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Default Jun 15, 2020 at 12:36 AM
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Nothing seems to work for me aside from getting deep tissue massages. The relief that I get is only temporary though and I can't afford to get them often as finances are bad and we have no insurance now.

I got a good Groupon deal, but even with that, I can't afford to get them often. Anyways, my whole body hurts most of the time. Especially my back, shoulders, neck, and my legs sometimes.

I'm also tired most of the time no matter what. My Dr. won't prescribe me any pain pills as he's conservative and I'm already on cymbalta. He prescribe gabapentin which did help at first, but it doesn't work anymore.

What helps you deal with the pain and the fatigue? What medications help?
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I just became a medical MJ patient and its been really helpful. Do you see a pain management doc?

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Each person with Fibromyalgia or any other chronic illness vary in severity. So treatments will/should be based on treating the symptoms. I do not continue with healthcare specialists that seek to dictate a treatment plan based on their personal beliefs and views etc. I seek specialists that want to be apart of my healthcare team. I use a variety of things as part of my flare up toolbox. I have a lot of allergies to medications and other things. Plus I’m allergic to pain medications and I do not believe in them either. I do use a muscle relaxer as needed at night, I soak in epson salt, I have a cannabis license, I walk and do stretches, I create a schedule that spreads my to-do-list out and do not over do it on my decent days.
On the mental health side...because pain is stressful and causes anxiety for me. I use candles, music, crafts, word searches, reading poetry to help keep my mood from slipping into depression.

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I just became a medical MJ patient and its been really helpful. Do you see a pain management doc?
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Sorry for the slow response. I've been even more tired than usual with this heat, my depression, and the recent death of my cat.

Anyways, no, I'm not seeing anyone now. We have no insurance. I should look into going back to a chiropractor though.

What is it that you do to relieve pain exactly?
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Each person with Fibromyalgia or any other chronic illness vary in severity. So treatments will/should be based on treating the symptoms. I do not continue with healthcare specialists that seek to dictate a treatment plan based on their personal beliefs and views etc. I seek specialists that want to be apart of my healthcare team. I use a variety of things as part of my flare up toolbox. I have a lot of allergies to medications and other things. Plus I’m allergic to pain medications and I do not believe in them either. I do use a muscle relaxer as needed at night, I soak in epson salt, I have a cannabis license, I walk and do stretches, I create a schedule that spreads my to-do-list out and do not over do it on my decent days.
On the mental health side...because pain is stressful and causes anxiety for me. I use candles, music, crafts, word searches, reading poetry to help keep my mood from slipping into depression.
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Sorry for the slow response. I've been more tired than usual lately because of this heat, my depression, the loss of a friendship that I ended, and the death of my cat of 16 years.

Anyways, I'm sorry to hear that you have a lot of allergies. I've used cannabis edibles and pills in the past, but nothing worked. I even ate more than the required dose and I just ended up feeling dizzy.

What's weird is that nothing at the clinics helped, but one time my stoner cousin gave me a small lollipop with weed in it and it hit me hard an hour later. I laughed one second and was paranoid the next.

What do you take? What strain works for you? Does it help relieve pain? I need to do stuff that I like too and take it easy on chores as well. I think that I should start seeing a chiropractor again even though we have no insurance.

Massage salons closed down again here. Getting massages used to help sometimes.
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The only thing that ever consistently "works" for me is gabapentin when I'm in a flare up. And I put works in quotes because it usually just takes the edge off the pain for me. I get pain behind my ears, which maybe sounds weird, but it's my first indicator of a flare up, and when it's bad, I wake up feeling like a truck hit me. Stress, over exertion, etc - are triggers, but unpredictable. I'm dealing with recent trauma, so flare ups have been a bit more frequent lately.
I'm hyposensitive also, so part of my issue is I probably could treat better if I caught it earlier, but I don't feel things until they really hurt. In fact, I was diagnosed because I started having fog and cognitive issues that felt scary enough to seek out a diagnosis - more than the pain.
If you decided to try gabapentin again, because it worked at one point - maybe talk to your doc and see if they have any ideas on time of day or spreading out the dosage throughout the day, etc. Maybe something that's sort of timed for certain times of the day would help.
I hope you figure something out and get some relief.
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Here's some suggestions from WebMD:

9 Ways to Avoid Fibromyalgia Pain and Fatigue
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I recently became a medical MJ patient and a low thc dose helps prevent flare ups and makes the days for level.

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