When I was first diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2012, I went to a place that specialized in fibromyalgia. I received about 6-8 Meyers cocktails and a host of other vitamins and supplements. While I did experience some relief, it wasn't until I became a patient with my current doctor, that I began to experience significant relief.

My current doctor is an integrative medical doctor and their clinic specializes in chronic pain. At her clinic, we created an individualized plan to attack my fibromyalgia based on low serotonin, adrenal fatigue, several vitamin deficiencies, and nutritional deficiencies. I met with one of her nutritionists and changed my diet to exclude foods that I was intolerant too; such as: gluten, sugar, dairy etc. She also helped to address an overlapping candida/leaky gut issue. I continued with the aqua therapy, massage therapy, heat therapy and pacing regimen that I had created. Today I'm about 70 percent better and some days I feel close to normal.

While the Meyers cocktails helped somewhat, I received the greatest amount of relief by working with my current integrative doctor to create an individualized, multi-faceted plan. If I were you, I would find a good integrative doctor, who has had success by helping their fibromyalgia patients to create an individualized healing plan. Best Wishes to you!

Thanks for the reply. It sounds like you currently have what I am about to start. The program near me is integrative. There are some lab tests I am going to have which will tell us what I need to adjust, the IVs will be made uniquely for me based on these tests and then I will work with the team to figure out what is going to work best for me in the long run. This can include, chiro, massage, nutrition, supplements, etc. i will also work in what I have figured out so far that works for me. I'm glad what you are doing works for you and I'm very glad it sounds like the place I'm going to is like this!

I have used Myer's cocktails and they did help me significantly. Being on my own and not able to get to grocery store, especially a whole foods store, I am some times at a deficit nutrition wise. I think, as Cocoa says, it is part of the overall puzzle. Lately, I've been reading how special amino acids added into they myer's can help the muscles recover, balance lactic acid, etc.

I believe nutrition is part of the three legged stool to ongoing maintenance of fibro, where rx therapy for pain and complementrary treatments, such as chiro/massage/aquatherapy/acupuncture....are the other two. Just my two cents!

Thanks jptexas! I am a health nut and eat very healthy. I also get in as much exercise as possible. We are currently on the hunt to figure out what is out of balance in me that is causing fibro, or causing it to be as bad as it is. I'm ok with fibro just being 'something' and I have to live with it, but I want to do whatever is going to make this 'living with' was high quality as possible!

I've had a series of Myer's Cocktails as my naturopath said all my symptoms pointed to magnesium deficiency. At this point I had decided I didn't have the classical fibro as my pain was myofascial pain that I was able to control with trigger point massage. I've never had the classic morning stiffness.

The Myer's Cocktails helped, abut didn't solve the problem as he thought they would. I had a series of 6 over 6 weeks, and then would go in for one every 2nd or 3rd week for about 9 months. My doctor finally decided my body doesn't hold on to nutrients the way a normal person's does so now I make sure I get from 800 to 1,1100 mg of magnesium a day with equal amounts of calcium as a 1 to 1 ratio is best. I also take vitamin D3 and K2 with it as all 4 work together.

Here's an article about how fibro could be caused by mineral deficiency:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201209/is-fibromyalgia-due-mineral-deficiency