Anyone else have fibromyalgia?

olygirl

Hi Everyone!
I was just wondering if anyone else has fibromyalgia and if you have any suggestions for dealing with the pain when you try to start exercising,also has weight loss helped with your symptoms? Does anything help with your symptoms? I've been trying to exercise to kick my metabolism in a bit but the pain is just ugly.
Thanks
Marguerite



308/275/145
banded 11/14/05
33 down 130 to go:)

leatha_g

I have systemic lupus and yes, in the beginning the pain was hard to deal with, due mostly to the weight, I believe. However, i started out slow and worked up. My pain is minimal now. Yes, the weight loss has helped tremendously with my symptoms completely.

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Beginning - 250
Current - 175
Goal - 135

leenerbups

I have Fibro! I also have PCOS and the PCOS has but 100 lbs on me, and made the Fibro much worse.

SO I am hoping the weight loss will help many of the symptoms. I'm just a little nervous about inflammation , infection and reaction to meds, because you know we can have trouble with those things.

Dody

I've had fibromyalgia for years and years...back when doctors thought it was just in "your head". Thank God they now realize the pain is very real. I can tell you it doesn't get any better. My heart just broke as I got older and it affected my legs........but the good news is that an antidepressant called Celexa helps a great deal with the symptoms and how you feel. I thank God for it every day. Muscle relaxers only put me to sleep. This is the first thing that has helped. Good luck to you.

Trying2live

I have been told I have fibro more than once by my doctor but I guess I am kinda in denial about it since it has no cure. Nothing has worked for me so far not even my weight loss. Trish

Kira M

That's very encouraging. In addition to fibro, I have a connective tissue disease. Exercise is almost impossible, but my hope is that as the weight comes off, I will be able to ease into exercise and improve my symptoms.

Good luck to all of us!