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Fibromyalgia -- Need help on how to handle severe pain

Fibromyalgia | Last Active: Oct 29, 2023 | Replies (156)

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@marye2

I go to a pain clinic for 5-oxy-3.25 tylenol (Percoset). I take it at night. I do not know what this is, but it has plagued me for the past 8 years. I have autoimmune with fibro overlap. It is definitely affected by diet (stick to non-processed, low sugar, avoid inflammatory foods) and improved by movement during the day to strengthen and loosen tight tendons and muscles. I found that edema massage (toes to torso/fingers to shoulders) as on you tube, laying next to the wall with legs up against it for 20 minutes, basic cat/cow/child/cobra yoga, elevating legs and doing pumping (heel to toe) motions makes a difference. My D3 levels were low and so I take that and B vitamins. So: make sure you do move periodically throughout the day and stay hydrated; this is not something that you can improve with rest in bed.

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Thanks for sharing what works for you. It is always so helpful.
I wish I could take the strong narcotics like percs and vicoden, those absolutely took my pain away but I got so terribly backed up and with chronic diverticulitis, I ended up with an 8 day stay in the hospital (one of four). That was with taking the super sweet (yuck) prescription for constipation.
We do need to find what works for us. I just wanted to mention the down side of the narcotics. For some reason, they put Tramadol into the same category though it is formulated to act as one. Sure there is a risk of overusing and thus addiction but only because it works. I knw that if I take more than prescribed, I'll run out. It just seems simple to me.