The magic bullet in my fight against fibromyalgia

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I have some reservations about posting this, because I feel like I'm going to jinx myself... but here goes anyway. I've been living with fibromyalgia since late 2011. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, it's a disorder that causes widespread chronic pain in the body along with other symptoms like brain fog and fatigue. It's a lifelong condition without a cure at this point, and it's not very well understood even by medical professionals. Anyway, I've tried a ton of different things over the years. Gabapentin worked but made me psychotic and suicidal within a month. The prescription painkillers have been hit or miss. The supplements my neurologist recommended for headaches have helped a bit, and taking turmeric capsules did wonders for boosting the effectiveness of the things I was already taking. The big problem for me over the years hasn't really been the pain levels, though, but the overwhelming fatigue... and the doctors haven't really been able to give me much input on that, aside from suggesting things like trying to get more sleep. That really hasn't been helpful given that getting quality sleep is often difficult for people with fibromyalgia, regardless of how long we spend asleep. My biggest breakthrough on that front has been thanks to a random post on Reddit. The person mentioned that they have a MTHFR genetic mutation that interferes with the way the body processes specific B vitamins... basically, the body's cellular energy pathways don't work like they should. To combat this, they take methylfolate supplements. After a bit of research I decided it was worth a shot and ordered a bottle of 1000mcg supplements; they came, and the difference within a few hours of taking the first one was remarkable. It's so weird to feel energetic and alert after muddling through life for so long. The downside to the supplements I chose was that they gave me migraines the first few days, but adding a 1000mcg vitamin B-12 supplement has taken care of those. That's probably the best $22 I've ever spent. I'm really hoping that this keeps working so well... it's nice to feel mostly "normal" for a change.