just having a moan!!!

I'm on day 5 6 or 7 (i cant remember) of a bad flare up. I can't believe this is happening again. I have been on Lyrica for a few months and have felt great. No headaches, abdominal pain and I was sleeping great, some minor pains but didn't mind them. Now I am almost back to square one. Constant Migraine for days, my hips and back are so sore that I can barely walk. When I do walk my feet hurt sooo bad, especially at the back of my heels. I thought walking was good for Fibro??? I have to sit on the edge of the seat while I type this because my "insides" hurt when I sit properly. I keep dropping stuff because I'm trembling. I'm waking up at 2:30 and 4 am every morning like clock work. Why is this happening, I'm on a high dose of Lyrica 450mg, I didnt think this would happen. I'm hoping that its just a temporary flare up becuase of the weather, it has been raining for days and very damp and cold. Anyone have any suggestions on how to aliveate the symptoms? I feel sooo crap and just want to curl up in a ball in my bed, but I'm at work. Might look a bit funny if I curl up under my desk.

Hi Robin. Thank you very much for this reply. It's great to know that flares like this can happen regardless of meds. Its so confusing and frustrating when I felt so well for a while, then this. I am so down, its just really getting to me today. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

I just soaked my feet in some really hot water with Epsom salts, heaven. I don't have a bath at the moment so that's the best I can do, will have the shower before bed.

I will definitely discuss with this my doctor. I have really bad tinnitus too so I want to discuss vit. b too. The tinnitus is so bad it wakes me up at night. Arggghhh, really annoying.

Thanks again Robin, its reassuring to read this.

Hi Mayo,

So sorry to hear how you are feeling. I have had fibromyalgia over thirty years and I feel like I have run the gamut of this disease. Thats just what it is, a dis- ease, to put it mildly. I have pain pretty much every day in my legs and when it flares I just want to rip my legs off and throw them across the lawn. Wouldn't that be a site? There goes Linda, with her fibro legs. lol

But besides me being funny or trying to be, I know, deep in my soul, the heartache from the pain. I know for me a hot bath calms everything down for a good twenty to forty minutes and mayo, sometimes I jump right back into the tub for a second bath if I have to. You do what you have to do. I have found a good pain doctor that helps me with meds and therapies and prescriptions for tens units and whatever. That may be an avenue for you to explore, if you haven't already. I see you are working, so you need something long acting. A long acting pain med may work for you as well as a tens unit. I don't know. Each individual has their own specific needs.

If I can help you more just email me or jump back on here and we will chat some more. I will be following this thread to see what happens with you, so I hope you come back.

Nice meeting you and God's blessings for you.

Lindaloo

Thanks a million to you all, its great to have a place to go where people listen and understand. My family and friends don't understand the full extent of it but they try, my wife tries very hard and I know its not easy on her either. And yes, its very nice to meet all of you.

I took an extra 75mg of Lyrica last night and some ibuprofen and boy did they work. I had a good sleep, still tired today but less than yesterday and I feel a bit better. I even slept in and was late for work, can't be helped I suppose. Sleep definitely makes a massive difference to the pain. I still find it hard to walk but at least its more bareable. Bed at 8 tonight I think.

I had a good chat with my employer yesterday and they have offered the services of their company doc. It cant hurt to see them as well as my family doc. They might suggest a good pain doc as you suggested Linda.

Thanks again, it really got to me yesterday but I know now that it'll pass. I can't wait for the weather to change, roll on summer time.

Sean

Hi ak angel. Thank you for replying. I'm a newbie to FM, I was diagnosed a few months ago, so havent tried too much apart from the meds I'm on. I'm willing to try anything, it is so sore to walk and the pain jumps between hips. At the moment I'm sitting at my desk at work and I'm getting spikey pains from my hips up to my ribs, they make me jump.

I am going to setup an appointment with my doc this afternoon and will mention anti-inflam to her. I need to do something at this stage. I am feeling a bit better than I was a few days ago but still have the migraine and hip pain. I baked a caramalised pear cake last night and by the time I was finished I couldnt walk. My feet and hips were so sore. It was a darn good cake though .

Thanks again ak angel.

Sean