Please help - Fibromyalgia Message Board

latte163 · 03-23-2005, 07:39 AM

Hello everyone-
Please help...I am so frustrated and tired of feeling this way. I don't know where to turn anymore. There are days where it isn't so bad, but a lot more of the others. Today I just don't feel "right." When I walk I don't feel like my body is following...everything feels heavy, even my head. I saw many many spots yesterday in my vision. It's also that "time of the month" which I'm sure is just adding fuel to the fire. I just don't know how to get through. On my drive to work this morning, I felt panic come over me because I was afraid that something would happen to me as I was driving. And now, at work I feel the same fear. What if these feelings and these spots I have been seeing are a precursor to something? Ugh!

Why does my brain have to think that way?

I have a neuro-opthomalogy appnt in a couple of weeks- it doesn't seem soon enough. I just wish I had some relief...just a week or even a day free of ALL symptoms!

pa235 · 03-23-2005, 08:42 AM

Hi, This could all just be from the anxiety. I have anxiety often that I sometimes have a very difficult time controlling. I am on a ant-anxiety med, serax, which does help. Is it any wonder that we have anxiety with fm everyday it is something.

Hugs, Linda

twanger · 03-23-2005, 09:19 AM

Your hormones can make fibro flare up a little. It always did for me. You have to take some extra steps during this time.

It is important to get more sleep and not push yourself so hard. Everyone with fibro can't live their life as they did in the past. That seems unfair but that is the way it is. To look at the bright side, fibro is not going to kill us, it just takes a change of lifestyle and we can still do pretty much. Some other diseases would take our life away.

Besides more sleep, we need to do some gentle stretching and walking exercise everyday. The operative word is GENTLE.

We also need to watch our intake of sugar and yeast/bread products. They seem to weigh the body down. I know that was one of my downfalls when I had my period. I just craved all the bad things and ate them. I felt horrible.

There are many good and positive books on the market and you should educate yourself about the disease and work out a "game plan" for yourself. In addition, you can come here as often as you like to vent or have you questions answered. This board can be very reassuring because they understand what you are going through when others can't.

girl75 · 03-23-2005, 10:47 AM

latte sorry you feel so awful today. hope you get better soon.

i was wondering what the spot are that i too see in my vision?

they drive me nuts sometimes. oh yeah they are black and seem to kind of float.

someone anyone let me know please. lol

thanks
robin

twanger · 03-23-2005, 11:52 AM

The spots are called floaters. I got my first batch 3 years ago and went to have my eyes examined. The doctor told me that they are nothing to worry about. It is just a break down of the vitorous (sp?) gel. These can come or go at times. Mine have remained pretty much the same. I just got used to them.