Re: Fibromyalgia questions -- Annie

[Guest guest]

I don't know anything about muscle relaxers. Maybe I should ask

about something to relax my stupid shoulder muscle. It feels like

it's sticking out 20 feet behind me in a tight and painful knot

today and I want to die. I came on real quick today to see if

anybody responded and then I'm going back to bed. Thank you for the

info, Debbie. It is very helpful.

Hugs,

Annie

>

> Hi Annie,

>

> I have had fibro since 1992. Light weight exercise helps my

muscles.

> Yoga does, also. Since I don't have a pool or hot tub I can't do

water

> exercise. My gym has a pool and they will have water aerobics next

> month. Water exercise is much easier on your joints and muscles.

>

> My stronger pain reliever is Darvocet N. I take it when I have

severe

> pain like in my shoulder now. But I don't take anything that

causes

> drowsiness if I have to drive anywhere. So I take most of them in

the

> evening. My muscle relaxant Soma helps with my fibro flares.

>

> hugs,

>

> Debbie L

>

[Guest guest]

I'm on the new Cymbalta but it makes me so sick my mornings are

shot. I'm glad I work at home so I can work close to the bathroom.

My daughter doesn't copy me working in the kitchen by pretneding to

tir a pot, she gets a bucket and pretends to be sick like mommy

every morning. Do your meds make you sick?

Annie

>

> Would you believe a med like Xanax or Paxil will help? At first, I

noticed

> that when I hurt I got worse and worse. Sometimes a good night's

sleep would

> help. Then I realized that when I started hurting my muscles would

tense up,

> causing me to hurt more, causing more tension, etc... and it built

from

> there. Now, I take a Xanax because it's a fast relief but doesn't

last long.

> I have a new one that I'll have to take regularly, it seems, to

build a

> comfort level that will stay there. At least that's what I'm being

told

> about it. Ask your doc about it, it could be a simple, cheap fix.

BTDT

>

> Dennis in Eastexas

> " It's not Rocket Surgery "

>

> [ ] Re: Fibromyalgia questions -- Annie

>

>

> >I don't know anything about muscle relaxers. Maybe I should ask

> > about something to relax my stupid shoulder muscle. It feels like

> > it's sticking out 20 feet behind me in a tight and painful knot

> > today and I want to die. I came on real quick today to see if

> > anybody responded and then I'm going back to bed. Thank you for

the

> > info, Debbie. It is very helpful.

> >

> > Hugs,

> > Annie

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Annie,

You're welcome. You need to find a muscle relaxant soon. Now my rt

trapezius is in a bad spasm, too. I took my Some at 5:45 but will

take another around 9:15 since I am allowed to take it 3x day.

Normally I only take it at bedtime unless I get spastic like now.

I have been taking Soma several years with complications. Other ones

I read that people take are Flexeril, Skalaxin, and Zanaflex. All

can cause drowsiness, unless we are in this situation.

Hope you feel better soon.

hugs,

Debbie L

>

> I don't know anything about muscle relaxers. Maybe I should ask

> about something to relax my stupid shoulder muscle. It feels like

> it's sticking out 20 feet behind me in a tight and painful knot

> today and I want to die. I came on real quick today to see if

> anybody responded and then I'm going back to bed. Thank you for

the

> info, Debbie. It is very helpful.

>

> Hugs,

> Annie

>