Has anyone tried these or other alternative therapies? And, if so, what did you think of them? I have tried regular massage (too painful) and acupuncture (small relief but short-lived & expensive) as well as restorative yoga/meditation. I don't want to spend a lot of money on practitioners who have little promise for fibro. Any suggestions?
Thanks so much.
Thanks, Leslie. Warm water therapy is great; definitely worth trying if you can. In my area there is a new place called Aqua Float which offers individual warm float pools wirh lots of Epsom salts – haven’t tried it yet but it sounds lovely. I also recommend restorative yoga/ meditation for sleep.
I would be very interested to hear what you think of the CBD. Is it expensive?
I forgot to mention that I also use an Alpha Stim device which I think does help somewhat – but that may be the type of microcurrent device that failed for you.
Please let me know how the hot laser therapy seems. How is it done?
Best of luck to you.
I have recently made a focused effort to control or at least live happily with my fibro and the joys that come with it in as a natural way as possible. After years of dealing with horrid side effects from man-made medications to only get minimal relief of my symptoms, I decided I was done!
I have completely started my diet out from the bottom up. I'm getting rid of as much of pre-packaged, processed food as possible out of my diet. I'm trying to make as much of my own food as possible. I'm taking constant steps towards improving the overall health of my diet.
I'm taking a few supplements: Magnesium, zinc, B complex, and fish oil pills. I only recently started these, so I can't comment on how effective they are for me personally. But they are some of the more common supplements that are suggested for those with fibro.
I find I have the most relief from my issues by using medicinal marijuana. I can't wait for it to be legal every where!
I hope to be able to be in the position to be able to give acupuncture and massage therapy a try on a regular basis. But that all depends on the VA, so we'll see!
I personally don't like yoga, but that's because I got pushed too deep into a pose by a teacher and ended up being unable to walk for a week (I have a hip injury from the Army that was exacerbated). So even with a good instructor, I am too leery to get any benefit out of it.
One of my docs (who happens to also have fibro) told me that tae kwon do is one of the best exercises for fibro. What a great coincidence, since I took it in college and love doing it! With my exhaustion, I haven't been able to get the gumption to get up and actually do it in a long time, but am working on that. I found a nifty book/CD ROM combo on smile.Amazon that allows me to do each move myself. I can't get to any sort of in person teaching, so for now, this will have to work. I would assume other martial arts have similar benefits. You can go to your local rec dept and see if they offer any martial arts - it'll be cheap, fun, AND healthy!
I am just beginning my au natural path, we'll see how it goes!
I have had Reiki and sometimes I have some strange reactions during treatment. It does not always work the same but before I was diagnosed it was the only thing that actually stopped the pain - sadly it only lasted that evening though.
I try to do Pilates using a DVD but I am not good at finding the time to stick to a regular programme of exercise.
Another Reiki session last week which had and AMAZING effect. I got onto the couch in pain (as usual) and got off an hour later PAIN FREE. This is the most dramatic difference it has ever made and it lasted well. That afternoon I cleared out the greenhouse, the next day planted my seeds and still virtually pain free. Not sure it will be as good every time but I'm certainly having another session soon.