Has anyone heard of any positive results from using food grade Diatomaceous Earth? This is supposed be be a great pain and inflammation reliever. Thank you all in advance. Chuck...
Hi everyone, I am looking for a common sense, non-medical term article on Fibromyalgia that I can send to my wife's sisters so that they can get a handle on what she is going through. They are very...
The Pernaton is a topical gel, the Omega XL is a capsule. She has not tried either one yet but I am hoping to get the Pernaton very soon....
Hi Kimbly, I am sorry that your husband does not seem to grasp the seriousness of your Fibrp. My wife also has Fibro and has suffered now for over 10 years. I do understand her fatigue and her...
I have read that Pernaton gel, which is an extract from the New Zealand Green Lipped Mussel, may be beneficial in alleviating some of the pain from Fibro. Has anyone tried this and had any success?...
Okay, I have been reading about some folks getting relief through eating pickles or drinking pickle juice. Does anyone have any info on this? My wife is just in the midst of what seems like a...
My wife is also having trigger point injections on 1/15. Her pain is literally all over, I assume the shots will be on multiple visits. Can anyone tell me what we can expect?...
Hello and thank you for the great replies. I do all the cooking and my adult son and I do the cleaning. I am her health advocate and I try very hard to keep the everyday stress of home life out of...
Does anyone have any advice or words of encouragement. . .my wife, Maggie, has been suffering with her fibro for 4 years now and watching her suffer is killing me. There is NOTHING I can do to...
Has anyone heard of using Hemp oil and hemp oil capsules to ease the flareups of Fibro? I read that is was great for relieving the pain. But so far, three weeks of oil and 2 weeks of capsules have...
Congratulations on winning your case. This is of particular interest to me as my wife is considering Disability also. She currently works between 32 and 42 hours a week and between the many varied...
Hey Couchtater, can you find out what the blend is? I would really appreciate it. Thanks so much, Chuck...
Has anyone heard of using "Essential Oils" for relief of Fibro symptoms?...
I just read a series of posts on FB about Oil Pulling. One of the posters claims to have gotten relief from her Fibro symptoms through Oil pulling. Has anyone had any experience with this? I have...
Hello everyone, I am back again with another question about another symptom my wife has developed. So, can Fibro affect your sense of taste? She has noticed that everything taste blah to her. This...
Hi Gang, my wife take Neurontin for her Fibro and it has helped. She works for a Neurologist and he told her that Neurontin is one of the safest drugs as far as side-effects out there. Maggie takes...
Okay, we have found a new RA Dr. for Maggie and she has agreed to ask for the REMERON, but one of the side effects is craving sugar and being a type 2 Diabetic, this is of concern to us both. Any...
I would really love for her to go on disability, we really enjoy each other's company, but she would loose her health insurance for two years, until she qualified for medicare. As it is, I don't have...
Right now she is taking Savella 1x daily, if she takes 2, her nausea and headache is unbearable. She also take Roserum (sp?), for insomnia and it is not working. She has tried all the OTC stuff to no...
Hi everyone, I have posted here a few times with questions about my wife's Fibromyalgia and I have another one. Magggie watched a tv show last night that featured a woman who claimed her Fibo was...
Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I did read on the net that Hydroxizine helps with the itching and since she has a prescription already she is trying that. She is also stopping her Zinc...
Hello folks, I haven't been here in a few months. anyway my wife has developed a new symptom. . . . horrible itching. it is bilateral and worsens at night. Has anyone had this symptom or know what to...
Hi all, thank you for all the info. Maggie is definitely post-menopausal, she never had night sweats while going thru menopause. So this is an entirely new symptom. @Deepwell, thank you for the...
My wife has a new symptom, night sweats, has anyone experienced this? Thank you all! Chuck...
Thank you everyone that has answered my posts, Maggie is over the hump with the nausea and headache from the Savella, BUT she is having a horrible time with the agitation (read-ANGER), that seems to...
Hi C_cubed, I am new here also and my wife has Fibromyalgia. I am learning more and more each day about my wife's condition. But I think the most important thing is to be sensitive to her feelings,...
Thank you to everybody who has contributed to my thread, my wife (Maggie), is taking 850 mcgs of Folic Acid and 500mgs of Magnesium everyday and the nausea and headache are unabated. She tried eating...
I have seen a few people mention taking Natural Supplements to alleviate the pain of Fibromyalgia, does anyone know what they are and what the doses are?...
Thank you for all the advice, my wife is now taking 250 mgs of Magnesium, morning and evening and 800 mcgs of Folic Acid on a daily basis. The headache has eased a lot but the nausea still seems to...
Folic Acid, are there any side effects with this?...
Hi there, I am new here, I joined to get information to help my wife who has Fibromyalgia. She started taking Savella about four weeks ago and the drug is like a miracle for her, it works well on her...