@A MyFibroTeam Member
Only if you can afford to use Medicinal Cannabis Oil, use various types of therapies.
Sometimes called alternative therapies, types of natural healing include ancient treatments from various cultures such as Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Tibetan medicines. Other common types include homeopathy, chiropractic, and herbalism, Acupuncture.
You would need to try these to see what works and what doesn't.
Other than that you can use heat therapies, taking over the counter pain medications.
Hope that you find out what works for You.
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I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia or connective tissue disease in 2016. I have tried soo many medications that caused more harm then good. Tons of side effects and little benefit. I currently donβt take any medications. I take Vitamins and treat my symptoms as they come. I have symptoms daily but I find staying busy keeps my mind off of it.
Yes, absolutely you can live a quality life. You can learn to manage your symptoms. You can figure it out what makes it worse, what helps. There are a lots of "natural" ways to keep yourself in balance. Important to pace yourself, know your limitations, do not over exhaust yourself. Try to lessen stress, be kind to yourself. Meditation, warm bath, warm/cold compress, light exercise, massage can also help. Fibromyalgia has many different symptoms and you need to tackle them each on their own way. Light sensitivity, you can use sun glasses, brain fog you can meditate and try to learn to focus your attention, learn calm down. You can practice progressive muscle relaxation, excellent way to make yourself aware how tense your muscle groups are during your every day life. Good, healthy diet also beneficial. Some people prefers the keto diet. There are some studies that keto diet helps with seizure disorder and that makes some people believe that it can help with fibromyalgia pain, as it is affects the central nervous system. I had no luck with any fibromyalgia medication at all, the side effects were intolerable. I stopped trying until there will be something with proven effectiveness. Most medication for fibromyalgia (as far as I am aware) are not straightforward, doctors do not know how they work. We get it because there is nothing better they can offer. Good social support, family, friends can also help to lessen anxiety, loneliness and physical pain. An understanding, supportive doctor who validates your feelings and good listener is also a key to manage fibromyalgia.
Depends if you can cope without it when not in a flare. I don't take anything most of the time just pain killers when bad. But I don't get constant pains. I get random pains all the time but it's not constant so I can manage that and just take pain medication when I go in to a flare.
I couldnt afford the all natural approach (insurance doesnt cover) and constant driving to pick up meds when ready