Fibromyalgia medicine questions

[Valsmum]

Does anyone have any advice about the typical fibro medicine a rheumatolgist would prescribe ? I will take good or bad advice, I just wondered if they work and how bad the side effects are. Thanks

[jaminhealth]

I take NO drugs for FM issues.

Take all supplements for the FM “stuff”…

For sleep, I have a great combo that keeps me asleep for a good 8-10 hrs with dreams….

Here it is:

7PM, I take 1/4 to 1/2mg Melatonin (buy Source Naturals 1mg tabs, and break into 4’s)….low dose works best for me.

7:30PM, I take 500mg Lemon Balm, 500 mg Inositol.

Start going to bed about 10:30 or so and take 1 Calms Forte’ as I hit the pillow….this puts me out and I sleep very very good.

Sleep is critical and I worked on this and found my sleep combo…..jam

I’ve been on an FM/CFS board for years and MANY have tried all the pharma drugs and worked to wean off them and going with supplements, I never did the drugs…..

PS: For pain, Advil max dose per day and 1/2 tab hydrocodone in between work for me with pain issues, as needed…

for stomach protection I take daily:

Digestive Enzymes and Probiotics both from Now Foods and DGL (stomach lining tamer) by Enzymathic Therapy…..these I HOPE are protecting my stomach, so far so good.

BTW: ProHealth offers a large array of supplements dedicated to FM and CFS…the owner of the company deals with CFS. I don’t buy them, many do, but I do my own regime thru many years of trial and error and finding what helps for me.

[Valsmum]

Thank you for your reply Ruffian, I appreciate it. I wasn’t dxd with Fibromyalgia but RA. I heard from a friend that her doctor put on Mucinex for Fibro, and it worked for her? Sounds funny, but she said it worked, who knows.

Thanks Jammin Health for the info, I appreciate it. I get pain in the buttocks and hurts deep within, I think it is my si joint though.take care.

[jaminhealth]

Dr. St Amand who allegedly is an FM king, prescribes guiafensen, which is in Mucinex, for all his patients….I never got on it.

Feel my Grape Seed Extract does a lot of the same.

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