HI I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia about 5 years ago. I've learned a good dose of humility since then! Prior to developing fibromyalgia, I was a working mom/wife with a good job where I worked a minimum of 40 hrs! etc. Once I developed fibromyalgia I had to retire my "Wonder Woman" bracelets! LOL I'm going to include a few links for you regarding Fibromyalgia. I see the supplements have already been mentioned. Also, exercise is very key. My rheumatologist gets very, very annoyed when his fibromyalgia patients don't listen. My doc recommends stretching routine everyday if possible but at least 3 to 4 days per week plus exercise for 20 minutes per day no excuses for not doing! I've done/do Curves and he really likes this program for fibromyalgia.
I mostly wanted to post to strongly recommend not getting involved in prescription pain meds. I started off taking some very strong pain meds and found myself quickly getting addicted! So I stopped the pain meds, now I take ibuprofen when I absolutely need to. Also, I tried soaking in the tub for about a year plus thinking it helped and it really didn't! I find a good hot shower (not too hot which is very bad for the skin, etc!) does more for me personally than soaking in tub. I had very, very long hair, even washing my hair was a huge undertaking in the beginning! The fibromyalgia brought my life as I once knew it to a screeching halt! Since that time, after the first couple of years I've learned to deal with it, pace myself etc. and it's just become part of my life plus I've recently started on a new product which has basically erased any pain I have with the fibromyalgia.
I take a product called Seabiotics which is absolutely tremendous! If interested please reply post and I can give you more info and have included a link to more info on this product. It gets rid of underlying inflammation and totally erases any pain I have from the fibromyalgia. It's good for chronic pain from many, many conditions and is also great for people who have heart related issues/conditions!
National Fibromyalgia Association www.fmaware.org/fminfo/brochure.htm
