No matter what you do - Fibromyalgia Message Board

SnowBunny89 · 02-13-2009, 06:06 PM

No matter what I do. I seem to have pain all the time. excersize just makes me worse. Does it really matter If i have a hamburger or something I'm not supposed to have. I have muscle pain daily. But I manage I don't know how I do it. But I just go on and accept it. It's so difficult sometimes.

jann71 · 02-13-2009, 10:17 PM

I try to take it one day at a time, but I tell you, I'm getting really frustrated, overwhelmed, hopeless, and depressed. Sometimes I feel like I can't take much more. Yet just like you said SnowBunny, somehow I manage to keep going but I don't know how. I am so tired of the aches and pains and fatigue and stiffness. I'm tired of feeling bad ALL the time. I go to bed feeling like crap, don't sleep worth a crap, wake up all thru the night aching, then wake up the next morning still feeling like crap. It's an endless circle. I want to feel better, to be able to do things around the house, spend quality time with my loved ones. I worry about where this is leading. I worry that eventually I'll get past taking care of myself. That scares me so bad.

I don't know SnowBunny. I wish I could deal with this better and be able to give advice to help others deal with it. But I have no answers. Helpless. That's another way it makes me feel. Helpless and just very run down and tired.

Rita27 · 02-14-2009, 10:37 AM

I'm there with you both. I have posted on this a few times, and I know I always sound negative, but it's the truth. It's hard to deal with being in pain every single day, often severe pain, constantly. It moves around, but it's always there.

Snowbunny, I'm glad you said this about exercise. I used to be a *gym nut* and I also walked a lot. Gradually I had to cut back on the gym, and now I don't do anything except whatever walking I do around the house.

Everybody says *exercise helps fibromyalgia* but it always gives me more pain. Maybe for people who ONLY have fibro it can help, but I have arthritis and back problems with herniated discs and a bad knee. When I try to do anything for exercise (even yoga or swimming), I get extreme pain. I give up on it--it's not worth it. Same for physical therapy--I refuse to go because I know the pain it causes, it never helps.

Just know you are not alone. I am also afraid for the future.

SnowBunny89 · 02-14-2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Rita27

I'm there with you both. I have posted on this a few times, and I know I always sound negative, but it's the truth. It's hard to deal with being in pain every single day, often severe pain, constantly. It moves around, but it's always there.

Snowbunny, I'm glad you said this about exercise. I used to be a *gym nut* and I also walked a lot. Gradually I had to cut back on the gym, and now I don't do anything except whatever walking I do around the house.

Everybody says *exercise helps fibromyalgia* but it always gives me more pain. Maybe for people who ONLY have fibro it can help, but I have arthritis and back problems with herniated discs and a bad knee. When I try to do anything for exercise (even yoga or swimming), I get extreme pain. I give up on it--it's not worth it. Same for physical therapy--I refuse to go because I know the pain it causes, it never helps.

Just know you are not alone. I am also afraid for the future.

Yes they say not exercise can make you worse? How can I be even worse then I am? I just don't think it helps. Same with the diet it just does not seem to make much of a difference. I took a nap today because I was so miserable and I do feel a bit better. I'm sorry for your pain Rita and Jann I hope you feel better.

Rita27 · 02-14-2009, 07:43 PM

Thanks Snowbunny. I'm glad you took that nap. Sleep is very important. I think it's the ONE thing that does help fibro is getting enough sleep.