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Posted 5/28/2012 11:40 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Friends! I have noticed increased anxiety and I'm wondering if fibro causes this and why? Is it physiologically related or do fibro challenges/circumstances cause it? Thank-you!
Posted 5/28/2012 11:46 PM (GMT 0)
It could be. I take medication for anxiety and it really helps. I think fibromyalgia can effect our anxiety especially when we are always trying to make plans and don't know if we can fullfill our obligations. I finally said to heck with it, I will take one day at a time. When you do this, you can relieve yourself of a lot of anxiety. I just try to go with the flow of things and ride it out.

I hope you can do this too. Anxiety stinks... You may want to talk to your doc about that one...

Hugs, Karen

PS... I hope that you feel better soon.
Posted 5/29/2012 3:05 AM (GMT 0)
I had anxiety prior to Fibromyalgia.
Posted 5/29/2012 5:32 AM (GMT 0)
I use to have real bad anxity, but it's so much better now. i dont take meds for it. I went to some clases on anxiety and leared a lot. It was like a group therapy with info on how to learn to control it. I do have a diagnoses of PTSD. Have you tried some self help books? Listening to music is also great therapy for me. There is so much on the market Dr's can give you, but so many of them can be addicting. I didn't have a choice to take meds due to a dependency issues. I dont have the answer about why Fibro patients have anxiety. Maybe I will learn with you when somebody responds to the question. Lol
Posted 5/29/2012 7:43 AM (GMT 0)
I have so many different problems it's hard to tell which came first and what caused what! I have fibro, anxiety and depression. I believe there are fibro flares and I'm in a long never ending one. I have other serious health problems which I think help to make the fibro worse.

Massage does help a lot. I started out weekly and gone bi-weekly for years. The reason it works for me is the masseuse can feel the fibro like knotts in my muscles and the tense muscles in my neck, shoulders, back, arms, legs and feet. If I have to miss an appointment the pain gets worse until I get in to see her. You don't want a fluff and buff massage you need a therapeutic one.

Acupuncture helps with my feet but not so well for the rest of my body.

Also sitting in a hot bath or hot tub helps the pain and muscles as well.
Posted 5/30/2012 4:17 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for answering. I don't feel alone in this. Still wondering though if anxiety is symptom of fibro or separate? Sounds like a few of u had before fibro. I wonder if any of u developed with fibro
Posted 5/30/2012 11:16 AM (GMT 0)
http://m.everydayhealth.com/fibromyalgia/101/fibromyalgia-link-to-depression-anxiety

Thanks Deepwell. This made sense and sparked some interest to research. I found a link above that answers my question, as well as touches on your point.
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