Hi Its me again,
I was just wondering if neck pain is part of FB? I have constant pain in my neck and shoulders and it goes up into my head well the base of my head. It feels like I need one of those neck pillows you can get for traveling. The painkillers dont really touch the pain. its beginning to get me down. Thank you xx
Ive had neck pain for over 20yrs I find it hard to turn my neck and now it seems my head is getting nearer to my right shoulder, In the past Ive had physio on it but it always come back, painkiller do nothing for my pain
i had this a couple of weeks ago and the doc gave me a short dose of diazepam ,
it really did the trick xx
Thank you lally and lynz, I will see what my GP says. This is still all new to me and I am still trying to find out about it all but thank you xxx
Thank you Lynn and jules, I will go anmd discuss it with my dr,
I am feeling very tired today Jules but alot better after yesterday and thank you for your thoughts thats lovely 
just read about your time in a&e it sound horrific, hope your ok, take chance to rest
I think neck/shoulder and head pain are one of the most common symptoms of fibro, thats how I started and its gradually spread to evcerywhere else. Hope you feel a bit better soon. xx
hi yes ioften have exactly what you have in fact most of the time as well as my legs/arms hips/feet/hands lol i do hope you can find some kind of relief love to you diddle x
yes this is how my fibro started 
it never goes away what a curse this illness is
Thank you everyone for all your replies.I thought it was a common complaint but just wanted to check. Hope you are all doing OK xx Penny
Memory foam pillows help, sleep like a soldier in bedbut i could not live without it really as fits snug. But if ypu been docs from symptoms they should be suggesting tests ie MRI like i had. So just go back as the more symptoms could be anything else and so rite meds needed to help whatever causing it. I have discs on my spinal cord which are compressing on nerves which affects allllsorts.. We really just have to persist with trial on drugs etc to see what wrks, failing that injections dependant how bad. I am waiting injections in neck and possibly other parts.. Think the trick is to keep annoyoying doctors. Once you walk out room another patient walks in. Xxx all the best with it and hope you get some comfort xx
Thank you fairycazzie I will make sure I get some answers form the GP and will get her to check for other things wrong thx again
take care xx
I too suffer constant neck, shoulder and back pain, never really thought about it just accepted that it was part of the fibro. I think I will have to mention it to the GP as my pain killers do not touch the pain. I usually end up with severe headaches due to the pain. I currently take co-codamol, Pregabalin and Buprenorphine. My gp has just increased the pregabalin 2 weeks ago, but that still has not helped!
Hi Dozydee, it is horrible I hope you get it checked out with the doc I will be checking with mine next time I go. xxx
The Tender Points used for diagnosing Fibro should only hurt when pressed and will not cause other symptoms. There is nothing special about these points - they are just points on the body where everyone tends to be more sensitive so where it was decided were good places to check for the hypersensitivity to pain (hyperalgesia) that is characteristic of Fibro.
Localised predictable pain isn't actually due to the central Fibro. Neck and shoulder pain is a very common problem with myofascial pain, which often goes alongside Fibro and is a common cause of localised predictable pain in people with Fibro.
It needs different treatment though (muscle relaxants, injections, stretches and specialist massage) so it's very important to identify this (though many GPs do not have the training needed to even identify this issue).
Thank you Lindsey I will get it checked out with my gp and hopefully get some treatment for it xxx
Hello
I get neck pain as well mine goes into my head and I have
places that I touch in my head that is sore, some times I
jhave sore points on my forehead and that seems to effect
my eyes, and then I get a type of migrain, its not nice is
hope you get better soon
Viv
I know how you feel, I get the exact pain in neck and shoulders. Sorry I'm not much help, nor can I give you any answers. My Dr won't give me anything stronger than paracetamol 500mg. For the pain, like taking smarties. I've tried all the rubs that you buy over the counter, & they don't work either.
I've even been to the pain clinic, but now I can't even get in touch with them, as they haven't got a telephone exchange anymore. I've got to walk with a crutch now as the pain in my lower back, around my groin area, and down both legs and knees, is unbearable. I'm sorry I've gone off on one, I should have just given you a reply and left it at that.....sorry
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