Hi Kasmaflower,
I live in Ontario too and I am not sure who your rheumatologist was as I have seen one for 5 years in Mississauga. I saw one once in Oshawa a couple of times and she was useless. The latest studies have shown that drugs are not the best form of relief for Fibromyalgia as they only mask the pain and doesn't take it away, can cause long term effects, and can be addictive. You start a drug your body becomes immune to the dosage and then the drug needs to be increased....not good!
The best thing is exercise. I myself have been on a long journey trying to find what works best for me and I have tried tons of drugs but the side effects made me worse and the narcotics made me feel like I was overdosing. I also had injections in my neck, shoulders, and back/spine and that made things worse instead of better.
The #1 thing to do is exercise and I don't mean hard core either. Yoga, stretching, lengthening, walking, cardio and perhaps light weights 3-5 times per week for at least 30 min. Eating a proper diet and losing weight if you need to. I also do physio, massage, water therapy, chiro (laser and electro...NO MANIPULATION), mindfulness, and see a psychologist. I do these things on a weekly to bi-weekly basis. I take ibuprofen up to 600mg when needed. I listen to my body and when it tells me to stop or take a break, or lay down, or whatever it may be....I do. I could say so much more of how and what I have done but that would take too much time. I even put in a pool this summer and just bought a new mattress which came today to help me out. I do other things too that are natural but it depends on you in every sense of what you are willing to try, do, and how determined you are and of course patience.
If there is anything I can help you with let me know. I have worked hard to get where I am and the doctors won't help unless you can direct them and get referrals and try different avenues out.
Good luck! Blueeeyes