Wow Toony, Sounds like you have been through the mill. I have had fibromyalgia for 28 years. It is really flared up now with the high humidity and heat. It is a hard disease to treat. Please have your thyroid completely checked because Hashimotos often goes along with fibromyalgia. Good sleep is a great factor into better fibro days, avoid the stresses than you can, learn to say "NO", rest during the day if you need too take a nap....your body needs it, get a massage, use Voltaren Gel for pain, use heatpacks, soak in the tub in Epsom salt, Take 200 mg of Magnesium daily, try Melatonin 5 mg for sleep (Fibro patients tend not to sleep deep), a very low dose of Flexeril 5 mg (Prescription) has helped me greatly, water aerobics, move as much as you can or you will get stiff, eat clean, drink lots of water, get off aspartame and use stevia, steer clear of sweets as sugar causes inflammation, if you need to lose weight - try and get the extra pounds off.....it helps, Motrin or Advil if you can tolerate NSAIDs or Extra Strength Tylenol for pain. If you need something stronger you may have to go to a pain clinic if your primary will not prescribe it. Tenseness ramps up fibromyalgia....I repeat, tenseness ramps up fibromyalgia. Eat a lot of protein, steer clear from the fast food stuff, go to bed earlier at night, stay away from as much negativity as you can, like the news, social media negativity, etc., I hope some of this helps. Praying for you.
@covidstinks2023 Wow, thank you, you have packed a good amount of helpful pain-management strategies in your reply. Living with chronic pain takes strategy, problem solving and basically an overall attack. I think folks eventually come to realize that the pain-management tool box can never be too big. I used to think I needed to solely rely on doctors and what they prescribed to manage pain, only to learn that my pain was chronic which meant "for a life time". I learned to be an active participant in self-management and self-care to help create a complementary balance to what doctors offer. You mention good sleep hygiene, a healthy diet and stress management techniques. You are absolutely right, tenseness is no good for chronic pain it only induces it more. So, thank you again for bringing many valid strategies to the table. You're sharing is valuable. Have a lovely evening, I hope sleep is good to you.