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Posted 11/9/2014 3:12 AM (GMT 0)
Does anyone have this fibro symptom or did I eat some really tough fajita meat? How long did yours last?
Posted 11/9/2014 3:32 AM (GMT 0)
Is it like tmj? I hear a lot of folks with fibro that have it...

I am sure there are some good acupressure points for this..
Posted 11/9/2014 3:35 AM (GMT 0)
First it was both sides, now it's just the left side going on 1 month... Geez
Posted 11/9/2014 5:48 AM (GMT 0)
Every once in awhile I will feel like I have a bad toothache...but it turns out its just the fibro... It usually just hits one side (but has known to hit both sides)... Just please know that what we are suffering from is not 'uncommon'... Sometimes that alone helps! Take good care.
Posted 11/9/2014 7:15 AM (GMT 0)
There are exercises for that jaw joint that can take the pressure off..

Maybe google that... I forget where i ran across them
Posted 11/9/2014 7:25 AM (GMT 0)
I know that's very painful. I had my jaw to pop out of line several years ago. It seemed to hurt forever.
Have you tried massaging at the joint?
Posted 11/9/2014 3:52 PM (GMT 0)
Relax your jaw. Rub gently the hinge area, at the bottom of the ears. Gently let the mouth fall open. Take your chin in your hand and lightly move it up and down. Continue to massage the jawline and the jaw joint, moving lower jaw up and down. As you do so, imagine you are filling the joint with each breath.

Take an anti-inflammatory before you start.

Take two wash clothes and dip them into almost boiling water. When they are cool enough to handle, lie down and place them over the jaw hinge. Repeat.
Posted 11/9/2014 10:56 PM (GMT 0)
TMJ commonly overlaps with Fibro. For me, it came before the Fibro and I can't imagine what my life would be like if I had to still suffer that agony at the level it was like back then. If you ask my TMJ doc he'd likely tell you that Fibro is just TMJ symptoms. I don't necessarily agree with that, I think they are two different things that a lot of us happen to have both of.
Posted 11/10/2014 3:43 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks everybody!
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