heavy head with fms.

Well, only when I'm really sleepy. But I do know what you mean and it's no fun.

Are you taking something that could account for it?

Debbie

im not taking any medicine, well except prilosec which i just started, but this has gone on before that.

ive had an mri of my neck done, that was actually to check for MS.

it was negative so no structrual damage.

Chiropractic therapy may help, massages, i usually give my self one but its hard to get the key places yourself.

I would like to try that neuro massage, that sounds good!

I do get headaches at times, maybe its a varient of a migraine.

my dr gave all kinds of info on migranies, things i would have never guessed could happen.

thanks for the input.

jc77, I came across your post and had to sign up and reply!!  I could have written it myself.  Holding my head up is my worst symptom. 

I had a whiplash incident when I had really long hair. That was about 1984. I was diagnosed with Fibro in 1987 when it wasn't heard of to often. It has gotten progressivly worse over the years. I had a double fusion in my Cervical 5/6-6/7 in 2008.  I wish I could say it helped alot but unfortunately not very much.  I have to lay down to get any relief.  

I find myself constantly stretching, cracking and rubbing my neck. 

I have to  try to keep it straight or I really pay for it.  After I have been upright for a while,  I say I have to go take my head off for a while. 

I lay on an ice pack for a while, then up and down all day.  I say I am having a problem with gravity today since I can feel it pushing on me. The best thing (next to moving to the moon) is going in a hot tub or pool. I don't see a Chiro anymore but there is nothing like getting a massage and having someone hold my head while putting their fingers in just the right place. I have had every type.  Cranial Sacral (?) works the best for me. I just wish I could afford to have them more often!  It's hard to describe the pain since I have problems with all of my muscles but if I could eliminate one, it's definately the heavy head.  I tell people it feels like my head is sitting on my neck wrong even with the fusion. 

I wanted to share this with you to let you know you are not alone. 

I know exactly what you mean.  I didn't intend to start off writing a book.....my apoligies

Jc, if you have xrays a good chiropractor likes to see them.

But mostly they do the adjustment by feel. I know that sounds wacky.

Let me give you an example. I did a 5 lb weight exercise last year for the first time. I brought the weights across my chest and together and all at once I had a horrible pain in my rib and chest area.

I went to a GP. He had a heart test performed, he prescribed an inhaler because the pain was giving me difficulty in breathing. As always the inhaler did nothing for me and the doctor didn't know what to do for me. He asked me if I wanted a pain pill and I said no.

So I went to my chiropractor, hoping he could help me. He felt around that area, did an adjustment there and said my rib was out of alignment. It worked! I was so relieved. It made perfect sense, my doing that exercise put my rib out of alignment.