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.
When I woke up this morning my leg was killing me!I took some Tylenol and that helped but the pain was really bad. I take cymbalta and Zanaflex too. I took the Cymbalta this morning but not the Zanaflex. I take Cymbalta for Depression but it also helps with pain. Every morning when I wake up I thank God for another day of life. What do you do for pain?
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I'nm exhausted. This doxycycline thing has ripped me apart and I'm eating crackers and water. I can't take (anything) or eat (anything) except saltines and toast and maybe unbuttered watery mashed potatoes. Are we sure the cure isn't worse than the possible disease?!?!And a week to go. ***Fun cures that WERE worse than the disease:ARsenic. Popular against STDs, which just compounded misery...
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I was just going to post on this as I had a horrible horrible pain day on Saturday. Looking back I can see it was a combination of exhaustion, major thunderstorms (always get me bad due to PsA) and eating gluten and dairy which are no bueno for arthritis in particular. They are both inflammatory so much so, that i believe it caused that reaction. I've been eating clean for the most part avoiding those two and the other foods that cause pain like nightshades. There are real studies on this guys.
Anyway, what I do, is pack it in with round the clock anti inflammatory (either celebrex, which my doc has put to the side for now), so using advil which i have to be very careful to eat with, tylenol, cymbalta, gabapentin every 4 hours max dose, 1/2 zanaflex and 1 at bedtime or i'll be a zombie. Before, I was on a long acting chronic strong medicine called Belbuca. I am in between insurances and do not plan to go back on it, but need a breakthrough pain medication on hand. I am considering Tramadol. Not nearly strong enough for my 4 accident body plus everything else, but ya know. Take what I can get.
Also, I ice/heat round the clock on anything hurting or stiff. Epsom salt or warm/hot shower/bath as can tolerate it, really loosens the stiffness. Walking a short distance helps a lot too, believe it or not.
Hope that helps. Feel better, hugs, JP