I have it constantly also, for the most part I have learned to ignore it but some days it is more intense than others. I haven't figured out how to turn it "off" yet either....
Hi Stin, I'm curious to know why you wish you could have experienced the strong vibrations for longer. I find them so draining and I also find laying down and relaxing helps reduce their intensity....
Hi stin, I suspect it has something to do with our adrenal glands. I believe that fibromyalgia is similar to PTSD, I also believe mine is the result of being under constant stress in a bad marriage...
I have noticed the humming sensation too...for the most part I don't notice it but when I lay down quietly its quite annoying. It seems to be a constant thing for the most part but every so often it...
Hi Fish, I don't know if this will help but 1) you might want to try taking some D-ribose the day after a more intense than usual workout. I don't do the whole workout thing but I do find on days...
If you can't take suppliments maybe you could try epsom salts. Have a nice long soak in a warm bath with epsom salts just before bed. Magnesium really helped with my muscle cramps also so maybe you...
I'm awake too...since 4:30 :( I can fall asleep most days no problem I just wish I could sleep for 7 or 8 hours at one time. It's not even pain waking me up it's like my body decides Ok you've had...
So........ I was watching this show last night on TV called "Cold Case", there's a scene with a husband and wife sitting at their kitchen table being questioned about a murder. The wife says...
I've tried 5 HTP and I didn't find it helped at all but everyone is diffierent and I guess you won't know unless you try it. It's supposed to help you sleep better....
Cairn Terrier "The Cairn Terrier is one of the oldest terrier breeds, originating in the Scottish Highlands and recognized as one of Scotland's earliest working dogs. It is used for hunting and...
I would love to get a recliner, it's on my wish list. I decided it might be a good idea one day when I was in alot of pain all over my body and I had a dentist's appointment. My appointment took...
I can only tell you what I take and what seems to work for me but that doesn't mean it will work for you. I started taking magnesium/malic acid first, I found that it helped with muscle cramps and...
I guess mine has always been..."Don't sweat the small stuff" and I've gotten to a point where almost everything is small stuff lol...
1) finish painting the spare bedroom 2) wash the siding on the house 3) paint the livingroom and kitchen...
I have had bouts with it and I find a heating pad very helpful....
I'm sorry your going through all this but I was wondering couldn't you make some kind of payment arrangements with your grandma to pay her back the money? I'm assuming her money was used to pay your...
It depends on the day...sometimes my neck and shoulders, sometimes my lower back, sometimes my middle back, I went through a period of 6-8 months with really bad knee pain, I get headaches and TMJ...
I just ordered a book called the serotonin power diet, it's supposed to increase the serotonin in your brain naturally through diet. This is the same thing the anti depressants so many of us are on...
I have been having acupuncture 3 times a week for about a month now and I find it does help my neck alot. It seems to keep it from seizing up and causing a headache. I have my acupuncture done by my...
Dear Robert, My question to you is....why would you post such a lengthy rant asking for feedback if you only want to hear "feedback" in support of your position? I'm sure there is not really near...
I went out with a boy whose brothers name was Joel Do you know anyone named Shannah?...
Oooooo.....I've seen that workout. I think it would probably kill you, I know it would me lol. I was doing the Slim in Six workout last year before my fibro really kicked in and I was having trouble...
Yes my cousin...do you know someone named Jody?...
I was just sitting here when I realized...hey, I'm not really having any pain right at this moment! Then I kinda just sit back and really appreciate the feeling while in the back of my mind wondering...
My brother had sleep apnea and that was the reason he went to get tested was because he was tired all the time and didn't wake up refreshed. If he feels fine I wouldn't think he had it. People who...
I'm not familiar (thank god) with this kind of pain but it sounds alot like the nerve pain that diabetics suffer from. Theirs is caused by nerve damage but there are salves and topical ointments on...
Mine too is almost always on my right side. Right shoulder and neck pain, right side TMJ, right sciatica, right back pain :(...
http://www.fibromyalgia-symptoms.org/forums/Fibromyalgia_Support_Groups/Fibromyalgia_and_pregnancy/ This is a forum with ppl with fibro discussing their pregnancies...hope it helps...
Thank you everyone for all your advice. I should have mentioned that I have tried a bed buddy and it doesn't help, I've even tried ice packs and a combination of alternating the two. Stretching and...
I think the hardest part of having fibro is these headaches I get. They start with my shoulders stiffening up then my neck and up to the base of my skull. Then it will turn into the most horrible...
My view is that if you have to pay to get it that it's a scam....any legit doctor that discovered a cure for this would make it available to everyone. Do you think if they ever come up with a cure...
I'm with you neeters. I miss feeling normal, even on a good day it's just not the same. I also get tired of listening to myself talk about how I feel, it's like it takes over your whole life. I try...
I'm recently diagnosed but I'm sure I've had this for years perhaps all my life. When I'm feeling up to it I surf the web looking for information on this disease and it makes me frustrated and angry....
A typical American eats 28 pigs in his/her lifetime. California's Frank Epperson invented the Popsicle in 1905 when he was 11-years-old. Each American eats an average of 51 pounds of chocolate per...
I think Austenfan is right...you should have some blood work done. I think I read somewhere that vitamin B deficiency can cause your hair to fall out or thyroid problems can also. That should show up...
I used to be married to a man like that,"I want my life to be just so" but he wants someone else to make sure it is. I'm glad he did me the favour of leaving me before I was hit with fibro as I...
I'm having accupuncture as part of my physio therapy. They are only focusing on my right arm and shoulder but I find it does help. I don't know how well it would work for your entire body and since...
Found this online maybe it will help http://www.thebody.com/content/art5046.html#drymouth...
OK..I was sitting here watching TV and my hand started to fell kind of funny. It started to feel like it was swelling up...but it wasn't. Then it started to feel really hot...but it wasn't hot to the...
I found the biggest relief I got from my sciatica was after I had orthotics made for my shoes...the way I was standing was aggravating it. Physiotherapy and chiropractic care also helped me alot....
LOL I just assumed it was Dear...
Does having an elevated temp make you feel cold all the time? I'm always cold and is low blood pressure part of having fibro?...
That makes me wanna cry :(...
My husband has always wanted to go to Hawaii and it's warm and has beaches so that would work for me. I always feel so much better after laying on the warm sand for a few hours so that's where I...
From what I can tell it's different for everybody but my experience is any problems that I had before that caused me pain is where it manifests itself for the most part. I was a factory worker for 23...
I think it is probably from the Fibro because my short term memory is HORRIBLE!!!! I would guess the majority of the problem is from lack of sleep as it doesn't seem as bad on days that I'm not as...
Sounds like Sciatica to me too, especially if it's only one leg. I have had exercises to help relieve it. You lie on your back on the floor and gently pull your knee to your chest and hold it for a...
So sorry for your loss do-over :(...
This is kind of funny because my ears just did that last night! My left ear started getting really warm and I said to my husband...."look at my ear" and he's like "wow it's bright red! Does it hurt?"...
My doctor tried to put me in Cymbalta. I only took one pill and I was out of it for 3 days. I couldn't concentrate at all, I had horrible dry mouth, my stomach was doing flips and everything I ate...