What has helped you the most with your fibromyalgia?

What has helped my fibromyalgia is Mag-Citrate. It is a combination of Magnesium and Malic Acid. Magnesium itself aids in over 300 bodily functions. It is quite necessary for fibromites. I take three Mag-Citrate a day. Our town sold out of it once and I had to go without for about a week. I certainly noticed the increased pain when I didn't have it. I have gone from taking 6-8 Tylenol 3's a day to 1-3 Tylenol 3's a day. Weight loss has something to do with that as I can now only take one at a time where I used to take two. Exercise helps, pacing and knowing my limitations.

I have to agree. I drink fortified orange juice to help flush the uric acid out of my muscles, and it really does help. I don't have a sleep number bed, but I do have a 5 inch memory foam on my bed. That really does help too.

Nothing has helped me. But, then I don't know what to do about the condition. I take a pain pill when it is out of hand. What do you do for it? I cannot exercise, as I have a foot problem recently and cannot walk.

My doctor told me that I have fibromyalgia about 10 years ago. And i really dont know what you feel like when you have it. I dont take anything for it. All i know at that time he said i have a mild case of it.Its been 10 years now and I dont even no for sure I have it or not.Can you tell me what you should feel like with fibromyalgia. I just no that my back is stiff a lot and i cant never get to sleep when I go to bed, I toss and turn all night long.

Vicodin helps me.LOL! I have alot of other chronic pain ailments too,so I take a handful of medications. I have done all the therapy my insurance allows and nothing worked at all.I have learned that you have to get enough sleep and pace yourself.Also you need to stay active,no matter how small.And every day is different.

I have had Fibromyalgia for years before I was actually diganosed, showed first symptoms at the young age of 4 (i am now 22). I also have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as well. I am still learning how to cope, i don't eat as much meat, haven't thought of kicking the caffeine habbit. I am starting to do some gentle exercises, and I take small doses of Effexor every day and Flexiril when I can't handle it anymore. Any other advice would be great.

I have a number of medications that I take daily for my fibromyalgia. Additionally, I try to stay warm (cold temperatures tend to make me hurt). Staying adequately hydrated seems to help too.

It took a combination of several things to get the most help with my fibromyalgia. Taking out just one of them leaves me with increased pain and fatigue. Here is what I need to function: First of all, I need to sleep for about 10 hours a night. Second, I take ultram everyday. Then, I also take a multi-vitamin, extra B-12 and extra magnesium, Acetyl L-Carnitine, and CoQ-10 --I do this daily. I feel like I am swalling a handful of tablets and capsules every morning, but the whole combination does keep me able to function. Note: For me, functioning isn't pain-free nor do I have boundless energy. It just means that I am about to get out of bed each day and do the things that absolutely have to be done --shower, go to work, maybe fit in a load of laundry, cook dinner...that's really about it! Errands such as grocery shopping end up getting done on a day that I either don't have to go to work or on a day when I can skip cooking.

Lots of deep REM sleep, which is tough because I have sleep apnea. I also use a memory foam mattress pad, since I cannot afford a sleep number bed. Also, I try to get exercise, but I am careful not to over do it. Eating right, exercising, and getting enough sleep are the best non-pharmacological remedies I have found. How do you keep uric acid from building up in your body? Exercise?

What has helped me most was eliminating caffeine from my diet in all forms. If I eat or drink anything with caffeine in it I immediately start to have muscle spasms. Also I take Arthrotec for the pain it is an NSAID available only by prescription.

My sister has gotten great results with a couple of products. One is OPC3 and the other is ORAC. Both are available at www.jemo.unfranchise.com And she has a supplement routine she follows that took her from a daily pain level of 10 to a pain level of 2. She basically got her life back. She is more than willing to talk to people about what she did.