Fibromyalgia is a diagnosis of exclusion.
It symptoms usually mimic those of other conditions.
Has the doctor performed various exams before making the diagnosis?
Have you been checked for specific tender points?
Exercising regularly, eating healthily, reducing the stress and finding ways to improve sleeping habits, can alleviate the symptoms of fibromyalgia.
Some people can get temporary relief by applying heat to their painful areas.

Have you been taking some medicines for this condition?

I have been visiting the doctors for finding whats going on with me for many years(may be 4 or 5)...Finally one doctor atlast told me that its fibromyalgia that am having.....
Am not sure whether he checked my tender points....but he repeatedly asked me about the symptoms..n checked some of the points where i had pain....i think so....

So many doctors mistook this as some other disease like juvenile arthritis n all.....
I was given many medicines..
but i was not able to take it continuously..i was supposed to stop in between...
finally he had given me a mild painkiller n said tht the dose has to be increased after one month....(i was not able to consult him later)

...he also gave me a capsule..that the pain get decreased day by day...but didnt notice any sudden change...n also because of sum reasons i was supposed to stop having it even..now am not taking any medicnes....just using a gel....

but am now finding it difficult to cope up with this....my mind is not accepting this pain totally......

Someone said that no one understands the pain, that certainly is true, especially with my family. I'm heard fibro reffered to as the silent disease because you usually don't look sick. I get home help, which is a job I used to do. I feel that my family doesn't care what I go through, but the panel that decides how many hours of help I need decided my pain was so bad, I qualified more than double of what the people I worked for got. A panel of strangers could see clearer than my own family. It keeps getting worse, There is not a clean dish in the house, and the other rooms don't look any better. No one here cares at all, which hurts. I still do everything I can for them, but the are no where around when I need help. I hate asking for help and wait until I can't move before I will ask. When I manage to swallow my pride and ask, my daughter rolls her eyes and treats my like I am lazy. I've never been one to sit around, and it drives me crazy and makes me feel worthless. Anyway, I guess I should get to the subject here. I have to take a fairly strong medication for the pain. (Norco) It's a narcotic which I don't like, I'm alway afraid I'll become addicted. I take them on an as needed basis, and at times I don't need them for a couple of weeks. The firs time I did that I was neverous all the time, waiting for withdrawl symptom to begin. They never did, but I do believe that if I had to take them as prescribed, which is per day, I would become addicted. One of my doctors has mentioned taking something stronger like oxycontin. Every time he mentions this, I remind hom again that I have children, I can't take the chance of not being able to function. As it is now, I take just enough meds to function. When my 11 year old wants to do something with me, I want to just take the edge off of the pain. I have a 2 year old I consider mine most of the time, (long, sad story) I can't afford to be over medicated. The doctor alway argues that the stronder meds will take care of all the pain,...but at what cost? My children would suffer because I would be laying around too drugged to do anything. Also, I can't stand the feeling of being drugged, I go into a panic attack. My parents never had to worry about me drinking or doing drugs. My ex fool put something in my coffee once just to see house I would act stoned, I was furious! That's one of the big reasons I'm able to say "ex" now. If I took my meds as directed my pain would probably level off and I'd feel pretty much all the time. But, I also believe I would be addicted to narcotics, especially if I took the stronger ones he keeps pushing for.

Sorry this is so long, I ramble way too much. Someone mentioned the tender points,having your doctor check them is pretty accurate. There are also other conditions that usually accompany fibro. Chronic fatigue syndrome, IBS, degenerative disk disease, and one other I can't think of....I remember now, brain fog. There are many days I am in a wheel chair, and some days I get around ok. After several years I was finally aproved for disability. Hang in there, and keep trying to find a doctor you like.

Lori

Thanks to both of u for helping me...
But can you mention the after effects am going to have because of my fibromyalgia?
I experience elevated pain...in low temperatures...!!!
So do you think that if am supposed to live in a place having there temperature normally low, i will experience pain always?
Is there any solution for that??
I usually tremble when i have lotta pain or sadness coz of that.....Somethin sumwhere inside my head....hv a feelin of trembling?is that normal...??

I would be thankful if someone help me to clear my doubts regarding my pain and help me to cope up with this pain and sadness b'coz of this pain - by visiting and replying to my posts in this particular thread????......

Thanks Again,
Im

I have already mentioned that am not in such a situation to consult a doctor...can u all please give me the ways(if there is any)to reduce this pain....??
am a teenager.....So I hv many more years to go......so if there is gonna be any after effects or something crutial that may happen in my life....because of my fibro...hw can i withstand??
if we dun take medicines...will that cause me any problems in my future??

I have had fibro for 16 years and these last three years have been taking Pregabalin (Lyrica) 600mg a day and it is the only drug that has come any way near to helping the pain, is it a cure? No. But it sure takes about 50% of the pain away and that makes my quality of life so much better.

After many years of pain and lots of medicine from my Doctor, I have changed to Chiropractic Care. This has made a world of difference. He told me to take 3-4 Omega-3's per day to help reduce inflammation. I have stopped eating all red meat and this has also helped. Good luck!