I have to say that like most with fibro I've tried all the traditional treatments, and all have failed.
However, it's not hopeless. My pain became so severe 5 yrs ago, I could barely get out of bed, I was desperate so despite my pain joined a local gym and hired the personal trainer. I never worked out a day in my life before this, I explained to my pt Ann my situation and she came up with a personalized plan for me. When I first started I was barely able to lift the 5 lb wt. and could do no more than 2-3 min. on cardio, the first 3 wks was pure torture but then it began to get better, slowly I noticed a decrease in my pain. (I was going to the gym everyday, and meeting Ann 2 x wk) I then started researching and discovered diet triggers, I became vegan and my symptoms diminished slowly. The whole process took me about 9-10 months before I started feelling human and virtually pain free.
I spent 2 yrs 99% pain free, but unfortunately my life now doesn't allow me the time at the gym, and I've since gained unhealthy eating habits once again. My new years goal is to get back on track and I'm 100% sure my pain will once again go away.
Bottom line is, it's the toughest thing initially to find motivation to stick with it because your pain is going to try to convince you to stop, but exercise daily and eat as pure as possible. No fats, fast food, nothing processed, eliminate as much dairy and wheat/gluten as you can and absolutely NO chemically engineered sugar. The rule is to shop the perimeter of the grocery store, that's typically where the healthiest food is. Fruits and vegetables, with little to no red meat, become a label watcher don't eat anything with chemicals such as nutra-sweet or high fructose corn syrup. Increase your water intake, no soda, or juice unless it's 100% pure, not from concentrate, and no juice from a bottle (at least that i've found) is good for us due to high sugar content. I'm even particular about my water, I won't drink bottled unless it's from a natural spring source, if it says purified it's nothing more than filtered tap water.
If you suffer from GI disturbance these things will help that as well.
Ok, so now I'm motivated to get back on track
I hope this helps you, oh, and read, education is the best tool.
Fibro doesn't have to keep us down, we can beat it, it's just time consuming, but well worth it.