What alternative things have you tried?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I was wondering if any of you have tried any alternative things to help with

the pain and sleep? If so, can you tell me what they were and how they

worked?

I went to the YMCA to day and signed up for an aquatic class for people with

arthritis. I'm hoping that will help. I sure cannot take a lot of those

meds anymore. I was sick as a dog trying to get off some of them and I

don't want to go though that again. As you can imagine, I'm in pain.

Walking is such a chore, even with my cane.

Tigger (Ruth) in Rhode Island

[Guest guest]

Hi Tigger - For sleep, have you tried benadryl or melatonin? I can only take a

half dose of benadryl as a whole dose will wire me up instead of making me

sleepy.

I used melatonin when I ran out of Ambien. It worked, but often left me feeling

hungover in the morning. I hope you find something that helps. Take care.

Jeanne in WI

Hi,

I was wondering if any of you have tried any alternative things to help with

the pain and sleep? If so, can you tell me what they were and how they worked?

[Guest guest]

Hi Ruth,

I did the water aerobics for arthritics when I was first diagnosed. I think it

helped, but the

people all complained so much about how horrible they felt (none of them had

FM), that I

started to become very negative and " un-hopeful " about my pain. So after 3

rounds

(about a year or so), I stopped going.

I also tried acupuncture (not very helpful for me, though I know others who had

better

results), massage (felt good at the time, but no lasting effects), and

homeopathic

injections of Traumeel into the trigger spots (a little effective).

For a long time I was taking Fibroplex (nutritional supplements) and that really

helped

almost immediately. Then I got lazy and stopped taking them. When I went back

to it, it

didn't seem to work anymore, but maybe the pills were just too old. Maybe I'll

try them

again...

About 3 years ago I found Sympathical's Fibromyalgia lotion and that has worked

pretty

well. On my very bad days, I'll pull it out and I do get some substantial

relief. It's a small

bottle, but a tiny bit goes a very long way. It's just very hard to find.

Can't wait to hear others' experiences!

Hi,

I was wondering if any of you have tried any alternative things to help with the

pain and

sleep? If so, can you tell me what they were and how they worked?

I went to the YMCA to day and signed up for an aquatic class for people with

arthritis. I'm

hoping that will help. I sure cannot take a lot of those meds anymore. I was

sick as a dog

trying to get off some of them and I don't want to go though that again. As you

can

imagine, I'm in pain. Walking is such a chore, even with my cane.

Tigger (Ruth) in Rhode Island

[Guest guest]

Oh, I forgot that my cousin swears she had FM and did a series of rolfing

sessions that

cured the FM. I have never had the money to do the full series, so I haven't

tried it.

Also, on the revolutionealth website, FM people rate meditation and yoga as

being

extremely helpful. Here's the link:

http://www.revolutionhealth.com/drugs-treatments?condition=fibromyalgia-syndrome\

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fms&q=fibromyalgia&stype=c

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> the pain and sleep? If so, can you tell me what they were and how they

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> I went to the YMCA to day and signed up for an aquatic class for people with

> arthritis. I'm hoping that will help. I sure cannot take a lot of those

> meds anymore. I was sick as a dog trying to get off some of them and I

> don't want to go though that again. As you can imagine, I'm in pain.

> Walking is such a chore, even with my cane.

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