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Fibromyalgia: I’m suffering from insomnia too.

Posted by victoria32 @victoria32, Mar 15 3:27pm

Fibromyalgia: I’m suffering from insomnia too. The chronic pain makes it difficult to get comfortable. The fatigue is also a HUGE problem! Most people don’t understand why I can’t plan activities very far ahead…

Victoria32

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covidstinks2023 | @covidstinks2023 | Mar 15 10:20pm

Victoria, Bless you lady! I totally understand. My birthday was this week. Someone came over Weds., & Thursday to visit. It was wonderful. A severe weather change came today and you guessed it.....pain and migraine. I couldn't even go hear my son play in his Bluegrass Gospel Group tonight. I was so grateful they did send me videos of them playing. I always say when I am invited to anything, "Lord willing, I will be there". Fibromyalgia is so painful, sore, burning, tiring and it also effects a lot of others things such as: dry eyes, daily headaches, brain fog, chronic fatigue, nonrestorative sleep, worsened joint pain, IBS.,etc.., I understand. I do find that hot soaks in epsom salt, voltaren gel and heat packs help me to function. So many meds I cannot tolerate that other people do with Fibro. I only take Flexeril. It's great for restless legs and helps you sleep. I've stopped taking it as often due to that it can cause short term memory loss. I try and stay active and get outside and get some sunshine. Praying for you sweet lady. I'm so sorry you have this. It's a very misunderstood malady because you look fine. God Bless You. **P.S. I also take Magnesium 200 mg daily as it helps you to relax and also I take CALM powder at night. Melatonin also helps you sleep....no more than 5-10 mg MAXIMUM Dose. Melatonin is also good for Long Covid which I have as well.

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ripley | @ripley | Mar 16 10:19am

I also have fibromyalgia, with pain and insomnia. Do you take any medications to help with either?

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1kay2 | @1kay2 | Mar 16 3:44pm

Yes insomnia goes with fibro. You're right even close family can't understand when I've said I'll come to a ballgame and last minute because a wind came up I have to bow out. Soon it seems no one any longer calls on you. I can't take flexeril or any the FM meds so my rheumatologist put me on a very old treatment of 1000mg of antibiotic every day. That and 4 T3"s a day is all I can take. Last night I was up 6 times so today am too tired to think.

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sue417 | @sue417 | Mar 17 9:20am
In reply to @covidstinks2023 "Victoria, Bless you lady! I totally understand. My birthday was this week. Someone came over Weds.,..." + (show)
@covidstinks2023

Victoria, Bless you lady! I totally understand. My birthday was this week. Someone came over Weds., & Thursday to visit. It was wonderful. A severe weather change came today and you guessed it.....pain and migraine. I couldn't even go hear my son play in his Bluegrass Gospel Group tonight. I was so grateful they did send me videos of them playing. I always say when I am invited to anything, "Lord willing, I will be there". Fibromyalgia is so painful, sore, burning, tiring and it also effects a lot of others things such as: dry eyes, daily headaches, brain fog, chronic fatigue, nonrestorative sleep, worsened joint pain, IBS.,etc.., I understand. I do find that hot soaks in epsom salt, voltaren gel and heat packs help me to function. So many meds I cannot tolerate that other people do with Fibro. I only take Flexeril. It's great for restless legs and helps you sleep. I've stopped taking it as often due to that it can cause short term memory loss. I try and stay active and get outside and get some sunshine. Praying for you sweet lady. I'm so sorry you have this. It's a very misunderstood malady because you look fine. God Bless You. **P.S. I also take Magnesium 200 mg daily as it helps you to relax and also I take CALM powder at night. Melatonin also helps you sleep....no more than 5-10 mg MAXIMUM Dose. Melatonin is also good for Long Covid which I have as well.

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Hi
I also have fibromyalgia and the same symptoms as you I take the same things as you also I do find CBD cream very helpful Better than the Voltaren On Joints Or painful muscles

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ripley | @ripley | Mar 17 10:40am
In reply to @1kay2 "Yes insomnia goes with fibro. You're right even close family can't understand when I've said I'll..." + (show)
@1kay2

Yes insomnia goes with fibro. You're right even close family can't understand when I've said I'll come to a ballgame and last minute because a wind came up I have to bow out. Soon it seems no one any longer calls on you. I can't take flexeril or any the FM meds so my rheumatologist put me on a very old treatment of 1000mg of antibiotic every day. That and 4 T3"s a day is all I can take. Last night I was up 6 times so today am too tired to think.

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What antibiotic do you take? I've never heard of that as treatment for fibromyalgia. What symptoms has this helped with? Also what are T3's? Thank you.

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