wish i could still get into the bath....it really used to help . candles , nice smellies and gentle music....about an hour before bed and don't get dried , just wrap a big towel around the waist and then don a towelling robe....or get out of the bath and into bed straight away....that sounds odd but used to do the trick for me......topping up the water and staying in as long as possible , whichever way you choose is the answer .

Sometimes when I can get no relief and the pain becomes iritractable, (meaning no relief) I head for the tub, something about the calming and soothing water but no pressure changes, my angst which does give me some relief.

Heat helps me...bathtub and especially a large heating pad to soothe the worst areas while trying to go to sleep.

I see many people on here mentioning therapies and things like trigger points and flare ups. I don't know if I have these as i don't know what to call mine. Also pain management clinics and going on disability. All i have been told is take these pills Cymbalta. I didn't know there was help out there. My GP doc was good at acknowledging what i had and sent me to a reumatologist who just said "yep fibromyalgia. Nothing much you can do about it, might get worse."
Any one in the Edmonton, Alberta area can help me learn what help there is here?

I've often thought about massage, but the nodules which are everywhere are so active that iam afraid to be touched. This is a completely new symptom for me, saw my Dr. Today and he is thinking it might be a autoimmune dieease. I see the chronic pain Dr in a few months, guess we will see.