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What is a good way to keep my fibromyalgia pain under control, without lots of drugs.? |
I've had this horrible illness for two years and have gone through all of its ups and downs. I'm ready to get my life back together and find the "me" I once knew. But the PAIN...it's always there!!! I want to exercise and get fit and healthy, but when it hurts, it's really hard to do. I take several meds that are helping, but I need more relief than what I'm getting. Someone help!!!!!!!!!! If there are answers out there, please send them my way. I thank you in advance. I suffered from fibromyalgia for 3 years plus had other cronic pain issues on top of it. I now have my pain under control. Here is what I did. 1) sleeping on a regular shcdual getting your 8 hrs is key. Get sleeping pills if you need them I did. 2)Ask your doctor or look for excersices designed for Fibro. I dont remember what they are. but doing those helped. They are mostly streaches but modified so they dont hurt as much as regular ones. They still hurt a bit to do but do them gradually. Dont over do it. 3) I took tramadol (cant spell sorry) for the pain only when I need it. It is not very strong but strong enough just a few steps above motrin. Sometimes I took that with a motrin. 4) just doing what you have to in spite of the pain telling your self I refuse to stay like this I am just gonna do it, and doing it. Take your time though so what if it takes an hour to do 5 min worth of dishes. You did it. I am not totally pain free but it is managable now. I still have flare ups but I follow the steps above and get it back under controll quickly. It took 3 years to get here though. Have patience. Also, Stress hurts. Be careful not to get stressed or angry. When you do try to breath and relax. Diet and exercise are the only way. Your muscles are dying and withering away and they have to be exercised to gain strength in order to relieve pain. Get off the couch and get moving a little more everyday. An excellent book is available by Sherry Rogers, M.D. called: "Pain Free in 6 Weeks". She is one of the world's leading specialists in environmental medicine and clinical biochemistry. This book will teach you about the many causes of chronic pain and fatigue and how to properly correct the cause. I have 25 years of training and clinical experience in treating chronic pain and I highly recommend this book. You can order the book from Amazon.com or from the publisher at 1-800-846-6687. One additional note: very recent research has shown that many cases of 'fibromyalgia' are actually cases of vitamin D deficiency. This research is very new and may not be covered in the book. Ask your doctor to test your Vitamin D levels. There is a good chance your doc will not know what you are talking about or what test to order, so you may literally need to guide him/her. The only correct test is "serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3" (many docs will order, if they order anything at all, "serum 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D - this test is useless!). You want your blood levels to be in the very highest area of the labs 'normal' range. Best wishes and good luck. I'll toast to that I just found out about 1 year ago myself,so I will keep an eye on your question to get answers too. GOOD LUCK and GOD Bless The new best answer for this painful disease is Via Viente. This whole food nutritional tonic has helped many people recover from this dreaded condition. Check out the recent testimonials from some of our customers at http://www.viabenefits.com . Next see the video that everyone is talking about as it has aired recently on 18 different network TV stations. Go to http://bruce.myviaoffice.com > Click the Peggy Fleming button. While there see Eric's testimony about Fibromyalgia near the bottom of the page. He is our newest winner in the pain wars and a personal friend. Your problems with Fibromyalgia are almost over. |
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