Hi all

[Fudge2018]

Hi all I’ve just found out I’ve got fb I need help how to copy with it feel am going mad here with this pain

[Hidden]

Hi fudge2018, good morning. Welcome to the community. Sorry to hear of your diagnosis, has your doctor prescribed you some medications to help with your pain? 😒

[Fudge2018 in reply to Hidden]

Yes started yesterday but I have to be signed off work again which worries me in case I lose my job as been off a few times with pain grr

[Dinkie]

Hi Fudge and welcome to the club nobody wants to be in. I'm sorry to hear you are in so much pain. Fibro is difficult to treat as it manifests itself in many different ways and although we suffer similar symptoms what works in controlling them may not work for all of us. It's very much a trial and error thing to discover what will help and what won't. Some on here couldn't do without their prescription medications, others like myself cannot take any prescription meds because of the side effects.

What works for me - well no processed foods or food with refined sugars

epsom salt baths for muscle pain

hot water bottles, heat pads, heated shoulder cape

biofreeze

chiropractor and hypnotherapist (when I can afford)

pacing oneself (easier said than done - still a work in progress for me)

insomnia is a big problem for me - again still working on that one.

gentle exercise - even if it is just down the garden for a potter or a longer walk on better days.

Hope you find something that works for you. Keep posting any questions you may have along the way.

[Fudge2018 in reply to Dinkie]

Thanks for the advice I have just started the meditation am hoping to get bk to work but that worries me with the job I do hope it works it’s self out soon