RE: Re: What alternative things have you tried?/Pielet

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Thanks Pielet.

Where do you find the Fibroplex? Also, where do you find the Sympathical's

Fibromyalgia lotion? I'm always open to new ideas.

What kind of doctor gave you the injections?

Tigger (Ruth) in Rhode Island

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From: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

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Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 10:57 PM

To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

Subject: Re: What alternative things have you tried?

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!