Do’s and Don’ts for Living With Fibromyalgia Pain

Do’s and Don’ts for Living With Fibromyalgia Pain

With fibromyalgia syndrome, just getting by each day often requires difficult choices. Read on for expert advice on managing fibromyalgia pain and fatigue while living life to the fullest…

Life with fibromyalgia is full of ups and downs.

One day you’re fine, able to handle everything on that mile-long to-do list.

The next, you’re so tired you can’t get out of bed to feed the kids.

But even with such uncertainty, you can take steps to avoid fibromyalgia pain.

“If a woman with fibromyalgia spends too much time stressing about her condition, she uses up precious energy,” says Scott Glaser, M.D., a Chicago-area interventional pain specialist and diplomate of the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians.

Learning to treat yourself well can mean the difference between controlling fibromyalgia symptoms and letting them control you, says internist Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D., author of several books on fibromyalgia, including The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution (Avery 2013).

“Life’s ‘little things’ can impact fibromyalgia,” he says. “What your friends or family members do to stay healthy might not be appropriate for [you].”

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