Fibromyalgia Support Group

You're not alone in your pain. Fibromyalgia is a condition that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. If you're trying to cope with pain throughout your body, sleep problems, general fatigue, or other common fibromyalgia symptoms, you're in the right place. The community is here for you to talk about therapies and share your challenges.

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xobliquityx 02/14/2013

I was in flare for the past month straight and finally was able to catch a break and feel somewhat normal the past 3 days.. last night my husband was very ill and I took care of him at 130am.. he went back to bed and I was awake the rest of the night-literally. For some reason when something wakes me up or something traumatic happens I get extremely tense to the point of no return. My muscles were uncontrollable and my anxiety startedto kick in. It's 915pm my time and I still haven't gotten to sleep. I don't even feel tired, I'm just achy like all my other fibro attacks.. does anyone else get uncontrollable shakes that last hours? Does anyone get intense pain from not sleeping, yet can't sleep? I'm in so much pain again. All I want to do is sleep the weekend away..

deleted_user 02/14/2013

Sorry for your rough day. Do you do any meditation? Or, listen to books on CD or through the web to help you concentrate on something other than pain or what is happening around you. I like audiobooks but they also have audio meditations. Just I thought, it might help you sleep.

Cat54 02/14/2013

I too, listen to Audio books. I can control the volumn and go any where I want. Breathwork helps me loads. Even just using Lamaze (sp?) training is helpful. Because I get spasms up and down my spine a lot, I've had to learn to relax each muscle and ease my self out of the pain. It has taken a long time, but I am pretty good at it now.
Listening to a symphony on headphones helps me to sleep. The music will guide my mind to some very relaxing happy places.
Any way like my Mama used to say "Breath baby breath".

gramybear 02/15/2013

I have been suffering from insomnia so I know how you are feeling there. thank goodness for naps. I get tense as well, I believe that every muscle in my entire body tightens as tight as they possibly can and it takes me forever to get them to calm down. Of course that makes myanxiety worse. Now I have started getting flickers I guess you would call them in my legs. I have been getting a great deal of pain in my legs and then they start to twitch. I have no idea what that is about. People with Fibromyalgia need a lot more sleep then the normal person, if we can call them normal, but when we don't, our pain worsens. Don't feel bad hon because you are not alone in how you are feeling. Hugs GB

Squarley 02/15/2013

WOW YOUR TALKING ABOUT MY NIGHT, I LAYED THERE SHAKEY INSIDE GOT SO TENSE LEGS JUMPING AND THEN ANXIETY KICKED IN ,THANK GOD FOR XANX HELPED BUT KEPT WAKING UP FEELING WIERD., O MY I AM TIRED OF THIS, HUGS ,SHIRLEY

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