How to Manage Worsening Fibro Symptoms at Home?

This! My fibro has been so bad this year. There are days I just want to crawl under the bed and cry. And hub lost his job so I don't have health insurance and can't see a Dr. and stress is killing me. I was using gabapentin and Zanaflex and it was working well for the past few years. Not so much now. I am supplementing with clove oil in vitamin e oil as a topical for my aches. I cannot take NSAIDs anymore so ibuprofen is a no go but it used to be my go to. I would try for disability if I could afford to stop working! I think I might not have a choice soon though, I am already having mobility issues that are terrifying.

My joints get stabbing pains for my regular flareups, but when things are very bad and I haven't had enough sleep, I typically will get a weird reaction in my arms that makes my skin painful to touch, like an invisible sunburn. It's my least favorite symptom by far.

I get total body flares. My thighs are the worst. They ache so bad I just lay there and cry. I try to rub them but that doesn’t help. They say to move around and exercise. That doesn’t work for me. It just gets worse.

I just saw my primary Monday. I have serious joint and muscle pain. When I get up from a sitting position my legs shake. I can barely walk. I’m itchy every where. My hair is falling out in clumps. My dr said I’m having a serious fibromyalgia flare up….? I don’t know. I’m waiting for my referral to se the rheumatologist