Sunday, February 26, 2006

Coping With Fibromyalgia- What Has Worked for Me


Picture taken Feb 2006 - Departure Bay Vancouver Island- Sunrise


TOP 10 WAYS I DEAL WITH FIBRO
  1. KEEP ENCOURAGED!- When you feel "down", don't let yourself stay there long. Do little things that you can find joy in. Most importantly BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL GET WELL.
  2. KEEP MOVING- Stretch frequently, learn Yoga, even at home if you are not strong enough to go out to a class. Get a massage- from friends or a therapist. I have found Shiatsu the best- it's gentle.
  3. EAT WELL- Keep your phosphate intake as low as you can. I'll write a seperate entry for more on that. Eat as much raw food as possible and as little processed as possible. Prepare your meals at home. Food additives cause my pain to increase.
  4. DRINK WATER- Half your body weight (lbs) in oz. per day. Herbal teas-- Bancha tea esp too. Stay away from processed drinks. Detox you body! Read about Dr. Emoto
  5. CREATE A SUPPORT SYSTEM- Only allow loving supportive relationships.
  6. SET BOUNDARIES- You know what you can and can't do. Assert yourself.
  7. CREATE A HEALTHY HOUSE LIVING ENVIRONMENT- Choose products that don't outgas when you can. Natural household cleaning products and personal products are best. Stay away from "new" furniture and matresses- it outgases. I sleep on Organic buckwheat hull pillows.
  8. GET OUTDOORS- Spend time in the sun and the outdoor air. Breath in the trees in the forest when you can.
  9. EXAMINE YOUR BELIEF SYSTEM- What are you "buying" into?? Do you really believe you can get well? Let go of anything that no longer feels "right" for you. It took years to get this way-- so be kind and patient with yourself. Focus on the moment-- don't worry about the next moment. When all else fails-- JUST Breath! It will take your mind off your pain for a second or two and that's all you need sometimes for a distraction.
  10. ENJOY LIFE- Find things to distract yourself. Like movies.
All of the above suggestions are rather basic, however the solutions are not complicated. Life is simple-- but not easy always.

I've chosen to heal my "condition" by chosing Fibromyalgia treatments that are more "natural" and wholistic.
I was on Amitriptyline medication for years. The doctor put me on in after I stopped nursing my first child because I couldn't sleep. I was only on a mild dose- however when I went to go off of it-- within a couple of months or so-- I noticed my muscles were getting sore. I did not have any muscle problems when I went on the medication. I feel that the medication was one of the causes of my health condition in the first place.

So I choose a Fibromyalgia treatment plan that stays away from medication.

Fibromyalgia Treatment

posted by Serina @ 9:10 AM   1 comments links to this post

1 Comments:

At 1:21 PM, Blogger Hailey Harris said...

This is a very nice post. I just want to give additional helpful information for all fibromyalgia sufferers.

Fibromyalgia is a condition where you feel chronic pain in certain parts of your body; it is a muscular pain especially around the joints. There can also be centralized pain felt in the spinal chord, brain, neck shoulders etc. People with fibromyalgia generally complain of pain in the joints, but it actually is the muscles and the tendons around it that cause the pain, it can be excruciating sometimes and can be a continuous throbbing pain. People suffering from Fibromyalgia also show symptoms of depression, sleeplessness, irritable bowel syndrome, stress and many others, which are caused due to the pain.

Rid Fibromyalgia provides a simple process to helps you eliminate all your symptoms of fibromyalgia and enjoy living your life again. This will provides us the best and most effective solutions on how to rid ourselves from pain.

The Rid Fibromyalgia provides an eBook entitled “Heal the Body” that will teach you the best diet that will allow you to eat your way to wellness, it will also document which vitamins and supplements will target and reverse the illness, how to achieve pain relief through acupuncture, what exercises are safe and will work, and what type of medications may make you sicker, and what will work. This eBook takes a step by step approach in showing you how to rid yourself of the pain naturally so that you can take back your life.

We must know the symptoms of this illness. For us to know what would be the approach we will going to apply. Here's Signs and Symptoms of Fibromyalgia and steps to treat it naturally.

We must also be responsible and aware to the things to gain and cope up with this kind of illness. Eating nutritious food with regular exercise would be result to a better life. Here's Basic Tips in Coping Fibromyalgia.

If we say Fibromyalgia Diet, there is no specific recommended diet for fibromyalgia. But a healthy diet rich in vitamins and minerals can certainly help in coping with the illness. Magnesium rich vegetables are recommended for patient's suffering from fibromyalgia. Here's some information for you to help in Fibromyalgia Diet.

We must also think that vitamins are important for Fibromyalgia sufferers. This will give us additional energy and strength to kept a healthy living. But of course, you must be aware that not all vitamins are effective or directly gives you a good result. Find the best vitamins that would easily give a good response if your taking it. The best thing is your healed and keep your body healthy as possible. Here's The Benefit of Vitamins for us to know why vitamins are important for fibromyalgia sufferers.

Also feel free to view this video Fibromyalgia Help. It really gives good information for those who have Fibromyalgia and encourage not to give up because in every pain your getting through has a good solution in the end.

Here's Rid Fibromyalgia, For free info and helpful articles on fighting fibromyalgia.

 

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