Spending today at work feeling like I wanted to crawl under my desk and die was no fun so I decided to be proactive. I have been reading a variety of books on Fibromyalgia trying to figure out what I can do since the Zonegran and Cymbalta aren’t doing the trick by themselves right now. One recommendation I received was to try to stay warm at all times. One thing that may have helped my pain at work last week was that a coworker had lent me a heater, which she took back on Friday (when my pain returned). The masseuse I saw on Saturday recommended using a heating blanket, even if it means cranking up the A/C, because it will keep my tissues loose and relaxed. I also found a popular regimen by Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum that recommends a variety of vitamins and minerals to complement the medications prescribed by your doctor. For now I have ordered the following (in addition to my current regimen of two multivitamins, calcium, iron, B12 injections and sublingual vitamin D):
Magnesium
Probiotic Acidophilus
Standardized Olive Leaf, Capsules
Organic Flaxseed Oil
Grapeseed Extract
B Complex +C
Vitamin E with Selenium
Odorless Garlic
CoQ10
Acetyl L-Carnitine & ALA
NAC
Ginkgo Biloba

We’ll see how it goes…