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Taking a lot of medications is not really the best approach to this thing in my opinion. As FM is systemic, you have to treat the whole...

If you read my post at the top of this thread you know the best advice for treatment already. Give it to your mother and help her to...

Generally, opioids are not recommended at all, or at least I definitely do not recommend them. They are not good for anyone, and for...

Good for you for not wanting to go directly to medications and to try other things first. Here is what I have learned through my own...

I thought for the last year I had on and off fibro pain in my hip and groin. Then it got bad after a cat scan and some other tests my...

Good for you for taking a walk! Here's something that might help. Rather than paying a lot of attention to how tired or heavy you feel...

Exercising IS very hard some days. Those are the days you just do a little less, and then give yourself credit for it in a big way. And...

NONE. Sad but true. The only way you'll get treatment is if you find alternative medicine. Or a doctor who has fibro. Your best bet is...

Hi rhoda, I tried that and it didn't help me at all but everyone is different, and it helps some, I think. The really important thing...

Louise, we can relate to what you are saying. There are things you can do that may help with some of this, and I have detailed them all...

I take Effexor for depression. I have for many years. I also take 250mg, which is the strongest dosage. If it helps, you sure can’t tell...

You might try a ginger tincture; sometimes that helps. You can make your own.

..................and remembering that the "sweet spot" doesn't stay in one place, but moves from day to day, making it a balancing act...

I took Effexor for years, not for fibro, but for generalized anxiety. I know everyone’s experience is different, but I had a very hard...

I'd love to do table tennis (what I call Ping-Pong), but that takes room for a table and another person to play with, neither of which I...