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June 19
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Members rallied around someone in severe pain asking for support, offering both emotional comfort and practical strategies for managing... Read more

Members rallied around someone in severe pain asking for support, offering both emotional comfort and practical strategies for managing fibromyalgia flares. Several members shared helpful tools like guided meditations, Epsom salt baths with hot water, biofreeze, muscle relaxers, anti-inflammatory foods, and high-dose vitamin D and fish oil, while one member shared a link to a virtual fibromyalgia clinic that assists patients worldwide. A recurring theme was frustration with dismissive doctors, paired with encouragement to build your own care team, advocate for yourself, and hold onto hope that better answers are coming.

A MyFibroTeam Member

Look up lauren ostrowski fenton. Her meditations are the best I've ever listened to. Try the body scan ones, We hold so much tension when in pain. Expecially in our face. We don't even realise we are doing it. Really helped me. Sending hugs and prayers sweetheart 🌹🪻🌷💖

June 24
A MyFibroTeam Member

I use guided meditations for pain. Very often, they help me relax and fall asleep and when I wake up the pain is much better.

June 28
A MyFibroTeam Member

I’m educating my doctor, he’s quite receptive. We have mutual respect. It’s worth a try for some of you!

June 29
A MyFibroTeam Member

Most doctors do not like to treat Fibro!! Because they have no answers__ Some still don't believe in it. I had one doctor say to my "are you a mother -are you taking care of your family-and you even have a part time job- what more do you want!! As long as I was pushing myself in major pain for my family, I guess I was alright in his eyes. My response was I want to feel human and sleep once in awhile and not by in so much pain I can't take it any more and walked out of his office. Doctors are healers by nature and they don't like it when they can't do something for people. I know I have worked in the medical field for many years. We need to help each other each one of us react different to this. We have to learn and try what others have found helpful and find our own recipe for relief. Science is finally now starting to look into figuring Fibro out maybe the answer will be here soon. Keep your heads up and don't give up hope.

June 29
A MyFibroTeam Member

Check in with your doctor. And look for a good pain doctor a physiatrist and a great neurologist. Make your own team, of doctors and support people.
Talk therapy is a good thing .

June 28

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