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Posted 11/10/2012 1:04 AM (GMT 0)
I am waiting for a first visit to a rheumatologist and am curious as to the pain experiences of others. When I wake up in the morning, it is so painful to get out of bed and get around. Trying to turn over during the night is extremely painful. The pain is located in both upper arms, backs of both legs, and now in my hands. During the day when I am active, my pain lessens a great deal but returns when I sit down for the evening. My arms seem to "lock up" and are painful until I move around once again. Does anyone have the same symptoms?
Posted 11/10/2012 1:25 AM (GMT 0)
Hi there...Welcome to the boards!...If you click on the "sticky" thread at the top of the main Fibro board page, you will see the title Fibro 101..This has lots of good info about Fibro and many helpful items..

I think most of us with Fibro get stiff and sore muscles...That is why for me (and many others) a muscle relaxer is one of the best medicinal tools. There is Flexeril, Robaxin, Skelaxin, Baclofen or Zanaflex. I rotate through a few of them every few years and am back on Flexeril right now. It is extremely helpful.

Hopefully the Rheumatologist will end up prescribing you one of these to take as needed.

I also get up and do a light AM yoga session (on a DVD) that helps stretch out/loosen up my muscles. As well as taking a nice warm shower.

As well as getting a good breakfast with a complex carb and protein helps me get a great start to the day. I also drink close to 12-14 cups of water all day long. This keeps my energy levels up and feeling good.

And then in the evening after dinner, I take my doggy on a 1.4 mile walk. It actually helps me not feel so sore from the day and is a few hours before bed time so it helps me sleep better.

I have to get up at least every 20-30 minutes throughout the day to walk a small amount and stretch...this keeps the stiffness at bay.

With Fibro it's actually very important to keep moving..

We are happy that you found us but sorry you have Fibro...You will find a wonderful group of people on HW that live great and fulfilling lives with this illness.
Posted 11/10/2012 1:32 AM (GMT 0)
Charizzy- I use to have those days until I got on this med that is long acting. I truly believe this helped the symptoms you describe. I use to feel like I was 80 years old getting out of bed. I am on subutex for pain control. On day I was sitting around reading post after post about people having theses miserable pains like I use to have. I really do think the long lasting effects make a difference. I take one in the morning and at night. This drug is becoming more popular for chronic pain. I hope you can find something that works for you. I also use a heating blanket to relax my muscles at night. Hopefully you will get some great hints to help your pain.
Posted 11/10/2012 2:07 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the information. I am anxiously awaiting my appointment and getting some help although it's still a month away. In the meantime, I am using Tylenol and Advil to help with my pain. Have you found that avoiding any particular foods is helpful? I have read that staying away from sugar works for some people.
Posted 11/10/2012 4:16 AM (GMT 0)
I have notice a big difference in Reactive hypoglycemic reaction I was having with my sugar intake. I was having this horrible feeling especially after meals like my sugar would bottom out. Once I finally figured it out I feel so much better. I have changed my diet some. It's not perfect, easy to go backwards with it. I finally got a book on fibro and it gave me a wealth of information.
Posted 11/10/2012 5:23 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, Charizzy. Welcome! You've gotten some great info already from Snowbunny and ak angel.

One thing that makes Fibro so frustrating is that it's often so hard to find the combination of meds, exercise, diet, etc. etc. that works best for us, because we are each dealing with a different chemical makeup, other conditions, and so on...there just isn't one right way to go, for the most part.

I do think, though, that everyone would agree it's important not to sit or lie around too much if you can possibly help it. Some people can exercise way more than others. I'm one who has to be very careful, but then I recently had spine surgery and I'm no spring chicken.  :-)   

We really love to help eachother around here, so I hope you'll keep posting. We understand what it's like to have this maddening illness!

Debbie

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