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.
My doctor has suspected for sometime that I have Fibromyalgia. This past Feb. 2 he finally diagnosed me and started treatment.
I am going through some major ups and downs at the moment. Even though he had suspected it, it never really hit home till now.
I need help, need advice, and need folks that will just listen.
Thanks for listening.
I am going through some major ups and downs at the moment. Even though he had suspected it, it never really hit home till now.
I need help, need advice, and need folks that will just listen.
Thanks for listening.
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I'm alive, I'm sleeping like a rock, and for some reason I wanted cherry juice so that seems to be helping. (??? Weirdo that I am.)***Infamous therapies over history:1. The Attic. The madwoman in the attic is a motif in literature going waaaaaay back: the nutty female relative is locked in the attic. (See: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte for a grotesquely racist version of it, and Charlotte Perkins...
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We're all troubled.WSo, to remind ourselves we're not at rock bottom (this is a reverse optimism thing I learned as a kid):We are not living on the island of Krakatoa when the volcano goes boom!Yeah, okay, that sucks.***Toay in 1942, Pierre Laval announced that the way to free France was for Germany to win WW2. Pierre did not win a lot of friends. When the war ended, quite quickly he was tried...
Sorry to everyone for hijacking this thread.
It will take a lot of experimentation to find a regimen that works for you. First and foremost, having a great doctor who understands and effectively works with fibromyalgia patients is critical. Many of us have found relief through a combination of hot Epsom salt soaks, heated blankets, heating pads, aqua therapy, gentle exercise, acupuncture, dietary changes, supplements, rub on pain creams, massages, etc. It takes a great deal of patience and persistence, but you can find relief! Best Wishes.