Besides pain killers. what can I do for the constant pain of fibromyalgia?

Answer 1

see a chiropractor...they're having great results with fibromyalgia.

good luck

Answer 2

Try a TENS unit. You can buy one with a prescription from your doc, but many chiropractor and physical therapy offices also have them if you want to try one first. The unit has electrodes that send electric pulses to your muscles where you place the electrodes. Assuming you take it easy on the settings, it doesn't hurt at all (it feels a little like those vibrating massagers but works so much better) and it can definitely lessen the pain you feel. There are different theories, but it might work by sort of overloading and/or distracting the nerves or nervous system. I have fibromyalgia and I use it on my bad days. Fortunately they are typically portable so I can wear it out of the house if needed. And I always have the best sleep if I use the TENs unit sometime before going to bed. The only problem I have is that a lot of my pain is in my neck and shoulders where it doesn't work as well. It makes me twitch there even on the most sensitive setting.

Other things that are good are taking high does magnesium and malic acid pills together (check with your doc for safe maximums). I am also taking Mirapex, and so far I haven't had any bad flares for months despite a bunch of things that should have caused bad flares (e.g. cold fronts, my roommate/best-friend dying).

Also, do exercise, but gently to start with. When I go to the gym regularly (which is hard to do), I feel better overall. The pain just from working out gets less and less each time and it's different from (and more endurable than) the fibro pain.

Answer 3

I used to take Gufenesin for sinus but never had any noticable change in my fibro Most doctors will tell you exercise helps even just 5 min a couple of times a day. DO NOT exercise vigously or you will make it worse maybe not that day but a day to two days later. I have chronic fatigue and can't do this so i don't know if it works. My doctor keeps me on a presciption strength b vitamin. the first one my doctor put me on also had other vitimins in it (the a in it was to much for me and it made me lose my hair) I know you noted you don't like pain killers. Have you tried ultram/tramdol it is given as a pain killer but it is classified as an antidepressant and pain relief is a side effect.

Answer 4

I have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and Lupus. I have been almost normal for the last 10 years since I found an herb called Pycnogenol. My Lupus panel (a test for the disease) has been negative for about 3 years now. Pycnogenol along with a good vitamin suppliment and whatever else a good health food store recommends for your particular case is your best hope. I don't hurt anymore. I'm not exhausted anymore. I started with 300 mg/day and now am down to 50 mg/day. It works.

Answer 5

Ask your Primary Care Dr. about seeing a pain management Doctor. They will know which pain killer will be best for Fibromyalgia. They did for me.

Answer 6

A friend of mine's son has fibromyalgia. She used the recommendation of a doctor who specializes in nutritional medicine to try to help him. Now her son is in University and doing great. She says he doesn't get tired like before and is able to lead a normal life. If you would like me to email you the free report on fibromyalgia, leave a message for Terry at [phone] with your name, number, and best time to reach you. I will call you to get your email address and send you the report. Hopefully this will work for you the way it did for my friend's son. Take care.

Answer 7

You might try some Magnesium Malate tablets. They have helped some people. Also, we sell Monavie, and have had some people in our group tell us they have had customers with FM get significant relief from taking the product.
See Prescription For Natural Cures for a lot of good discussion and advice on different remedies and ideas.
Good luck and God bless. This is a crappy disease and not easy to deal with or treat.

Answer 8

hot baths , massages, a healthy diet free of preservatives, a very comfy bed lots of extra rest (insomnia will make you need naps to make up for lost sleep) lots of pillows to prop and support your body. A sympathetic family/support system. stress management therapy. At least that is what we do for our 11 yr old son who was diagnosed in October 2006. He is also on a artheritis med and a mild muscle relaxer and a nerve medicine to help control it. He was on codedine but hasnt used it in a month or more since starting the muscle relaxer.

Answer 9

eveyone thinks im just crazeeeeeeeeeee but everytime I would get my period I would have a major flare of FMS so mom suggested I get on a low dose of birth control-----It STOPPED the flares completely. I still have symptoms but I don't go to ER for morphine shots anymore for FMS. I would become paralyzed. So now I just don't get a period but 4 times a year.

Answer 10

Consider asking your doctor about lidocaine injections right into the affected area. Have you tried massage therapy?