Fibromyalgia suffereres... What do you do when you have a pain attack? What cure!
Question: Can anyone of you who are suffering from this diliberating disease, help me out? What cures are there avaiable?
What do you do when you have severe pain attacks all over your body?
Answers: Can anyone of you who are suffering from this diliberating disease, help me out? What cures are there avaiable?
What do you do when you have severe pain attacks all over your body?
Dear Angel,
I suffer from fibromyalgia for over 8 years now. This disabling disease has no cure but there are things you can do to help minimize the pain or to help you cope with the pain.
I run an online (FREE) support group on MSN for Fibromyalgia sufferers. It's a group full of women of many ages who are so incredible; they are there for you and offer such great advice and support. It is called Fibro Serenity Garden if you are interested in reaching out for support.
Many things you can do to help cope with the pain are hot baths, heating pads, an anti-inflammatory (such as Aleve), pain medication, and perhaps Lyrica if the doctor believe it might help you. Lyrica isn't a cure but it does offer some relief but you should know that it does not work for everyone.There are also others that doctors may try, like Neurontin. One important thing is for you to see a Rheumatologist as soon as possible. This doctor is one who is more knowledgable about this terrible disease and will be more likely to offer all types of treatments. The next step is to get a pain doctor because this doctor will not hesitate to give you a pain medication to help you with your pain attacks. These two doctors are key to getting some control back from the pain. I try everything to try to cope with the pain.
When I have a pain attack, I take my pain medicine and lay down till it takes the edge off. When I'm in a fibro flare, I will take the Aleve to try to decrease the inflammation and I also try to take my pain medication. During a Fibro Flare, you will find that it is even painful to take a shower because the water hitting your skin is so painful. Usually it takes an hour for me to be able to get up out of bed when I wake up in the morning because the stiffness and ache is so bad.
So you are not alone Angelika. There are things you can do to try to take the edge off and alleviate some of the symptoms. I hope I was able to give you some answers and at least give you some hope. I am here to help in any way I can.
There is a new medicaiton out. Is it called Lyrica? Something like that.
Find a doc who believes in the disease as many think its all in your head.
Good luck. I cant imagine that kind of pain
New drug on the market called Lyrica has met a high success rate in reducing pain. It works on the pain stimulus coming from the nerve endings. Call your doctor and ask him about trying it.
Here is their website:
http://www.lyrica.com/content/fibromyalg...
Good luck
P.S. I used Lyrica for nerve damage pain that was uncontrolled by narcotics in my hand. It was a wonder drug to me.
Alpha Lipoic Acid
Works like a charm for many (not all) with Fibromyalgia.
No cure, doctors do not understand yet what the condition is, let alone find a cure for it.
The current treatments are pain relief, and yes, Lyrica is having some success. Lots of rest, and during a severe pain, sufferers are advised to sit or lay down. Adequate rest, good nutrition, and the use of mood elevators seem to help, too.
Some one I know recomended a tilt table for relief. I would say the jury is still out on that one. Exercise is also recommended.
See what nih.gov has to say, also look for a fibromyalgia support group or website. I'll go look, I'll be back.
Oh, yeh! nih is the place. Go to Medline, type in fibromyalgia, and you will get a whole page menu with some colored boxes at the bottom. Go there, and pick. I found a whole single-spaced page of topics. Medline is accessible through nih.gov, or type Medline into your browser.
Anybody wanting to know what the government thinks about herbal remedies, go to Medline, they have a list, and have given grades about each one, "A" for they do what the remedy claims it does, and b, c, etc for less.
Cool site, everyone should try this one.