Fibromyalgia

[Jasman0717 9]

Does anyone have any experience with fibromyalgia?

Edited December 11, 2009 by Jasman0717

[HAL 9000 96]

Ouch!

I've known people with the condition.

[Jasman0717 9]

Ouch!

I've known people with the condition.

Do you know what they are doing to try and control the pain?

[HAL 9000 96]

Ouch!

I've known people with the condition.

Do you know what they are doing to try and control the pain?

Two of these people I know are literally on a high fruit and veggy diet. Almost NO meat at all. They say the pain almost went away since they went that way. I am not sure if they are taking any prescriptions though.

[Jasman0717 9]

Ouch!

I've known people with the condition.

Do you know what they are doing to try and control the pain?

Two of these people I know are literally on a high fruit and veggy diet. Almost NO meat at all. They say the pain almost went away since they went that way. I am not sure if they are taking any prescriptions though.

Thanks. Did they say how severe the pain was prior to the diet change?

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Ditto what HAL said. Check out university hospitals in your area: most have pain centers where they research this stuff, and they usually take on patients for diagnosis and follow up, as long as you agree to be part of their research.

[HAL 9000 96]

Ouch!

I've known people with the condition.

Do you know what they are doing to try and control the pain?

Two of these people I know are literally on a high fruit and veggy diet. Almost NO meat at all. They say the pain almost went away since they went that way. I am not sure if they are taking any prescriptions though.

Thanks. Did they say how severe the pain was prior to the diet change?

One of them said that she could'nt walk... eat, and almost breathe sometimes because it hurt so much.

Whomever it is... I hope the pain goes away

[Chica Yeyé 41]

from what I have experienced FM is only manageable, but there is no final cure. Diet, physical therapy, medications. Some folks have also tried alternative medicine with relatively good results.

[Mary Lou 682]

The pensioner down the street from me has it. She has special massages twice a week and watches her diet. Medications didnt help her at all.

[Jasman0717 9]

Thanks everyone, your input is very valuable.

[Captain Oates 911]

Ditto what HAL said. Check out university hospitals in your area: most have pain centers where they research this stuff, and they usually take on patients for diagnosis and follow up, as long as you agree to be part of their research.

Long as they aren't some Doctor Mengele type.. as soon as they reach for the electrodes you need to do a runner.

No way would they research on me - or my cats. I mean they could do anything !

I reckon you have to be very poor to volunteer as a guinea pig. Even guinea pigs have never been known to volunteer.

They gave British Service volunteers, lethal doses of radio activity to see how long they could live !

It seems to be a more extreme form of ME - but it has real pain not just listlessness etc. I know people used to poo-poo ME and say it was just depressed women who were sick of life's problems in general. I know that getting sleep and being happy is said to help ME and it sounds like a possible help for FM. All the aromatherapy and hot baths etc is really a method of promoting sleep and distracting from troubles. Seems to be from the brain but doesn't make it any less real and makes it harder to cure.

Dozens of conditions can be exacerbated by stress etc so de-stressing is never wasted

But I wouldn't do the aroma/hot bath stuff as the first try - I would find out what's bugging me or what I am short of and then fix that.

If a nice steak and 3 pints of Stella gives a good sleep and a feeling of happiness then I would prescribe myself some of that.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

mwahahaahahhaha

[slim 1,533]

from what I have experienced FM is only manageable, but there is no final cure. Diet, physical therapy, medications. Some folks have also tried alternative medicine with relatively good results.

My dad has that stuff. He takes more Oxy than Rush Limbaugh.

From what I know, it's one of those things that they still don't have figured out all the way. As our fine sis said above, it can be manageable provided they figure out the right treatment options.

I wish you luck!

[Chica Yeyé 41]

from what I have experienced FM is only manageable, but there is no final cure. Diet, physical therapy, medications. Some folks have also tried alternative medicine with relatively good results.

My dad has that stuff. He takes more Oxy than Rush Limbaugh.

From what I know, it's one of those things that they still don't have figured out all the way. As our fine sis said above, it can be manageable provided they figure out the right treatment options.

I wish you luck!

does he share????

[Ban Hammer 13,637]

from what I have experienced FM is only manageable, but there is no final cure. Diet, physical therapy, medications. Some folks have also tried alternative medicine with relatively good results.

My dad has that stuff. He takes more Oxy than Rush Limbaugh.

From what I know, it's one of those things that they still don't have figured out all the way. As our fine sis said above, it can be manageable provided they figure out the right treatment options.

I wish you luck!

does he share????

unlikely, rush don't like left coasties.