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.
as an aside: I was poking around on here, and after a while, I knew I wanted to start a specific topic but couldn't remember what that topic WAS. I went off to do other tasks, and it came to me, so let me post it quick before I lose it! lol
I am finding that I MUST stretch, excessively, almost all the time to keep from feeling too painfully stiff. I feel like I have a constantly coming~on charley horse just about everywhere. Know how you have to massage it or stretch it out right away to keep the muscle from seizing up too badly? So I twist my legs, push my feet down hard in strange directions, stretch my hands towards my arms inward at the wrist. I reach my arms backwards, pull up on my toes, everything is exaggerated, but it does give me some relief. I feel somewhat like a freak, though, with all the strange contortions I'm doing to get that relief.
Is this familiar to anyone else??
Here's a tip I learned: when trying to stretch the neck, don't shrug the shoulders upwards: pull your shoulder down and your head up or to the opposite side so that the neck muscle is stretched. When it relaxes, it feels better. That might be along the same lines as these weird backwards stretchign I'm doing everywhere else.
In the morning, I find I have to really stretch everything very exaggeratedly and excessively before I get up. It truly lessens the pain I will have upon getting up.
I am finding that I MUST stretch, excessively, almost all the time to keep from feeling too painfully stiff. I feel like I have a constantly coming~on charley horse just about everywhere. Know how you have to massage it or stretch it out right away to keep the muscle from seizing up too badly? So I twist my legs, push my feet down hard in strange directions, stretch my hands towards my arms inward at the wrist. I reach my arms backwards, pull up on my toes, everything is exaggerated, but it does give me some relief. I feel somewhat like a freak, though, with all the strange contortions I'm doing to get that relief.
Is this familiar to anyone else??
Here's a tip I learned: when trying to stretch the neck, don't shrug the shoulders upwards: pull your shoulder down and your head up or to the opposite side so that the neck muscle is stretched. When it relaxes, it feels better. That might be along the same lines as these weird backwards stretchign I'm doing everywhere else.
In the morning, I find I have to really stretch everything very exaggeratedly and excessively before I get up. It truly lessens the pain I will have upon getting up.
What other changes have you been making? I see you're new here as am I.
Owchy, I'm with ya on doing the stretching before getting out of bed! A must.
which suggests this treatment:
Baking soda - some sport programs suggest up to 3 x 1/2 teaspoon per day. And I've read about people with fibro being too acidic.
Apple cider vinegar - there are many websites that promote it as a cure for digestive ailments and I'm one.
Magnesium - from magnesium chloride but I've been using magnesium citrate for about 8 months now.
Yet "Ted, from Bangkok", states that fibro is caused by a virus (not in my head!) and that on top of this regime to control the symptoms we must do and take everything you can that is anti-viral.
So I have also reduced my carb intake and am spritzing myself with oil of lavender in alcohol (actually vodka) See treatments -"lavender" on this site.
There are other supplements and treatments suggested but that is a far as I've gone.
I've studied biochemistry so I bought pH paper and found that I am more acidic that others around me and the listed pH levels for saliva and urine. The apple cider vinegar I can understand for digestion yet so many websites suggest malic acid for fibro which is found in ACV. The Mg - well I have found it helps - don't know why I should be so deficient but the benefits outweigh the loose bowels.
I also take D-ribose (thank-you Dr. Oz.) and it has helped with mental clarity.
I am fortunate that I have two dogs to assist me to exercise and so I walk minimum 2 x 1/2 hr per day.
Yet, three weeks ago I wouldn't have had the initiative to find this website, much less participate.
I feel so much better than 3 weeks ago.