Hi everyone,
Sorry, I'm new here so don't really know what I'm doing but I need some general help from you lovely people please!
I live in England, I am 22 years old and female. I've had fibromyalgia for coming up to 3 years now and so far have found nothing that overly helps. I was referred to a class to help with the pain but it didn't really do much, I did follow what they said but it's not helped.
I keep going to the doctors for advice and on Tuesday was advised there's not really much… read more
Nothing really seems to be of much help. That said, I've received the most help from heat....getting my body as warm as I possibly can, seems to relax some of the body tension. Also, I use a coffee (decaf) that's infused with CBD (Strava - online) that 'eases' a bit of the pain. My doctor recently told me to try (off label use) of Naltrexone (LDN = Low Dose Naltrexone). Using 1 mg. a day for 3 weeks (that's all I've taken so far), DID reduce my pain. Look it up online as there are a bunch of fibro patients using it that 'say' it's given them their life back. Hope that helps!
Sorry that you are in pain and being so young it must be especially difficult because people may not understand your condition.
When you wrote you work in a call center, it came to my mind that often doctors recommend light exercise, activity. If you need to sit for long period of time that could be source of your pain. I don't know your symptoms and energy level but if possible you may need to ask your employer to give you opportunity to move around or give you different type of work.
You are right, for fibromyalgia common pain medication do not help. Your doctor may try to put you on some different fibro medication such as Lyrica, Gabapentin, Amytriptyline etc. For some people they work and lessen or even diminish the pain. Personally I could not find anything working for me. What I do I treat each pain symptom depending on their location, type of pain, (heat, massage, light exercise, cold compress, meditation, relaxation, progressive muscle relaxation). Social support, family, friends, pets could ease the pain, anxiety, sadness.
I am glad you have an understanding manager who can work with you.
Try to look up exercises you can do sitting, perhaps adjust chair, table, get a space heater if you feel cold etc. I hope things will work out. I hope your symptoms will lessen soon.
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I used to use wheat bags and hot water bottles when I was at work and just stand up when you dont have a call and stretch and turn your body. I also use magnesium high dose and turmeric high dose with black pepper it may help you
Hi maybe you don’t have fibro! I was diagnosed over 25 years ago but now just discovered I had a parathyroid that wasn’t working. It mimics all of fibro symptoms. And just doing a simple ionized calcium test for parathyroids would determine it. So if you ever had any elevated calcium levels you should get this checked. God bless and good luck.
Before I was diagnosed I used these. Like 10. I put several everywhere I hurt. It helped.