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Posted 12/25/2014 5:51 PM (GMT 0)
First of all, hello, I'm brand new here. Found you all by googling fibro and anxiety as apparently it's my new symptom. Could use some advice on that as well.
But can anyone recommend a good tasting, affordable, vitamin-filled, all natural, gluten free protein shake mix? No stevia, if possible. lol, the perfect shake mix, in other words! smilewinkgrin
Posted 12/25/2014 7:52 PM (GMT 0)
Try dymatize or optimum nutrition. You can find them at vitamin shoppe or GLC or cheaper at netrition.com or supplementwarehouse.com.
Posted 12/26/2014 12:59 AM (GMT 0)
Hello, Philippina, and welcome to the forum.

If you get the chance, look at "Fibro 101," our first thread on the list. It's got so much helpful information in it, all kinds of stuff about Fibro. I still look at it now and then.

Have you been diagnosed with Fibro, or do you just suspect it?

I don't know anything about protein shakes, but I'm sure others will. Let me refer you to our Diet and Food Discussions thread....in fact, I'll bump it up to the top of the thread list for you. We keep discussions of food to one thread, because a while back they were getting too numerous.

I hope you'll keep posting - we're here to help.

Debbie
Posted 12/26/2014 1:20 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you Debbie! Yes, I've been diagnosed, back in 2004. I've had pain, fibro fog, fatigue for years, but it got really bad when I moved back to Florida from the weather systems! And stress. Had two really bad years. But I've been treating it mostly with nutrition and a new stress-free part time job, and am doing better.
But now I seem to have developed anxiety! I thought I was having a stroke a couple of times! I'm really unhappy about this and hate having to take pills for it. I don't feel like I have enough anxiety in my life for my body to be doing this to me! Could use some input...
Posted 12/26/2014 1:59 AM (GMT 0)
For some strange reason anxiety seems to follow chronic pain. I guess we stress out over the pain? I don't know....

I try to relax with hypnosis videos from David Fairweather I find on youtube. He has a relaxing voice and has several varieties posted. He even has some to help your fall asleep.

I do take a low dose of paxil which seems to help my pain some and anxiety.
Posted 12/26/2014 4:06 AM (GMT 0)
I've been taking generic cymbalta for three years now. Nurse practioner put me on it, said they had recently learned it helps fibro, which I can testify it does. Might help anxiety too, check with ye doc.
Posted 12/26/2014 6:33 AM (GMT 0)
Just a thought - my daughter was having panic attacks back in June and, like you, didn't feel that there was any logical reason why. She was starting a new job, but it shouldn't have caused all this: she'd sweat profusely, her heart would pound, and she couldn't concentrate at all. She said her body reactions were what made her so anxious, and it was a vicious circle. She finally felt she had to quit the job after 1 week because of the attacks, and was so disappointed...

Her doctor put her on Effexor, and it's really helped. She started another job last week, and no problems! Of course, that particular med might not work for you, but something else might.

Debbie
Posted 12/26/2014 12:32 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you all for your comments! Please keep them coming, they help so much as I try to figure this out! I appreciate you!
Posted 12/26/2014 5:56 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, Philippina, and welcome! I used to suffer from anxiety badly. It became dibilitating. I was put on Valium four times a day and that medication was changing my personality.

One Sunday in church, the sermon was on fear. The minister used the scripture that you will find in my signature. It was then that I realized that anxiety was nothing but fear...almost like the fight or flight situation. I knew I didn't have anything to fear so I was going to work to kick this to the curb.

I did pray and kept repeating that scripture. I used Lamaze breathing too. If I started to hyperventilate, I would cup my hands and breathe into them and that stopped the hyperventilation. When I would be hit with anxiety I started to recognize it. I knew I wasn't having a heart attack or stroke. It was just anxiety raising it's ugly head. I would "dismiss" it and start focusing on something else and, before I knew it, the anxiety left. It stayed around less and less the more I did this and now I rarely am bothered with anxiety.

I hope this helps you.

I live in Florida too...the Tampa Bay area...and love it! I lived in the snowy north all of my life and the cold would practically paralyze me but the warmth is wonderful for me. The rain? Not that great but it moves swiftly through here and it's only a few months that are really rainy. I'm glad you have become acclimated to the weather and you should continue to feel better. I sure have!

Be sure to read Fibro 101...the first thread on the forum. There are good links to info about fibro and you will learn a lot there.

I'm looking forward to getting to know you. Don't hesitate to ask questions because we are here to help you. Hope to hear more from you soon.

Sherrine
Posted 12/26/2014 6:17 PM (GMT 0)
Tampa Bay! Awesome.

Are you familiar with Destin, FL? I have friends there and have considered making the move...

Jen
Posted 12/26/2014 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
Destin is close the Fort Walton Beach and it's a beautiful area. But it does get colder there, seem to get more rain, and are far more prone to hurricanes. It seems the panhandle gets them quite a bit. So do keep that in mind. But many people love that area so you probably would too.

Sherrine
Posted 12/26/2014 10:00 PM (GMT 0)
Sherrine, Thank you for the scripture! That is another thing, I know all the scriptures on fear, and I didn't think I was fearful or anything. The dr said our bodies just do it. Maybe it is magnified, like our pain is magnified. There didn't seem to be any rhyme or reason...I will try your method for resisting it.
about the weather, I have fibro WORSE since moving back here. Up north, the cold and damp bothered me too, but these pressure systems wiped me out! Winter here especially, but any storm, frontal system, etc. I do love the heat though! I am about 10 minutes from beach! (I don't get there often, of course) Anyway, the only place I never had problems with fibro was in Mexico! Completely stable weather system in that area.
So guess what? I live in Tampa Bay too! In Holiday.
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