I have not yet been diagnosed but know I have fibro as I have just about every horrid symptom I also suffer anxiety/ agoraphobia so all this stress of not knowing and feeling like poop is raising my anxiety levels to a high I have hot baths do relaxation take valerian at night on antidepressants and take codeine and naproxen for pain my doctor has just gave me diazepam today so ill be even more tired is there anything else I can do what would help? How do I pace myself as I can’t seem to get this right? Anyone who has ways of coping please share with me.
Hi there. I wish there was one magic thing I could tell you to do that would answer all your questions and make you feel better. As it is, it seems that there are no real "answers," just suggestions and ideas from other sufferers about things that have worked for them. It's coming up on 2 years since I started having symptoms and I haven't really found any medication or particular action/routine that has helped me with the exception of hot Epsom salt baths. I, too suffer from anxiety. I will wake up a couple times a night with my heart pounding and a feeling of dread. I take Ativan at bedtime when I feel like it may be "one of those nights." Unfortunately, my doctor isn't keen on prescribing meds like Ativan or pain meds, so she gives me like 20 for a whole month. Sheesh that's not even one a night! And of course that only raises my anxiety!
All this to say that for me it's a day to day thing dealing with the pain and anxiety (not to mention I have IBS too - yay!). I use aspercreme at work to rub on my muscles to have just the edge taken off, and I take tramadol twice a day. I also take gabapentin 300mg three times daily and 400mg before bed. Sometimes I use a heating pad at work for when my back is burning and aching. I'm sure you've heard others tell you to just listen to your body. If you're tired, just rest (if you can). When you have energy, do the things you want/need to do, but don't "overdo" it, otherwise your body will definitely let you know you did too much. I'm soooo guilty of doing that on my "good" days. Well, don't know if this helped but just know you're not alone. I wish you luck in finding what works for you. I have found that this community often has good ideas.
- Michele :-)
I can't imagine having fibro and a job. I have been fortunate enough to be able to be a stay at home mom. however, I have "those" days where getting something done is just not realistic. Then i tend to feel guilty that i am home all day and am not getting much done.
I have been having anxiety issues over the last month. I wasn't sure where this was coming from. I am reading replies and seeing anxiety coming up alot. I never had this as a symptom before.
This is also my first time ever in a chat room or on an online help site.
i agree with the "good days". they are far and few between and i too end up doing more than i should.
Anxiety is new for me and it's really strange. It will just come out of nowhere. It's not like I'm "anxious" about anything in particular. It's more of a physiological thing where my heart pounds and my thoughts race. Of course the one thing that does give me anxiety is thinking about calling my doctor about giving me more Ativan. I mean I only take it once a day normally, and maybe if I need to be in a noisy social situation. She just makes me feel like I'm "drug seeking." Grrr
hopeful said:
I can't imagine having fibro and a job. I have been fortunate enough to be able to be a stay at home mom. however, I have "those" days where getting something done is just not realistic. Then i tend to feel guilty that i am home all day and am not getting much done.
I have been having anxiety issues over the last month. I wasn't sure where this was coming from. I am reading replies and seeing anxiety coming up alot. I never had this as a symptom before.
This is also my first time ever in a chat room or on an online help site.
i agree with the "good days". they are far and few between and i too end up doing more than i should.