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Members responded to the question about tight neck muscles and breathing difficulty with many sharing that this is a familiar and frustrating... Read more

Members responded to the question about tight neck muscles and breathing difficulty with many sharing that this is a familiar and frustrating part of living with fibromyalgia. Several members offered helpful remedies including heat pads, Biofreeze gel, vapor rub, Voltaren (diclofenac), prescription muscle relaxers like Flexeril, and monthly massages to ease tightness. A recurring theme was that the tightness often spreads to the shoulders, arms, and upper chest, and that finding personal relief strategies makes a real difference.