Does anyone else have debilitating hand pains with Fibromyalgia. Sometimes it feels like my hand is on fire and other times tingly and very numb so that I can’t really pick up things as no sensation. Often it is so painful I don’t know what to do or take to help it. It is always on my right hand I am right handed although it sometimes affects my left but not as bad.
I really don’t want to go in anymore antidepressants I am on 40mg of Citalapram and 20mg of amitriptiline. I have had cocodamol and other times zapain for other pains in my body but this is a different pain.
Hoping someone can help.
Thank you x
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I do get hand pain, numbness, pins & needles, the delightful jaggy zappy pain and my absolute fave, the waves of constant toothache like pain from shoulders to fingertips, but I also have neuropathy and I'm never sure what's causing what.
Compression gloves & sleeves can be helpful and anything with menthol for the burning even Vicks or a menthol foot lotion but I would suggest checking in with your GP. It could be some type of nerve compression/involvement?
Hi you could try aloe vera gel I've only recently been trying this but it does have very good cooling properties. Do you get this on any other parts of your body like your feet, ears or nose? I have fibro and neuropathy and can be hard to know what's causing what. I get similar to what your describing in hand but both hands, feet and parts of my face and it's Erythromelalgia. Might be worth looking it up to see if you have any of the other symptoms. Good luck. X
Hi RosieRobin , yes I do get that . Sometimes it feels like I've fractured my hand in some part but it comes and goes . My hands are clawed and throbbing especially in the morning so I've started wearing sports splints at night and that really helps . I also had carple tunnel syndrome and had surgery for that . Pins and needles and hand pain can be signs of issues with dics in the neck so just make sure you are telif ling your Dr your symptoms and don't let them just fob it off as Fibro.One issue I've found since diagnosis of fibromyalgia is, as many people have already said on there ...."oh it's your fibro"
Luckily I have a great Dr who always ignores the fibromyalgia 1st and gets me tested for other things . Just to make sure.
If your symptoms are new and different...always get checked out. Take care
The best thing I have ever done wrt pain (which was mostly in my hands) was to give up diet coke and absolutely everything else with artificial sweetener in. Check everything from yoghurt to ketchup. Worth a go
I’ll try that I am fairly healthy with my diet and eat mainly food I can cook from scratch, not too many processed food or drinks. But I’ll check labels
I totally understand the sensations in your hands, I had this, I am sorry to hear you are having the same, I used to wear wrist splints designed for carpal tunnel, it can take about a week for you to notice the benefit. Unfortunately mine came back, so I went to the doctors to increase my medications. I was on 40mg Duloxetine (increases to 60mg) and 20mg amitripyline. The increase took a few weeks to work but boy I can definitely feel the difference all over but especially my hands. Don’t get me wrong sometimes it’s still there but never as bad as it was. I hope you find what helps you, let us know what you do xx
Sorry to hear your hands are causing so many issues. There are a few things that need to be checked by your GP as I had some of the problems you had and went for tests and it confirmed I had a trap nerves which they did a simple operation on and all symptoms gone.
I now have the problem with the right hand and waiting for operation date. There is much more help you can get to indenfly the real cause of your symptoms . Because we have fibromyalgia we always think the symptoms are linked and in many results show they are not.
Write a list of symptoms and changes you have noted and share these details with the GP.
In the meantime pop your hand into warm water and keep your hand warm. Do exercises with your hand and Wrist this will help open the blood flow. as many times a day needed you will see the difference.
Buy some arthritis gloves from amazon they help support your hands and wrist and will help you.
Always get new symptoms checked out Especially when the pain levels are high.
Keep your hands moving that is key to improve your muscles and should lower pain levels as time goes on. Good luck 👍 big hugs .
Hi I suffer terribly with pain in my hands more in my right physio gave me a hand split to wear at night and I am waiting to see hand and wrist physio to see if I need injections in my hands the physio said I have some carpal tunnel and osteoarthritis also I can really sympathise with you as nothing really helps also I have lost a lot of strength in my hands which is quiet worrying hope you can find something to help you
My hands are often painful too. I have found having a couple of Ty little animals helps - find ones that fit the natural shape of your hands with fingers curved. Gently squeezing and releasing keeps my hands moving and then just resting on them is the most comfortable position. Hope you find some relief from one of the suggestions. x
I have raynauds and osteoarthritis as well as fibro and a few other ailments. I find that hot wax baths really help my hands, especially in the cold weather. May be worth a look. I was also prescribed a blood pressure tablet to help with the raynauds pain but couldn't tolerate it. It's really hard to distinguish what pain is what though isn't it!
The symptoms are like mine were when I had severe carpal tunnel syndrome. Get it checked ASAP as it can cause permanent nerve damage if left untreated.
Hi sorry to hear this. Yes i get this often. Cant wear any of my rings i have had for years as they dont fit.
I get icy cold hands that i cant warm up or my fingers go like sausage fingers and burn red hot leaving my thumb and index finger icy cold
A butterfly rash usually appears on either both sides of my face, neck and chest and my arms go blotchy.
GP has ordered an in depth set of bloods as he wants to rule out SEL, or connective tissue disease. The side effects i have i am adamant are Lupus or another auto-immune condition but he seems uncertain.
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