FIBROMYALGIA & VITAMIN~ D~ DEFICIENCY?????
ANYONE W. FIBROMYALGIA START TAKING VITAMIN D~3 IN HOPES THAT IT IS NOT REALLY FM, ITS VIT.D DEFICIENCY???
I SUFFER FROM SEVERE SYMPTOMS EVERYDAY. MY ONLY RELIEF IS NARCOTICS-only percocets at that. i was already on oxys for almost a yr once i was diagnosed and they cut me off the scripts cold turkey w. out weaning me off) ( and its not a constant relief any longer as my tolerence went up since being diagnosed in 2007)!!!
I AM HOPING SOMEONE HAS HAD THIS ISSUE.. I HAVE TRIED ALL THE MEDS THEY OFFER FOR FM, HOWEVER, THEY MADE ME GAIN A TON OF WEIGHT.. 100LBS IN 10 MONTHS TO BE EXACT. I FINALLY TOOK MYSELF OFF ALL MY MEDS (LYRICA,CYMBALTA,AMITRIPTYLINE,NORTRIPTYLINE,NEURONTIN,AMBIEN ER, SEROQUEL,FLEXIRIL,VICODIN,PERCOCET,MORPHINE,STEROIDS,KLONOPIN,XANEX... JUST TO NAME A FEW!!) COLD TURKEY SUFFERED THROUGH ABSOLUTE HELL W. THE PAIN... JUST ABOUT LOST ALL THE GAINED WEIGHT IN A YR. THAT TOOK ALOT OF PAIN AWAY, HOWEVER, I STILL SUFFER AND IT STOPS MOST OF MY DAILY ROUTINE.
IM DESPERATE AND WILLING TO TRY ANYTHING TO GET SOME RELIEF W.OUT HAVING TO BUY PERCOCETS ON THE ST.S... THAT IS MY ONLY RELIEF!!
ANYONE ALSO ON GLUTEN AND FM????
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1. I have FM, also. Although, I do take Lyrica and Cymbalta. The first time I took Lyrica I gained weight also. That's why I stopped taking it. Then the FM flared up again so I started taking Lyrica again. I didn't have the weight gain this time.Anyhow, it turns out that alot, if not most, of people with FM are deficient in Magnesium. Magnesium helps with muscles. I'm taking a Magnesium supplement (500 mgs. a day), also a multi-vitamin, calcium and Vitamin D. I do notice a difference if I skip my Magnesium supplement. Take it before bed. It actually helps you sleep better.
Good luck.
2. I have FM as well. Some of the other ideas I have had people suggest are: Vitamin D deficiency and gluten as well as hormone issues. Dr. tested me for gluten intolerance and found nothing. I make sure I get as much sun as I can-- but it hasn't seemed to help. Am wondering if the supplements would work better? Will definitely try the magnesium. Cannot afford cymbalta and lyrica as I have a HUGE deductible before insurance kicks in and have not been working.
Haven't looked into the hormone issue as Dr isn't interested in that suggestion and I would probably have to spend a fortune someplace else. But maybe it would be another idea for you?
3. there was someone on here regularly that touted vitamin d as helping her fm alot
she didn't have fm--and refuses to beleive it (at least not bad)--she had a vit d deficiency taht was helped by the supplemnt
it is worth a shot--reseach and see what levels are dangerous..and there are different D supplemets (D1, D3, etc i think)
try to get tested for your d levels and ask teh doc what is safe to try
the same issue with magnesium--the additional discomfort form any defieciency will make fm feel worse--but its not realy fm--its the defiociency
and i don't know where the reseacrh of a lot of people with FM having a defiencey comes forom..
people with the deficieny often are misdiagnsoed with fm
4. From reading through your past questions, you have been searching for something to help make your FM bearable for quite a long time. I do not have FM, but I did listen, just the other night, to a woman who does and after using Xango for the last couple of months is now getting the symptoms under control. She said that she still has some pain which isn't surprising because no one is saying that Xango is an actual cure for FM. But she is now able to live and enjoy her life and that is what really matters.
I would suggest doing some research and the mangosteen fruit as it refers to your condition. If you would like to know more about Xango, please send and e-mail which you can do through my profile. My website is also noted there.
Hope you find something the helps.
Paul
