Many patients are labeled with fibromyalgia simply because they have chronic soft tissue pain. But it is important, at least for the sake of correctness, that not all chronic soft tissue pain be called fibromyalgia....
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myofacial and fibromyagia
missy
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 07:07 PM -
MPS vs FMS
marylizmo
Friday, May 23, 2008 at 07:59 AMHi Missy,
I too have both and the fibro is worse for me but when the myo starts up it feels like my skin is on fire. I've used Advil and ice. The ice is absolutely instant coolness and does help greatly when you can get to it. Hard to get those ice packs to lay everywhere you hurt lol! I ice for about 15-20 minutes and reuse if I need it. When I'm out and have no access I order a drink at the drive thru and sometimes an extra cup of ice. The first drink is cold enuff to hold for my hands that need cooling and the other cup I pour into a paper towel if I have forgotten my ice bag at home. In the summer months I carry a cooler any time I leave the house. I have frozen bottles of water in the freezer and they last pretty long out in the heat and can be broke up with a rock if need be. The advil or any ibuprofin is good only if you take it to stop the pain and then again to keep the inflammation down and under control. Just my two cents. Hope it helps you.
marylizmo
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missy
Monday, May 26, 2008 at 09:08 PMthank you. ive never thought to use that. at trhis point i will try anything. the only thing i cant use is advil or any inflammitory meds i have chrohns and gerd also . im in rough sape
replyre: re: MPS vs FMS
marylizmo
Monday, May 26, 2008 at 10:46 PMHi Missy, I hope you can get your ice packs adjusted so you don't run out. Took me a while to get it down to a fine science with this fibro fog hitting whenever it wants.
I did wonder if you had tried a mild muscle relaxer? I've been taking "Flexeryl" since I was first diagnosed in 98. I didn't think it did much to help me until I ran out of it and didn't refill for a couple weeks. It can make you a little draggy at first but after a week or so I guess I got used to it. Now I don't go without it. It is prescribed for me to take 3 times a day but I usually take it once during the day, midmorning or afternoon, depending on my schedule and always at bedtime. I find I sleep a bit better taking it with "Tamazapam". Sleep is the most important thing for me. When I'm deprived for whatever reason the pain level jumps right up to a 10 and it seems there is nothing I can take that will kill that kind of pain. Just a thought. Also when I have run out of sleep meds I have been told by the doc to take "Benedryl". It doesn't do much for me at the regular dose and if I take extra as doc said I could safely do then I'm real slow the next day. You know, the kind where you watch the weather and don't have any idea of what they just said lol!! not that they get it right all of the time anyway, especially this weekend. Here in Mo. we had terrible storms, a great lightening show and more flooding. Prediction was a clear dry weekend.
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I have both conditions but i think i have more fibro. im always tired and cant sleep at night wake up with constant stiff pain also . ive tried every thing from injections to massage therapy medications . and nothing seems to help me it takes away the pain short time. is there any other treatments i can try with medication. ive tried lyrica and it was giving me blurred vision. im afraid that i feel im getting worse and need something else to help me . the weather does not help. if you can suggest somthing else that mabe would help im so tired of feeling like this everyday
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