pain relief

  1. K

    Feel Like No One Wants To Help Me..

    This August I saw a Rheumatologist who I had to drive two hours to see. He told me I had fibromyalgia and said there was nothing he could do to help me. About two weeks ago I saw my GP who pretty much told me no to any idea of a pain relief other than Lyrica. Desperate for something to help my...
  2. D

    Question about MUSCLE RELAXERS

    So many of you have experience with medications and as i have posted my fibro has become much more severe lately...lots of extreme stiffness with a kind of burning tightening band that makes my upper arms shoulders and legs rigid. If i go to reach for something it pulls all up the arm neck and...
    • diamond
    • Thread
    • burning fear medications muscle neck night pain pain relief relief stiffness
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Chronic pain
  3. Devilstompa

    Tramadol

    Hello. I have been on tramadol for 4 years and it has helped some for my fibromyalgia pain but I feel if I got more pain relief I would be able to function more and be more productive in life. Is there any pain meds that have worked better than tramadol that's not a opiate?
  4. D

    Nervous breakdown

    Has anyone ever had a complete breakdown as a result of the pain/grief and lack of achieving impacting on your wellbeing to such a huge degree......i am affected head to toe...girly bits stomach included and all affected 24/7 not the way i had it up until a while ago..... bad days but some...
  5. S

    Help. Just moved here. Need a doctor

    . Diagnosed with FMS 01/1996 and CFS 08/1996. I was 36, in the prime of my career. It was not a gradual onset but sudden, one day fine, got the flu, apparently kicked it all off. I was in bed first two years while mainstream doctors worked to find medications that at least got me moving...
  6. M

    Epsom salts the alternative pain relief

    Hi eveyone, just sharing what helps me with my fm pain. Studies have shown that magnesium and sulfate are both readily absorbed through the skin, making Epsom salt baths an easy and ideal way to enjoy the amazing health benefits . Magnesium plays a number of roles in the body including...
  7. K

    Young mum in need of help

    I have two beautiful children (4 and 2) After my second child was born (both csections) I started getting awful pain in my right lower abdomen, sometimes what felt like cervical twinges. I ignored it for awhile thinking it was just my body adjusting to having children. I went back to work and...
    • kittykat
    • Thread
    • abdomen anxiety back bed cervical children depression diagnosis doctor doctors early fibromyalgia food kids lost medications night pain pain relief pneumonia relief speech symptoms tests trial work working worried
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  8. C

    high elevation works!

    Well folks, i've been traveling to Denver, New Mexico and now the white mountains in AZ. the higher elevations have given me much pain relief! im away from the metals too. i havent had a flare up in almost a month now. its so nice to go to sleep and wake up without screaming in pain. running...
  9. S

    Turmeric wraps?

    Has anyone tried turmeric wraps for pain relief? I know its used for arthritis typically but just curious if anyone has given it a shot? I get terrible deep pains around my limbs and have been tempted to try making a paste and trying it but wondering if anyone else has first.
  10. E

    Newly Diagnosed & Feeling Hopeless

    Hi guys, my name is Erin. I'm 21 years old, recently graduated from college, and am working at my doctor's office. For the past few months I've been feeling fatigue, all over body pain, dizziness, heat flashes, and an increase in migraine frequency. At first I thought it was Graves Disease, as...
    • erintheinvader
    • Thread
    • anxiety back bed cry daily diagnosed dizziness doctor energy family fatigue fibromyalgia heat increase migraine newly dia newly diagnosed pain pain relief relief school stiffness stress testing working
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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