Fibromyalgia and vacations

Sorry to hear you are in pain also. I do push myself too hard sometimes becaue I won't give in to the fibro. Unfortunately I can't take any medications. At least not any that I can afford without insurance. I did recently try trazodone to help with sleeping. I was on half of the lowest dose and still dizzy all day every day for the month that I tried it. It was helping with the sleeping but I couldn't do much else, so I had to quit it. When I'm in a flare I try to get enough rest but also do some walking and moving. And, I do take ibuprofen when in flares or on very bad pain days. Since it's all I can take I make do with it.

Can you take naproxen (Aleve)? I take 500 mg caplets twice a day. The over-the-counter Aleve can be doubled up to achieve pretty much the same effect. They are, I believe, 220 mg each. My doctor said I could take a double dose of that if I ever run out of the prescription naproxen. I've noticed a big different in my pain level since starting it. Also, I've tried a few prescription sleeping aids, but none of them worked. They either didn't help me sleep, or I was groggy all day, like you were. Then, a chance encounter with an emergency room doctor (well, I had an emergency and needed to be there) led me to the perfect sleep aid for me! Melatonin, 3 mg pills, one at bedtime. It works wonders!!! Not too expensive, over the counter, you find it where they sell the vitamins and supplements. I sleep a good 5 or 6 hours at a time now, compared to before when I only got 2 to 3 hours at a time. Melatonin works fast! You take it about 10 to 20 minutes before you want to go to sleep, and believe me, you'll go to sleep! My son now takes them occasionally when he has trouble sleeping, and he loves them! I've introduced them to a few of my friends as well. They all love it for a good, restful sleep without a "hangover" feeling in the morning. Melatonin is a chemical in our brain that helps us fall asleep, so it is a very natural product. Some of us just don't make enough of it to get a good, restful sleep. I take it every night and within 20 minutes I'm sound asleep. I hope this helps you some!

I tried melatonin for over a year. It worked some nights and not others until it finally quit working all together. Alive makes me loopy. Benedryl does the same thing. I have strange reactions to most medications. It's one of my main fibro symptoms in fact, and makes caring for the disease that much harder. I'm glad that you have found things to help with your fibro.

Sounds good to me! I love vacations but it always takes me at least a week to recouporate. Guess what I need is two weeks for vacation..lol

I am not on Lyrica. My Doctor would try me on it but I have no insurance therefore can't afford it right now. I'd probably have some weird reaction to it like everything else anyway..lol. I have heard of alot of people taking it having problems with swelling. Have you noticed that?