Fibromyalgia Support Group
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anyones dr been hestitant to prescribe these? Ive asked twice now, first time i was thobbed off with a anti inflammotory cream that done nothing, his time been given trylictic anti dep that works for headaches. My neck is solid with knots. But they dont seem to want to give me muscle relaxents. Anyone had this problem?
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It worked wonders!
It loosened things up. I constantly remind myself now to relax/depress my shoulders when I'm tired or in pain - that helps prevent it. Rolling or heat helps too.
My best advice is comfrey oil. Get some pure comfrey oil from a health store and rub it on the knots a lot. Every night. It's very very good (the only herb with actual research to back it up).
Other things to try: after hot shower or hot bath, do neck stretches (look up neck stretches for arthritis). This can help, at least for a short while.
Get a soft vinyl ball (a kids ball, like for a 5 yr old). Lie and slowly roll on that.
For me, nothing really helps except medication combined with stretching. Document that you're doing the stretches for your neck after a hot soaking bath. Write down how the neck pain interferes with normal life's activities and ask for a referral to a rheumatologist. That should wake the doc out of his/her slumber.
You could also ask for a small number of pills and be sure to start with a quarter piece of the smallest dose tablet. Show you aren't going to abuse/sell these pill.s