Hi there, so sorry to here about your chronic pains. I was diagnosed a while ago and was given several medications to try Lyrica was one of them, Cymbalta the other. They do a fair job keeping major pain at bay. But there are side effects such as weight gain, fatigue (lol), even nerve jumping...well that's what I call it. Not sure what the technical name for it is, but my muscle in my thighs used to twitch, or my eyes would twitch something terrible. I solved that by taking magnesium day and night, which is a natural muscle relaxer.
I even have been able to exercise again and lose some of weigh that I had gained. One other thing that has helped tremendously is getting better quality and quantity sleep. I think having the extra pain means we get to OR NEED to sleep longer. If I don't get it at night, I definitely grab a cat nap at some point during the day to make up for the loss.
I try to eat really healthy foods too. Meaning no sugar, high fatty fast foods, or processed foods. All that works for me to keep the horrible pain away.
I hope you find what will work for you. Try to be patient with your body as you discover what does help you feel better. It is a journey and it takes time, so enjoy the ride. All my best to you! :-)

Welcome to the group!

Welcome to the group. Sorry I didn't see your post sooner. I started with Fibro after the birth of my twins age 30. I'm now 36 and it's gotten worse. I now have neuropathy and arthritis too, and boy do I hurt nonstop. I haven't found any help with meds, I had too many side effects that made me more miserable. I use heat therapy and icy hot or stop pain rollers on my neck and back. I use Benadryl and Calm Forte to sleep. I occasionally use a sleep med called Sonata, my stomach doesn't hurt as much on this one compared to others. I hope you can take meds to get more relief. I wish I could offer more advice. It's a long difficult journey and everyone is different when it comes to medications.

Things that kind of work for me: living a simplified life with as little stress as possible, watching entertaining movies that distract from pain and the emotion of having fibro. Heat from a prolonged hot bath, self-massage, Thirty minute walk in nature aids in getting some mental distance from the pain, produces some endorphins and helps me sleep. Sleep is the most important perhaps, winding down in the evening so sleep comes.
Meds: I take trazodone 25 mg every night to fall/stay asleep.
Pain: baclofen 10 mg and methadone 5 mg once a day in the late afternoon as the pain worsens. Hope you find your own cocktail that usually works for you.

Good luck!

Pacing is crucial with fibro. If I overdo I pay dearly in pain. I soak in a warm tub, take muscle relaxers, use massage, and take meds for many of the side effects of fibro. I take trazodone 200 mg. for sleep and still don't sleep much so I run on empty most of the time. I had to quit working because I never know what part of my body won't work. I take short walks and do stretching and range of motion exercises even on the bad days. I find that I can function best in the first few hours after getting up but as the day wears on I do less and less because of pain. I hope you get the help and information you need to live a life that's different but good.

Welcome! I am new as well. Sorry to hear you are dealing with this pain. I take 100mg trazadone for sleep and 4,000mg gabapentin every day for pain. But also pain killers which I try to keep to a minimum. I would try to get away from the muscle relaxers for sleep and gear towards something that is meant to keep you asleep even during pain (it actually puts me into deep REM sleep which I hadnt had for years). Are you seeing anyone for the pain?