Anyone been diagnosed with Fibro myalgia If so how do you cope with the pain and stiffness?

Question

Anyone been diagnosed with Fibro myalgia If so how do you cope with the pain and stiffness?

Answer 1

Most doctors treat with an analgesic (advil, aleve, celebrex, etc)

muscle relaxer (soma, flexeril, skelaxin, etc)

anti-depressant (cymbalta, effexor, elavil, etc)

sleep medication (sonata, ambien, remeron, benedryl, elavil-a tri-cyclic used for sleep)

Some use pain medication (vicodin, morphine, ultram, etc) and anti-seizure drugs (neurontin, tegretol, etc)

Areas that need to be addressed-

pain

sleep

exercise/stress reduction

physical activity

fatigue

I use complimentary medicine also (chiropractic, massage therapy, vitamins/supplments)

Each patient is so different. What works for me, won't necessarily work for someone else.

Answer 2

I know people that have been, which subsequently lead them to finding out they have Lyme disease - or suspecting they do.

Answer 3

Lyrica, massages, aqua jogging, walking and Pilate's. Best of Luck

Answer 4

I have a client who has this and she gets regular massage treatment it seems to be helping her so far, she also stopped taking medication from her doctor and uses herbs etc now.

Answer 5

Apparently Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is good for this, its a natural remedy that is used to make serotonin, as most Fibro Myalgia sufferers show low levels of serotonin in their blood. However these must not be taken with anti-depressants, migraine medication, Parkinson's Disease drugs, weight control drugs, other serotonin modifying agents or substances known to cause liver damage. Should also not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding.