27:44 UTC 21223181 Mr Peter Deeming [Signature #11149] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21185355?utm_medium=rss Wed, 15 Mar 2017 01:13:21 UTC 21185355 Mrs Helen Williams [Signature #11148] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21181253?utm_medium=rss Tue, 14 Mar 2017 09:38:03 UTC 21181253 miss susan taylor [Signature #11147] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21160372?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Mar 2017 10:23:00 UTC 21160372 Mrs Christy Evans [Signature #11146] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21063953?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Feb 2017 10:37:35 UTC 21063953 Ms Claire Briers [Signature #11145] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21056553?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Feb 2017 07:31:00 UTC 21056553 Mrs Sheila Temple [Signature #11144] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21056542?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Feb 2017 07:23:57 UTC 21056542 ms Anonymous [Signature #11143] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21043981?utm_medium=rss I am being told to work by universal credit a full time job this is very unfair I have several disabilitys this needs to change

]]> Sat, 11 Feb 2017 12:08:20 UTC 21043981 Ms Anonymous [Signature #11142] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21023737?utm_medium=rss Discrimination against an illness that isn't visible. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not there. I support fibromyalgia sufferers, they need your help.

]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2017 07:44:51 UTC 21023737 Ms Anonymous [Signature #11141] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21023631?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Feb 2017 06:26:54 UTC 21023631 miss JULIE MCCABE [Signature #11140] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21022608?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Feb 2017 08:59:07 UTC 21022608 mrs bernadette mclindewn [Signature #11139] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21020208?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Feb 2017 04:27:46 UTC 21020208 mrs janet wild [Signature #11138] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21000708?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Jan 2017 08:48:52 UTC 21000708 mr barry payne [Signature #11137] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20972313?utm_medium=rss I have fibromyalgia and have been turned down for benefits using the point system.The point system has no relevance to fibromyalgia.i have a job but am off sick and receive no money at all.i have worked for last 30yrs. What a great country we live in!!! its only GREAT BRITAIN if you don't come from this country.This is not a racist comment but a fact.

]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2017 01:52:12 UTC 20972313 Mrs Hazel Millington [Signature #11136] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20964506?utm_medium=rss I have suffered with Fibro for over 20 years, the only relief I. Ever had was when I was receiving Lignocaine Infusions.Unfortunately the government cutbacks meant 4years ago they stopped,and the only treatment I have received in the past 4 years have been painkillers. I do get some pain relief by paying privately,to attend an osteopath. That has been made more difficult lately as the DWP stopped my DLA 6 months ago it has taken over1year and I'm still waiting for an appeal date.

]]> Wed, 4 Jan 2017 11:36:24 UTC 20964506 miss Rebecca O'Donnell [Signature #11135] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20954518?utm_medium=rss i have been turned down by the dwp twice it feels like it is never going to end!

]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2016 06:38:23 UTC 20954518 mr Anonymous [Signature #11134] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20933382?utm_medium=rss Thu, 8 Dec 2016 01:34:38 UTC 20933382 ms Anonymous [Signature #11133] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20931942?utm_medium=rss Wed, 7 Dec 2016 04:05:02 UTC 20931942 Mr Anonymous [Signature #11132] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20928535?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Dec 2016 01:39:39 UTC 20928535 Ms Anonymous [Signature #11131] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20928409?utm_medium=rss The people who carry out these assessments are not doctors and I wonder how they would react if they had this illness for one week

]]> Tue, 6 Dec 2016 12:19:10 UTC 20928409 Mrs Gita Mehta [Signature #11130] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20875138?utm_medium=rss I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in November 2015 after suffering symptoms for 9 months previous to the diagnosis.
I was unable to work and was diagnosed by a rumotologist and eventually went back to work.

]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2016 09:27:53 UTC 20875138 mr paul hibberd [Signature #11129] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20872823?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Nov 2016 11:00:04 UTC 20872823 Mrs Claire Marshall [Signature #11128] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20857690?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Nov 2016 04:50:07 UTC 20857690 MS Sally Richardson [Signature #11127] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20835106?utm_medium=rss I have fibromyalgia and am continuously having to fight (which takes loads of energy) for my rights and I feel that I am disciminated against by the authorities. I have friends with other conditions, who are less ill than me, who get sympathy and help but my integrity and illness are constantly questioned.

]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2016 03:36:40 UTC 20835106 Miss Susan O'Neill [Signature #11126] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20832375?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Oct 2016 02:24:20 UTC 20832375 Mrs Maggie Clowrey [Signature #11125] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20797108?utm_medium=rss A dreadful disabling condition

]]> Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:55:49 UTC 20797108 MRS Anonymous [Signature #11124] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20793021?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:18:08 UTC 20793021 Ms Anonymous [Signature #11123] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20782230?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:09:26 UTC 20782230 ms karen goodwin [Signature #11122] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20765468?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Oct 2016 04:23:00 UTC 20765468 Mrs Aneta Flasza [Signature #11121] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20758550?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Oct 2016 11:49:48 UTC 20758550 mrs Anonymous [Signature #11120] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20714687?utm_medium=rss Mon, 3 Oct 2016 11:23:54 UTC 20714687 Miss Anonymous [Signature #11119] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20374156?utm_medium=rss In addition to the text of the petition, it should be noted that often FM is far too far down the diagnosis list. Many including myself are harassed by the DWP and mandated to participate in activities under their Work Related Programme operates by regional and notably non-medical third party organisations. I am in such a programme and non-attendance is not an option without further stress of proving medically why absence was necessary. Some days even going to the doctor is impossible... if it were then there would be no problem going to the mandated appointment. In this programme I am one of the few who is lucky to be welk-educated and able to conduct myself in a personable manner. I am difficult to categorise as the programme is focused on improving skills and qualifications to improve chances if fjnding work. Since I have ample skills and experience and do not like to make a fuss about every single ache and pain and conduct myself in a friendly manner I am constantly pushed to find employment.

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