Does anyone else take vitamins to help with symptoms? I began taking Magnesium to help me sleep. Best sleep ever. B 12 gives me energy. I've since added other vitamins. Hopefully by winter I can be off many of the pharmaceutical meds.
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I take a high dose of Magnisium at night, 2000mg of Fish Oil twice a day and a prescribed high dose of Vitamin D (1 tablet every month) These are what my pain specialist recommended and all have helped hugely! Vitamin D helps with fatigue and pain, magnisium helps with aches and pains and sleep and Fish Oil helps with the Fibro fog.
I suspected my fibromyalgia is hormonal because it coincided with my menopause. I googled on menopause and its natural relief and I came across evening primrose oil which is supposed to help to balance one's hormone. My pain started to ease within 2 weeks after I took epr oil. I started with 3 a day as the instruction says but I have reduced to 2 a day now. In a few months, I will just take 1 a day. It gives my skin a smooth and even tone but it is just a bonus. It is good to compare prices online.
B12 is good for so many things. .we have to be our own Dr s with this pesky illness
I take Vitamin B complex, vitamin D and magnesium 3 times a week (I used to take them daily but my blood tests showed these elements are very high and my GP said many of us have expensive urine). I find evening primrose oil most helpful, it can be taken orally or applied to the pain area - immediate relief. I used to be on cymbalta, celebrex and lyrica as well as panadol oesto. I haven't had any of these meds for months now and I have much less pain. It was a struggle to get off the last 25mg of lyrica, I tried 4 times at least. Once I'm off it, it feels great. My pain is gradually decreasing, slowly but definitely.
B12 is a life saver.