I just came out of a flare one of my worst flares ever. I was feeling better for about 2 weeks now it seems like i'm going into another one. I can't sleep i'm awake until about 4:00every morning then I have to get up with the kids at 6:30 and my mind just seems to be in one big fog does any one else with fms get these fogs I just can't seem to remember anything. some of you all have given me some real good addvice it seemed to work for awhile, but now i'm right back to where I started. Please help!
2006-09-20 12:40:29 · 5 answers · asked by brigette b 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I am always in such a fog. I thought maybe I had Alzheimers and had all kinds of tests.
Due to the constant fogginess I can't concentrate to tidy and clean the house and I feel like my life is completely out of control.
I take Xanax to help me sleep. I also have arthritis on top of the FMS. I found that water therapy aerobics does help. It's painful in the beginning but will start to help.
I take Cymbalta and it does help with the nerve pain (I have a lot of nerve pain with my FMS).
My sister says to stay away from aspartame. Guafaisen (expectorant) seems to give me major flare ups too.
2006-09-20 17:26:20 · answer #1 · answered by Genie♥Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm tellin ya. Cymbalta really has worked for me. The pain is still there, but I don't think about it. Perhaps your doc can give you something to help you sleep. There are meds that are non-addictive for sleep. Please explore your options with your doc.
If he/she doesn't help, get a new doctor. And I also get massages. When she does the massage she asks if I can feel how tight my muscles are, but i can only feel it when she does the massage. That's what the Cymbalta does. I take 90 mgs a day. plus it will improve your memory and make you feel better about your situation. It's hard to focus when you're sleep deprived.
2006-09-20 12:53:31 · answer #2 · answered by goldielocks123 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty much in the same spot as you are, I know its quite miserable. What sometimes helps me, at least with the sleeping part, is to take nytol. Unisom and sominex generally don't work for me. Good luck.
2006-09-20 12:49:16 · answer #3 · answered by Martin523 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to find a physical therapist or possibly a massage therapist that has experience with "Rolfing", that and regular chiropractic care can really help keeping the flare ups to a minimum.
good luck and hang in there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolfing
2006-09-20 12:47:43 · answer #4 · answered by Patti B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my mom has this and lupus now it turned into lupus she lost her memory for 2 years she had a doctor tell her that fibromialgoa is a name that doctors came up with for no diagnosis for unexplained pain
2006-09-20 12:49:25 · answer #5 · answered by JUst ask 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋