aryahl, your symptoms are mine exactly, except that I also have a lot of trouble getting to sleep. Also, in the beginning, before the morning leg pains started, I was having chest pains all night. I initially had complete success getting rid of the pains with Relaxin/Magnesium Malate supplementation. (See my post on the "One year on Guai: Yes!!!" thread, and on an old thread that you can do a search for "Miracle Cure"). Unfortunately, after running a marathon, my symptoms returned, and upping the dosages didn't do a thing. I'm now on guaifenesin. My sleep has improved tremendously, and I'm hopeful that I'm on the road to the recovery that Dr. St. Amand talks about in his book "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia."
I have not found anything that really stops the pain except getting out of bed. Ibuprofin doesn't work, and until recently I was reluctant to try anything stronger. Recently my doctor gave me some Ultracet (an Ultram/Tylenol combination), and I have had some limited relief with it).
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