Re: New to the Group! Girdey

[Guest guest]

Hello Girdey:

Welcome to the group! This is a great place to come

for support and information. I have fibromyalgia too,

as well as RA, OA and Raynaud's. For my fibro I take

two muscle relaxers, one three times a day (Skelaxin)

and the other at night (Zanaflex) along with the sleep

medication. I have had good relief from muscle spasms

with those medications. I also take Lyrica and

Cymbalta which help with nerve pain I get in my legs,

mainly at night.

I also use heating pads, rice socks, and ice - it all

depends on what works at that time. I also take hot

showers which help relax my muscles, and meditation

also is helpful - when I can get some quiet space with

all that goes on in my home! My husband and two kids

(22 and 19), as well as my dogs, horses, and lots of

fowl keep me busy, so finding time for just me

sometimes gets hard, but I do try to do this every

day.

Are you under the care of a doctor for your fibro? I

also take multivitamins, omega oil complex, and

vitamin C+D, also folic acid and milk thistle, but the

last two are mainly for my RA meds. Oh, and

stretching also helps, really slow and not overdone,

or else I get muscle cramps! But movement of a slow

nature, stretching out your muscles fully, does help

to relieve muscle tension which can cause the muscle

spasms.

I hope this has helped - ask anything else you might

have a question about, and I am sure that you will get

an answer, probably several, as the people in this

group are very helpful.

Kathe in CA

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