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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tawny2nat 05/29/2011

since getting fm i have developed what i am told are muscle knots they are in my arms shoulders upper lower and lower back under my armpits down both my sides oin my ribs and down both my thighs and into my groin, it is causing me considerable amount of pain i have tried home massage treatments i have found online but it doesnt work just causes hugh blue/black bruises i have emailed all the massage centres in my area they either wont do anything because of the fm or just didnt get back to me. does anyone else suffer with this and do you have any advice of how to get rid of them

deleted_user 05/29/2011

I think at a certain point you can't get rid of them, but if you can deactivate them [assuming they're myofascial trigger points that refer pain elsewhere], your pain should improve. I've got hundreds of them, especially in the back of my calves that are the size of a small marble. So long as I'm careful what I do and keep them massaged, my pain is fine.

deleted_user 05/29/2011

Massage is good, once you have a muscle relaxer so the muscle won't require deep tissue bruising to loosen it. Soma, Amrix (or generics because they are cheaper and exactly the same thing) are decent for me, but you'll have to find the one that works for you. I could not take the Amrix extended release because it wasn't enough to relieve the symptom while it continually delivered, but kept me groggy all day and night.

deleted_user 05/29/2011

I find if I do some moderate walking it helps with the muscle nots. However, if you over do it, it makes them worse. The key, I guess, would be to find the right balance, which can be difficult to do. It takes a lot of experimenting and pain to get it right, unfortunately.

Jonsparky 05/29/2011

Hi,
My doctor is giving me this enzyme/ de-coagulant to break up the fibrin in the cells of the muscles.http ://www.holtraceuticals.com/fibrenex.html
This combined with excersise and message will hopefully revers the muscle knotting.
Good luck!
Jon

deleted_user 05/29/2011

Mucinex! (guifenisin) will start reversing!

Jonsparky 05/29/2011

Here is a informative article on taking guifenisin.http ://web.mit.edu/london/www/guai.html

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