Muscle Tension

Muscle tension, and spasms cause the most pain for fibromyalgia patients. There are a few tricks to try and keep tension down. Stretch, stretch, stretch! That's the number one way to keep it down. Of course, if you're like me, you can stretch 24/7 and still be stiff as a board. Today is one of those days. I swear my muscle are trying to jump out of my neck and shoulders! They're seriously like baseballs. If stretching doesn't work, then try taking Benadryl. If Benadryl doesn't seem to help, you can take Ibuprofen PM (which has Benadryl in it). If that's not strong enough for you, then you need to see your doctor and discuss taking muscle relaxers. Unfortunately, for some of us none of those work, then the only thing you can do is live with it, or sleep it off! But you can change your lifestyle to reduce the amount of muscle tensions and spasms.

1. Get a weekly massage
2. Take a hot bath or jacuzzi
3. Sit in a sauna
4. Drink more water (I'm talking at least a gallon a day)
5. Heat pads
6. Stretch every morning and every night