Welcome. You listen to your body and rest.
Bf has to give you your chance to recharge.
Job not as forgiven.
As you have pain range....you need to recoup.
On the days it's a 2 and you can't rest do what you need to.
On the 8 days most definitely make a couch date.

Hi welcome to the group. I am sorry that you are undergoing all this.
Well I have been ailing from MPS for over 4 yrs now.
My advice to you is. Take prescription medications prudently.
Do. Attend a pain clinic in your place.
Chronic Stress is a Major agreviating factor.
Pls follow active relaxation regimen. Yoga, stretching exercises, meditation would help to relieve underlying stress. Have a positive mindset. & keep me posted. .

I feel like we have a lot in common. I don't take any prescription drugs, just cannabis. I want prescription drugs tho, ones that work! My pain level is a 7-8 every single day for over a year now, coming up on 2 years at the end of this year. I relate to your rage more than I can express. I don't know how to deal with it either. I know my response may not be helpful, but know that there is someone else going through it and we can be here for each other.

Yes, thank you. I'm sorry you feel the same, it's the worst! Lately I've been getting especially annoyed because people think that just because I go to work I must not be in that much pain, but no- it's because I don't have a choice.

Hi I just joined recently... I feel the same but anger/stress makes my days worse. I’ve tried Gabapentin, it helps with some nerve pain and helps me sleep.. I was given Nortriptyline which worked a little but I’m too afraid of taking it long term and developing tolerance. I want to try medical marijuana but I don’t feel it will be a miracle.. the meds i think just take edge off. Need to get into a meditation routine. Hang in there, you’re definitely not alone. I see everyone has such similarities here.

One characteristic of poorly-controlled chronic pain is over-emotional reactions, and having your emotions barely under control. The pain takes over your nervous system and brain, leaving little reserve for normal thought and forcing rapid and out-of-control emotions in response to events. When I was un-medicated, I was yelling at my family quite a lot and my wife was pretty close to divorcing me.

Every case is different. My pain is quite severe at times, and never goes away. I have chronic (12 years) myofascial trigger points throughout my back, neck, shoulders, arms and hips, in addition to pain from other disorders including a severe leg injury and Depuytrens Contracture in both hands. My pain is constant but the severity varies through each day, getting worse as I am up and vertical (not lying down). I take pain meds in a titrated schedule which increases during my painful hours and decreases during my less painful hours. In this way, the meds continue to work well enough after many years, because I am not on a constant amount all the time (and thus developing an equally constant tolerance to the drug). Without the pain meds, I might have killed myself years ago. I would have little or no reason to live without them. After I take them, I am myself again. If I go without them, the pain takes over my thoughts and emotions. Medication is the only solution that works for me, and I have tried nearly everything.