i have fibro and im in so much pain.does anyone else have this.and what do you do for the pain?
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thank you
kathy
ontario canada
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hello kathy
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There are many natural anti-inflamatories out there that can help. I believe that fibromyalgia is related to poor digestion. I would suggest going to your local health food store and getting a good digestive enzyme. There is one by enzymatic therapy called Megazyme. This is all I know about the topic. I would take advantage of the knowlege of people who work in the natural therapies industry such as consultants at your local health food stores, Naturopathic Physicians and nutritionists. Prescription meds could help but have many dangerous side effects. Good luck to you. (A fellow Canadian.)
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My mother in-law suffers from the same condition. She also takes pain meds orally but finds the most relief in a heated swimming pool. She gets into a heated swimming pool every day for at least 1 hour and swears by it! She does live in South Florida, USA however. You can try looking into health clubs or the YMCA/YWCA for the heated pools. Good luck!
My best friend has fibromyalgia.
She takes pain pills and muscle relaxers but they offer limited help.
She has a hot tub and soaks everyday.
She also has been doing yoga for exercise and helping her keep some flexability. The slow streching seems to help some. By staying somewhat active as much as she can she siad she feels better but still has days where she can not get out of bed.
She has joined a support group and that seems to help as everyone there has different things they do and she gets lots of new ideas from them. They have some websites and groups for it try using Google maybe you can find a group you like and they can give you some new hints.
Kathy, I have fibromyalgia and had it for many, many years, since I was 18. I also have severe osteoarthritis in my knees and hands, so sometimes between the two I feel pretty lousy. However, I don't give in to it. I live my life as I plan it. In other words, the fibro does not determine how I live. I am the boss!
I am 50 now - and a young, spirited one at that, despite the fatigue and pain I sometimes have. My fibro really emerged when I was about 43 or so; before that I felt occasionally achy, stiff and tired, but thought I was sick or had allergies. While it has worsened some as I have aged, I work at a tough job (where I am a boss) and live a normal life. I manage my pain by remaining active and being positive. Having a negative attitude about this issue makes it much worse.
Like you, I can't take the medication the doctors usually prescribe because I drive three hours a day, back and forth to my home and my job. The only time I take the medication is on a Friday and Saturday night if I need it, but generally I just keep plowing through it. I go to work when I am in a major flare and have found that after I move around a bit, the stiffness and achyness I feel slowly subsides, as does the pain.
Attitude is everything, Kathy. If you focus your energy on the pain all the time, you are basically giving in to it. I know this is terribly hard to do when you feel lousy (because sometimes I also just want to stay in bed and sleep), but you have to avoid doing it. The more you give in, the worse you will feel. The worse you feel, the less you will move, and then it becomes a vicious cycle. The more you keep moving and pushing through it, the better you will feel. You have to have a positive outlook on this because if you don't you will simply wind up depressed, and that adds to it.
The absolute WORST thing you can do is not move. The less you move, the more pain you have. The problem with fibromyalgia is that we are more sensitive to the slightest sensation of pain than others are. Routine activities like housework, for example, cause us to feel pain more than it would someone else. The key, however, is working through that pain slowly and carefully so that you increase your pain threshold. My rheumatologist has told me this.
Water bearing exercises help because they are less intense on the body. Walking helps, too, as does light weight training. You have to build up slowly to do this. Will it hurt? Yes, and it may take awhile to pass through the initial pain, but you will. I ride a stationary bike at home - it helps my knees also - and at first my thighs KILL ME..but I keep going..slowly riding through the pain, and then bingo, all of a sudden I feel better.
Also, you might try to get a massage. I get a deep, intense massage once a year for an hour and a half, and it helps me a lot. Sometimes I am pain free for about 6 months after I have had a massage. I like deep muscle massage personally. They hurt, but they do tend to break down the tender points (this really hurts, so having a high pain threshold helps) but I wind up feeling great afterwards.
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Hi Kathy. I appreciate the pain and suffering you are experiencing. I am a retired Chiropractor with over 25 years of training and clinical experience with chronic pain, and in spite of my professional knowledge and experience, I too have been where you are. I have done a tremendous amount of research on these issues. I have found one book, by Sherry Rogers, M.D. that covers the totality of causes for chronic fibromyalgia type of pain that 'experts' and 'professionals' (like myself) do not know or understand. The book is called: Pain Free in 6 Weeks. It is available at Amazon.com or from the publisher at 1-800-846-6687 (prestigepublishing.com). I highly recommend this book.
Best wishes and good luck.
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