Recent content by Tryingtostaycalm

Hi Karen44 welcome! Consider this: Being the age you are is kind of lucky for you in some ways as you have made it this far without the fibro diagnosis. :) I have had fibro on and off for many many years and I am 59. You say you are active: My biggest advice to you is to stay as active as...

Yes I feel the same way. I feel like I wake up in quick sand; how is that? :)

I like this explanation! Yes I am never fully charged even though I sleep up to 12 hours a night. I wake up tired! Sheesh

YES Absolutely I feel that way sometimes! It is so awful that I almost laugh because there is just no way to get anything done at all with that kind of fatigue. Sometimes I feel so tired that even lying down feels tiring. YES! Usually I have not been taking some of my supplements when things...

The gentlest kind of yoga you can find. Maybe Kripalu Yoga but start SLOWLY.

I too was always pushing myself. I was a single mom, worked several jobs and even home-schooled my two sons. I was always pushing pushing pushing .....and ignoring when I needed rest, better nutrition, had pain, etc. I put my sons ahead of myself for many years. It seems the moment I slowed...

Alcohol has a numbing effect but it wears off quickly and I think it is not a good strategy because it has so many side effects. And it is highly addictive. Use with caution! Just like you would any pain medication.

Hi Yes I take it and swear by it. I have used int he past 3-4 years. I tried combining the ingredients in the product on my own but that did not work. I take it both in the morning and in the evening. It does not make the fibro disappear by any means but when I do not take it, I get so much...

I have found the fatigue and fibro fog is considerably better after having been diagnosed with sleep apnea and fitted for a sleep device this summer. I have moderate sleep apnea so I didn't think it was making my fatigue that much worse than all the years of waking up multiple times per night...

Hello I agree with the other poster here who said you need to find a pain management specialist other than the doctor you currently have who will not prescribe you pain meds. That is just cruel. I left a doctor who wanted to blame my fibro on my weight even though I was diagnosed with it by...

Hi I am new here. Has anyone tried low dose naltrexone? I take 4.5 mg per day. I take it at night. LInk Not Allowed! When I first went on it, a few months ago, I was euphoric because the pain just seemed to lift! But with time the pain returned however a little milder. Even with the pain...