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Is there a Medication for Fibromyalgia that will Help Ease the Pain?

By Tom Win

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Should you use Medication for Fibromyalgia?

If you have fibromyalgia (FMS) you most likely experience intense pain in trigger points on the body, sleep disturbance, chronic fatigue, depression, difficulty concentrating, anxiety and burning, aching and twitches in your hands and feet.

Fibromyalgia will probably follow you through the rest of your life. There is no effective and 100% sure way to remove it. However you can learn to manage the pain associated with FMS especially using medication for Fibromyalgia.

The good news is you can greatly improve the quality of your life and successfully treat Fibromyalgia by making changes, step by step.

Step 1 - Pay attention to your doctors' advice.

Step 2 - Slow down, get enough sleep and learn to control stress. If you have a bad day, try very hard not to think that you are never going to have another good day again.

Step 3 - Make sure to exercise at least 30 minutes 5 times a week. Use stretches, light aerobic and mild strengthening and toning exercises.

Step 4 - Learn to relax. Massage, deep breathing exercises, yoga, tai chi and prayer are a few examples of excellent relaxation techniques.

Step 5 - Improve your diet by avoiding as many processed foods as possible, and limiting or eliminating the "trigger" foods. For many people these are dairy, sugar, caffeine, alcohol, MSG and aspartame (NutraSweet).

Step 6 - Use an appropriate medication for Fibromyalgia. Medications will not magically remove your pain but they may greatly ease your pain, remove the stiffness, fatigue so you will be able to live a normal life once again. Sleep modifiers, antidepressants medicines, pain medicines and various other meds can be helpful. Often different medicines need to be combined together but even when a good combination is found, the medicines can stop working after a while and you may need to rotate different medicines over time for the best relief of FMS symptoms.

Unfortunately, not all medication for Fibromyalgia is safe and helpful.

Benzodiazepines, for example, can relax muscles and improve your sleep but are usually avoided. Other sleeping pills such as Ambien are used, but they produce effects for a short time and later it can worsen the situation.

In the case of acute pain, a doctor may prescribe a short-term course of narcotic painkillers. But the use of long-term narcotics is not effective because they are highly addictive and can create more problems than they solve.

There is one medication for Fibromyalgia that works wonders for so many people with Fibromyalgia and it may work for you too.

Which medication for Fibromyalgia is helping people? Soma Carisoprodol.

Soma is a muscle relaxer that blocks pain between the nerves and the brain and used to relieve the pain and stiffness of muscle strains, sprains and spasms. Does Soma really works for FMS? Is Soma the best medication for Fibromyalgia? Many people say it does help them while other people prefer other medications.

Are there any precautions you should know before taking Soma? You should not be taken Soma if you are allergic to Carisoprodol, or Meprobamate (Equanil, Miltown) or if you have asthma, epilepsy, blood disorders, kidney or liver disease, or a condition known as acute porphyria.

Of course always consult with your doctor.

Disclaimer

The information contained in this article provides helpful health information. This information may not be complete and may not cover all diseases, physical conditions, or treatments. This information does not constitute medical advice or treatment. This information should not be used in place of a consultation with a medical professional that should be consulted before deciding on a course of treatment or deciding not to seek treatment.

This article provides only general information. It does not cover all possible uses, actions, precautions, side effects, or interactions of the medicines mentioned. The information not intended as medical advice for individual problems or for making an evaluation as to the risks and benefits of taking a particular medication. The treating physician, relying on experience and knowledge of the patient, must determine dosages and the best treatment for the patient.

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