Managing Fibromyalgia Pain: Seeking Advice

I use Medical Cannabis.

Simponi monthly injections bc I have psoriatic arthritis and I noticed my fibromyalgia pain ease up a bit since starting the injections approximately 6 months ago

I go every 3 months and pick 10 spots that hurt the worst and get trigger shot injections. They inject 1cc of steroids into each trigger point that i choose and it basically disolves the knot of pain for 11 1/2 weeks. I would get emotional for the first couple of days but for almost 3 months of pain significantly taken away with me getting to control the places that are treated i can deal with that. Search trigger point injections. My dr does it in the office it takes less than 5 minutes its just a regular shot not anything like a procedure

Other than that i use thc/cbd and i get the same 2 5 mg oxycodone per day as i have had available for 14 years. I am licky that being a dialysis patient i cant pee in a cup for a drug test. Which is stupid , but it is the rules. Because cannabis is locally legal but not on federal level the pain clinics require drug testing. As a dialysis patient I cant pee in a cup. This confused the daylights out of them. I have worked hard to find non narcotic ways to deal with my pain because Mommo was on 1500 methadone and 8 Vicodin a day and my twin was on oxycontin. So my 2 5 mg oxycodone for 14 years is not a big deal and my provider doesn't care that i cant test . The office manager gets Rabid over it.

I wish I had options. Doctors really don't want to prescribe anything. Ibuprofen 800, or pain management & that's it. I've become a gluten free vegetarian, eat as organic & unprocessed as possible but it only does so much.

Fibromyalgia can become dormant by diet alone. My cousin is a nurse practitioner in Rheumatology. I’ve gotten rid of processed flours and sugars, fried food, heavily processed food.. and I have very few symptoms. I am trying to do it with my RA but I still have issues. Look up low inflammation diet on Pinterest. Our disease is inflammation and if we eat to bring down inflammation we will see a decrease in symptoms and their severity.

Cyclobenzaprine at night. Diclofenac gel in the day and night.

It was hit and miss in the beginning. No two people are the same in symptoms and what works for them. I've had fibro for 27 years. I've been maintained on gabapentin 800mg 3 x day, cymbalta 120mg daily, cyclobenzapine every night....my pain level is low, my sleep improved...the only thing I still have trouble with is the fatigue....

I take Gabapentin, and methocarbam for my fibromyalgia, and 2 preventatives for migraines

Lyrica and Arthritis Pain Relief work for me for the pain. Plus heating pads!Topimate for the headaches and migraines!

I had fibro a few decades ago. Mine subsided with starting Imitrex injections. Sonce tablets, i do Imitrex daily and seldom have any pain other than migraine creep through or at least not for long

I have been doing accupunture and it helps with pain. Plus no process food, limited sugar and limited white flour. High protein a must.. limited tomatoes also.

Duloxetine, Lyrica, Tramadol, Busparone.

D3 and B 12

I take moloxicam for management and duoloxetine. As an SSRI it's nerve numbing apparently and they last me about half a day. I use cannabis to ease the in between.

Gabapentin

Lyrica has worked great for me.

I take Gabapentin 800 4/day, Baclofen 20 mg 3/day, and Hydrocodone 10/325 3/day.

I use cymbalta and it helps but doesn't take away all the pain. I take the arthritis tylenol when needed but need to look into something else.

I am on Cymbalta but was on it prior to being dx with Fibromyalgia. I take advil as needed.