Hello Paddington and welcome to the forum.
Fibromyalgia is not a progressive syndrome so there is no reason to think it will get worse. Except for the fact, of course, that as we age our bodies don't function as well as they did in youth and those things may add to the difficulties with FM. Some of this, however, can be mitigated with the right management of FM.
You will find on this forum that you can ask just about anything in terms of symptoms and there'll be someone who has had it. That's the thing about FM....the symptoms are so many and vast and varied.
Similarly, treatments and their effectiveness varies widely with the individuals taking or doing them. What works really well for one makes another person feel a lot worse. This is especially true of supplements, which only work if your body actually needs and can process that particular supplement.
Now, having said that, it is true that there are some supplements such as acetyl L-carnitine and magnesium that seem to help a lot of people....but again, not everyone.
what you really have to do is become your own experimenter, your own lab, and your own guinea pig and try out a lot of things in order to find the combination that works for you. This takes time and a lot of persistence and patience but it is very worth it.
I have written a post about this and I highly recommend you read it and start right away to experiment with some of the things suggested there. They won't all help, but if you are diligent and do the work trying things you will find some that do.
If you have any questions once you get started, please let us know.
I am not a doctor or anything, just a person who has lived with fibromyalgia for several years now and has done a lot of research and trial and error experimentation. What follows is just basics. There are a lot of variations. You will find your own versions of everything I say, as this is not a...
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