I know what you're going through- I've been in what seems like a constant Flare for months. My best advice is to try and make yourself as comfy as possible: take your meds if you have them, warm baths, heatpacks, lots of SOFT pillows, your most comfortable clothing...whatever makes you feel even a bit more at ease. Don't beat yourself up--I find that getting myself upset, mad, sad just feeds the pain. I feel so guilty when I just lay on the couch and watch movies or read, but if it makes the pain ease even just a tiny bit--it's worth it. And, eventhough I just joined this group yesterday, I have already found that there are wonderful people here that share your pain and are willing to share their caring words to help ease your mind. I'm wishing you GENTLE HUGS and COMFORT...

Honor, that's such a hard question to answer. How I feel changes all the time. I go through spells of nausea or dizziness, different aches and pains. Years of chills and years of migraines - years of manageable struggle. I never know what tomorrow will hold for my health. It makes it hard to plan - to be.

What you describe sounds familiar. FM can be so many things and it's all crap.

At this point, you need to press your doctors for a diagnosis, providing they know anything about FM. If one doesn't meet your needs, fire them and move on.

If you're able, you might go to a Chinese medicine practitioner and forget these slow to get it western doctors. Acupuncture has proved to be helpful to those who've tried it.

I hope you find your answers soon. I hope you don't have this.

Today I just Feel Like shit...so it is a Good Day !! YeaY !! No Nothing WoWing me out..

The thing about FM is this...it Can be Anything...or it can be Nothing at all...but you will Always Know when it is around.

You can have another disease...and have FM...Fm just means Muscle Pain..it doesn't BEGIN to describe what it is we go thru on a Daily Basis..I Used to say...Describing what we go thru as Fm is like describing the Flu as Just a Cough...it is about Nerve Pain, Threatening Pain...especially when the Pain hits near a Vital organ...the Stress, Worry, then the Dismissal from your drs. leaves ya Feeling Anxious, and Abandoned..

The Base Symptoms for Most of us are..

1. Flu Like Muscular Pain 24/7/365...sometimes real bad, sometimes Not so bad.
2. Nerve Pain {Randomly, hitting anywhere in the body, different days, different areas}
3. Fatigue..this is not just being tired, this is Like you have been Drugged...you have No Choice but to lay down, and you Feel worse when you get up.
4. To Tender to be Touched...many areas...Most of us specific areas...these areas Generally Don't Hurt unless Touched..then the lightest Touch will about send ya to your Knees.
5. Sick/Weak Feeling {Randomly}
6. Multiple Sensitivities..
7. Depression/Anxiety are Common..not sure if One Causes the other, Or if because of our CNS we wre Simply Prone to it anyway.
8. Poor Sleep...either from Pain, Worry...whatever...but we generally Sleep Poorly.
9. Many of us are Intolerant to Meds...Over Respond. also to Alcohol...other Stimulants..


This is about all I got for ya for now...am sure others will Add !!

Hi honor435, I am so sorry your in such pain. I too know how that feel, better then I really want too.

I agree with every one, and Dakota 100%, plus add the mind, or brain fog to the list.

I really hate that I can not hold a intelligent conversation most days. Or if I start out good, it is only a matter of time before I go blank, and can't find my words or expression. How frustrating this is.

Take care, and gentle hugs, Sherrall

I feel like have no life ,,i am not my self any more ,, i use to be so active ,,now any thing i do i have to pay for it for few days and now had spinal stenosis surgery a month ago still recovering ,, you said didn`t diag., yet so plz see DR. ASAP and if you have it ,,and i hope you not ,, try to stay away from stress don`t work hard around the house,, warm bath is good,, heat pad ,,i will pray for you not to have this monster,, take care let us know how you doing plz ..GOD bless you.........

We all feel your pain, there is some good advice given here, like unduki said if you need to fire a DR do it, don't be afraid,and then move one, also real important keep copies of all of you lab tests xrays etc, that way you have them when you go to a new dr and wont have to pay for repeated testing if they have been done recently. You also have the right to get your medical files from the drs. be prepared to pay a per page fee though and ask to have the dr case notes included.

If it is fibro be patient with yourself as this syndrome take many changes, twists, turns, and you are along for the ride.

One of the most important things to do is pace yourself, listen to your body, don't try to push and do more than you should.

today i feel like crap, too.
lower back hurts so bad i can't get comfortable.
right arm and elbow almost feel like it's broken again; hurts to move.
knees and ankles ache.
have that flu like feeling all over.
and just love when my best friend calls after drinking and says she knows what my life is like...ah i don't think so.......
sorry...bad day....you will find a lot of support here and others that DO understand what you are going through.
((hugs))

yup thats how fibro is. I take hydrocodone, skeleton ( muscle relaxor) oxcarbinpinze and naproxin is what works best for me. I hope you get answers well. when you try to sleep try switching your shoulders every couple of hours. sit when you can sit and lay down when you can lay down. if you can sleep than sleep. be awake when you can wake up. its tricky and you have to see what works with your body at the time it works. we are here to help you!